All posts by Zoe Pannenborg
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Camera Handling – High, low and cantered angles
Camera Handling – Viewpoint
Camera Handling – IOS
Camera Handling – Aperture
Camera Handling – Focal Length
Final Image – Environmental Portraits
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Evaluation
I cropped a bit off of the side of this image and the bottom so that the worker was in the place i wanted and the composition was right. The image was taken from a front on view point with the camera looking directly at the persons face this creates an original environmental portrait. The image was taken so that his whole body was in the image with an even boarder as i wanted people to be able to see the work they were doing. When editing the image i made sure the portrait was central so that they were the focal point. i wanted this image to break the rule of thirds as i like the simplistic effect of the worker being the focus of the image. The original image didnt have high contrast to begin with so when editing i turned the image black and white and increased the brightness and contrast so there was a bigger contrast between pure white and pure black. the image is over exposed and under exposed in different parts to create an even contrast. I blurred the background of the image so that the man was the complete focal point of the image, i also blurred the background because it was messy and took away from the image. i blurred the image to a radius of 22 so that it was blurred but not to harsh.
Experimenting – Colour Switching
I didn’t crop this image much because i really like the placement of the person and the background. The woman is breaking the rule of thirds and is in the centre of the image making her the focal point. Depth of field is then all throughout the image created by the oyster beds around the model. the are in the foreground, mid and background creating lots of depths. The oyster beds also break the rule of thirds creating a strict line through the middle making there two separate parts of the image that the woman holds together.The two sections of the image create high contrast between light and dark also giving the photo more depth. the line through the middle of the photograph gives the image leading lines and takes your eye across the centre of the image. i really like this photo because she is looking at the camera whilst doing work which makes it a good Environmental portrait.
Environmental Portrait edits – Adobe Photoshop
I edited this image by lowing the saturation so that the image turned to black and white. I then used the Levels tool and altered the histogram so there was more contrast and also the Curves tool to change the lighting in specific areas of the photograph. I think that by having the image in black and white it makes the photo seem more like how original environmental portraits.