Focal Length
The focal length of the lens is the distance between the lens and the image sensor when the subject is in focus.
We use focal length to zoom in and out to create a photograph containing selected subjects. We change focal length by using the lens. It can change what is in the image as shown below.
Below are some examples of how changing the focal length of the lens can change an image.
What is color overlay? Color overlay in this case is adding an extra layer of color on top of the black and white image taken within an editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop, and adding an effect to that picture by messing with opacity etc. For instance adding color to a single specific object in a black and white photo, to make the viewer's attention draw to that singular thing as seen below, it would allow you to draw a viewers attention to a specific object.From this idea I decided to implement this method into my own photos taken from home, with these being the results from it:
My aim whilst doing this was to only re-color the parts of the image that I believed stood out from the rest of the picture itself, for example the peg, eye and tubing. From this it would allow the viewers point of interest to drift towards what I want them to mainly focus on, allowing for a greater effect.
Task – take 100-200 photos of things e.g. objects, buildings, people.
Locations – airport, my house, jersey gas
Subjects: the gas tower, control tower, Josh
Camera settings: Handheld, ISO 800 due to dark setting, shutter speed 1/60, aperture high.
Concept: Capture images in the style of Sander and Bechers.
My Response to the Bechers and Sanders:
My Favourite Five Photos:
This photo is one of my favourites due to the fading of the black suit into the background. This blackness contrasts with the window frame and the subjects face causing a dramatic image.
These images are some of my favourites due to the different tones throughout the picture. The darkness of the image creates an old-fashioned and serious image.
I chose this image out of all of the structural photographs because of the balance in it and the fact that it is more zoomed in – making it a more mysterious image.
