Final ideas for my shoot:I was inspired by Ansel Adams and Fay godwits work, this is due to the way they both dramatically emphasised the amount of beauty but also movement and sense of attention within their piece,They continually did this by their high or mid perspective.Also the use of their dark contrasting tones wihtin the pieced how they continually evolve and move throughout the piece in order to show a sense of unity to the piece as a whole. Furthermore I was also inspired by the way in which they all used lines in order to draw a sense of direct view to a specific part of the images altogether.
when taking my images I focused more upon the dramatic Skys and a contrast of softer Skys and an idealised beauty compared to a power possessive sky.I also had an aim to to take images of the landscape and direct lines continually going through although these were not my strongest outcomes.I edited the images with some in colourful saturation and others in more tonal ranges to show a large to relation to that of the artists.I did look for many leading lines and I was able to find some but they did not correctly show a continuation in the way I would expect so were not as successful as the coastline images.
Above you can see the contact sheet of green landscapes and also the different angles of sunsets.I chose to take the photos at golden hour in order to see the changing and dramatic colours but also the darkness approaching from the right side within my images.It brings a warmth to many of the images and a great depth of colour.
you are able to see the before and after previous to editing the images and how I was able to enhance the colour to show a better detail of clouds and how to allow the reflection to be more vivid in its tone.
Here you are able to see I edited my images by enhancing the saturation and the colour of the piece,I chose to enhance the colour due to being able to see more drama and a stronger contrast between sides of the image, the juxtaposition of the lighter left side and the dramatic clouds and castle on the right.Additionally I edited the image this way due to the mirroring effect in the water surface and it looks as if a continuation of the sky.
I wanted to use the weather to evoke a sense of atmosphere snd emotion,I wanted their to be a relationship fo love within the coloured image and a sense of movement of light and attention,this is due to the stereotypically romantic choice of lighter colours and also how the sun is used to enhance from a stutter and the reflection of the sea shows a sense of peace altogether throughout the image itself. My aim was to capture the coastline and the sand dunes and how they are continuously evolving to capture different compositions and effects of light.
overall I think this is my strongest image due to the lens of illusion and gradually forming power throughout the image.I wanted to show an understanding of reflections rising the composition of the piece and how light can be used to suggest from and also movement to the piece itself.I took this image knowing I wanted both the light sense of warmth and other the authority of the castle and harsh clouds I used the technique of getting very high but lowering my camera so everything in the image looks level but additionally only capturing the reflection and the sky itself. I enhanced the exposure so the light so was able to progress throughout the image and used a wide angle lens in order to capture the whole angle of the image and see the size and power .These images are successfully romatisized landscapes although not edited within similar style due to the colours further down I edited my images tonally with a warmth in order to emphasis the artists styles too. within the images above I wanted to capture a romanticised landscape in a much more vivid and and poetical extreme of colour caught within the golden hour, although I also wanted to capture a sense of clam that will soon be abounded due to the oncoming stormy strength of the high side and cloud formation.
These last images I edited in order to show the light and dark within the image and show a stinger relationship to the artists themselves. It connotes a much more stormy atmosphere all together but still effectively shoes the beauty within the landscape,the cloud in the last piece has such. strong depth and overwhelming power throughout the piece itself ,this was important because contextually it commands attention and shows how one beach can have such beauty and also dominate representing the power that nature has over people.
Great start…some cracking images combining the elements and the landscape itself, well done!