Shoot 2 - Work Diary

SHOOT 2 WORK DIARY 

IMAGE 1 

EVALUATION - This photo from shoot 2 is of my sister sitting with her legs hanging over the stream at the edge of the bridge. I like how this photo turned out because the perspective and composition are both very well planned and executed. To take the image I stood over the top of my sisters head in order to get her ponytail in the photo, the rail that was above her and a decent amount of the stream in front of her. The lighting of this photo is very good as it isn't over or under exposed instead all of the colours are prominent and well saturated. The photo accurately reflects my aim for shoot 2 which was to show the fun sides of our walk through the use of my sister. The image shows the exploratory side of her and how things can be seen differently through a youthful mind.    

EDITING - To edit the photo I wanted to bring some more colour into it to show how well the lighting had lit all of the image. Therefore I used the saturation tool to increase the saturation up to +25, this really brought out the green tones in the stream and the blonde in my sisters hair. The next thing I used was curves but only slightly, I didn't move the curve around too much. I mainly increased the light parts so that the top of my sisters hair was highlighted and looked more blonde to counteract the yellow tint the saturation give it.  

DEVELOPMENT - There isn't anything I want to change about this photo as I think the composition and lighting are really good. The photo is very unique but not complicated which is very striking therefore I wouldn't add anything to it. 

IMAGE 2 

EVALUATION - The idea behind this photo was to show the messy and not perfect side to the walk, therefore when crossing a muddy patch I took photos of my sisters wellie boots getting stuck in the mud. I like how this turned out as the image has a lot of depth due to the thick texture of the mud which really draws you in and gives the photo quality. I wanted to display what my sister was like through this photo, she is the youngest in the family so always decides to go through the most messy and troublesome route, showing her childish side. I think showing this through documenting her actions is a good way to prove her personality.  

EDITING - When editing this photo I didn't want to make it saturated as this would've given an unrealistic colour to the mud which we associate being quite dull. Therefore I stuck to adjusting the curve of the image which enabled me to lighten certain parts of the image like the buckle on her shoes and the parts where the light hits the mud. This increased the depth of the mud as it made the shadows of it more prominent.  

DEVELOPMENT - If I was to take this photo again I would try to take it in brighter light as I think this would enhance the colours without looking unrealistic. 

IMAGE 3 

EVALUATION - This is the last image from shoot 2 in my work diary, this image is one of my favourites from the whole shoot. I really like this image as it has a comical side to it which made us smile and giggle in the moment. One of our family traditions on our walks is to take a flask of tea to keep us warm in the winter, when my sister was drinking from the flask the steam from the tea fogged up her glasses so we couldn't see her eyes. Again this shows a childish side to my sister whereby these little moments make her laugh not feel embarrassed. This is very important in documentary as the image has a story behind it and is a captured moment that reflects the identity of a person. 

EDITING - When editing the image I didn't want to change it too much as I felt that it was bright and saturated in the first place. However I did want to even out the redness on my sisters skin from the cold. To do this I used the colour balance tool and moved the top bar down the cyan which decreased the pink tone. However this gave the blonde in her hair a slight green tint as blue was added therefore I used the brightness and contrast tool to brighten and lighten the tint and the contrast to bring back the different shades of the background.  

DEVELOPMENT - I don't want to change anything about this image as it was an in the moment capture. I wouldn't be able to recreate this photo if I tried, it reflects the nature of documentary photography which is all about the decisive moment when taking a photo.  

IMAGE THAT REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT 

This image is the one that requires the most improvement as it doesn't really reflect documentary photography as well as the other photos. There isn't a story behind the photo and it doesn't have much meaning. Therefore it's not a very interesting photograph that you can say much about. I also think that the photo is slightly under exposed as it looks quite dark therefore the colours aren't very saturated or prominent.