06/11/2014
Today we did a workshop which was directed by Kim. Kyle and I went to see Rob and we hired out a camera and a tripod. In this workshop we learnt how to make our photos look more professional and learnt about camera settings and angles (i.e, rule of thirds, shutter speed, etc.) We went around the college learning how to take photos in different settings and how to use the basic skills like knowing what setting to use in specific locations.
I enjoyed about learning different techniques which were able to help improve my photos for the shoot and out of college hours. However I felt that i could have showed my enthusiasm as I felt that i gave off the impression that i was bored throughout this activity.
07/11/2014
Today we were looking at the options on what to photograph, at first we were considering models but then we realized we may not have enough time to look for models and even if we did they may not fit in with what we were going for. As this unit is tied up with Justine's and our photos are for the poster we picked print as our theme meaning we are wanting to put all of our focus into newspapers & magazines.
Trying to come up with a final plan was rather frustrating, and having stress outside the college did not benefit my work so I felt that this was a barrier towards my work. This has taught me to leave my personal troubles at home and learn to focus more on the tasks at hand.
14/11/2014
Today we decided to finally get our photo shoot under way. We decided just to go for simple yet effective shots of magazines with slight changes of lighting and angles. I also wanted to try experimenting with Photoshop and use some skills that I haven't used in a long time.
20/11/2014
Today I was sent out to retake the photos as apparently they were not going to be ideal to work with, so i went and got more magazines from next door and tried thinking about how effective the angles would be a bit more. However after this I was sent out again to get more then 4. I learnt that in order for a photo shoot to be successful quantity is just as important as quality. I tried my best to get started on the editing today however i was suffering from technical difficulties with the USB, but i managed to get around 10 minutes of editing done
27/11/2014
Today I finally managed to get the editing underway and pick 4 final photos that I was going to use for the poster in Justine's unit. The tool I used the most in the editing was the lighting and contrast tool, which boosted the reflections in some of the photo and highlighted the shadows in my photographs.
