Work Diary

During this lesson we photographed studio contrast again, I found this slightly easier than last time as we photographed in a particular order which meant I knew which images were my own this time and we also had a better understanding on how we could show studio contrast. I felt like my ideas this time were much better than my ideas in the last shoot and I am much happier with the images. From this session however I do not have too many images as we ran out of time in the studio.

This is one of my studio contrast images, this image shows contrast because George (left) appears to be happy and Josh (right) appears to be sad. I like this image because I think the composition is good as there is very little wasted space and I also like the meaning under the contrast. To improve this image I could have used a different backdrop as Josh is wearing all black so it is difficult to see his clothes. 

This is another of my studio contrast images, this shows contrast because not only are they different sex's but Ellie is facing forward and George is facing backwards so they are looking in different directions, I like this image because all the tones within the image are very similar for example George and Ellie are both wearing Greys and Blacks, their hairs are both dark and the back drop is also black. 

Progress

I will need to photograph studio contrast again due to the fact that I have no straight images from the first time we photographed studio contrast however before I do this I would like to write a list of ways I can show contrast whilst in the studio as I find that once I am in the studio I have forgotten all of my ideas. I will also hope to have longer in the studio as I feel that I do not end up with a wide enough variety of images as I would like to use a few different coloured backdrops however this does not always happen as very often we run out of time.

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Work Diary

During this lesson we photographed location contrast again. This was slightly easier than the first time we went out to photograph location contrast as it meant that we had a basic understanding of what would count as location contrast. Therefore during this session I was able to take a lot of different images. I also felt that these images were slightly better than my first attempt at location contrast as the sun was out and images always look much better when the sun is out.

This is one of my second location contrast shoot images, I like this image because there is the contrast in the colour and also the contrast in materials. I like this image because it is very close up and the whole composition is full. In this image you can see the contrast between the green or the moss and the grey of the bricks and there is also a deeper contrast between the natural element and the man made element. 

This is another of my location contrast 2 images, I like this image because there is the contrast between the metal and the stones on the ground. To improve this image I could have cropped it a little better so that the small area in the bottom right is no longer in the image. I also like this image because I think the colourings goes very well together due to the different shades of stones and then the chrome colour of the metal. 

Progress

If I was to go out and photograph location contrast a third time I think I would try and find some new areas to photograph rather than just staying in the college grounds. I think if we went outside of college we may be able to find a variety of different types of images as I felt mine were all very similar to the first time we photographed location contrast. I also think it would be a good idea to photograph things a few times because some of my photographs were quite blurry. 

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Work Diary

Monday 10th November
During this lesson we were photographing location contrast. At first I was unsure of what to photograph but once I understood this task was much easier. I found that there was quite a bit of location contrast around college and I feel that I have a variety of different location contrast images. I used all of the time available to photograph this topic as I felt there was such a range of things to show contrast.

This is one of my location contrast images, I like this image because I think it is very obvious that is it showing contrast as the two halves of the image are showing different textured materials however they are a similar colour which emphasises the contrast of the textures. To improve this image I should have included more of the top material so the split was more central. I think I could have also tried photographing this image from a few different angles because it may have looked slightly better from a different angle. 

This is another of my location contrast images. I like this image because not only is there the contrast between the colours of the two objects but there is also the contrast between the patterns within them for example the left of the image is bricks and they are a variety of colours whereas the right is a lined patterned surface in black and white. I also like this because I think I have centred the contrast very well and think this looks very effective. 

Progress

If I was to go out and photograph location contrast again I would try and find some different areas as there may have been other, more interesting examples of contrast in other areas such as in town or around the areas of college. I also quite liked the images where I contrasted with clothing such as the leather sleeves and the different coloured shoes so I think it would be good to try and photograph more images like this. 

Definition post

Dictionary definition
'The state of being strikingly different from something else in close association'

These are all examples of contrast photography. These show contrast very well because they all have such obvious differences between the objects within the image, for example the first image shows the contrast in the colours of the apple by showing all green apples and then having one single red apple, the second shows the green and red peppers that are next to each other however they are separated and also different colours, the third image shows loads of coffee beans and then there is one single green m'n'm, this is similar to the first image of the apples and then the last image shows the two different types of ground, the green grass and the mud, this is good for contrast because there is an obvious line separating the two. 

My definition

The distinct difference between two things

Work Diary

Monday 3rd November 

During this lesson we started contrast, during the beginning of the lesson we created an online mind map on contrast showing the different types of contrast and also the ways we could show these. After completing this we went into the studio in groups to photograph studio contrast. We were given some examples on what we could photograph for studio contrast however I found it very difficult to show contrast within my studio photographs. I did not complete many photos as I was struggling to think of things to do. 

Progress

If I was to complete this lesson again I would look up some examples of things I can do in the studio as I struggled with this and I would also make sure as a group that we photographed our images in a certain order as once we were back in the class room I could not remember which of the images were mine. I will need to go into the studio to photograph contrast again because I do not have very many photos and I am also very unsure of which of the group images I took. 

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Image bank

These images all show contrast, contrast is shown by showing two different things and we can see the difference between them. I like these images because I think they all show contrast very well, whether its the difference in colour, the difference in material or just a different object. Sometimes I think it is more difficult to see the contrasts within images but in my opinion it is very evident in the above images. 

                                      

I think this photo shows contrast very clearly because all of the objects within this image are apples however the photographer has chosen to include on single red apple whereas the rest are green. I think this works very well because it stands out and feel that it is very clear this is showing contrast. 

This image shows contrast also, it does this by being a picture of coffee beans however there is one single green m&m, this shows contrast because the two objects are completely different things which makes it very noticeable within the image and I feel this shows contrast clearly. 

Contrast

Mind Map created by frankieann with ExamTime