During the editing process for my final images, I made use of Photoshop in order to edit the saturation and colour of the images (which was the main point of focus). I did this in order to match the style of image with the original images, in order to create more points to compare the 2 images. This often requires raising the saturation and lowering the brightness, to give the effect that the new image was old.

In order to make the new image more similar to the original (and therefore provide more continuity) I edited the newer image so that the jumper of the subject was a similar colour to the jumper of the same subject in the original image. I did this by using the quick select tool to highlight the jumper, before using the saturation tool to change the colour from blue to green. This gave a point of similarity between the 2 images, and allows for the viewer to focus more on the differences in the subjects face, posture etc rather than the colors (which hold less meaning).

I also edited the colour of the tie in order to match the rest of the image. As the tie was a smaller area with a less simple shape, I used the lasso tool to do this, and the saturation option to change the saturation to a greener shade. This allowed for continuity to be carried throughout the subjects whole outfit.

The original image is the subject at an earlier stage in their life, and so to match the tones of the original image with the newer image, I lowered the brightness and heightened the contrast in order to change the overall tones of the image.

Above is the original image on the right, and the edited image on the left. The left image has been cropped, and the background expanded to create a square image, and the brightness and contrast have been edited so that they better match the newer image in terms of tone and lighting.

The final image is a side by side comparison of the 2 images, showing how the subject has developed through her life, without drawing attention away from the important aspects of the image (such as the facial structure changes, the hair growth, and other aspects that have changed that are not simply the clothing):

For the second image, I changed the saturation and contrast of the newer image to allow for the tones to match slightly more with the original image:

The original image I took involved the subject facing the wrong way, and so in Photoshop I simply flipped the image to resolve this, and have the subject facing in the same general direction as the original subject. In addition to this, I raised the saturation and contrast substantially to give the image a more orange overtone, which I feel both draws more attention to the image, and gives it a more vintage feel (showing similarity between the original and new image so that attention is not drawn just to the difference in shades and colors).

This image will be displayed with the archival image below, showing the contrast between the 2 images, and the difference in the subject, showing how she has changed over the years between the 2 images.

Planning:

For my second photoshoot I want to capture Jersey’s bunkers in order to show another stage of Jersey’s journey through the second world war. The aim of the photoshoot was to showcase different camera techniques in order to showcase the use of the Jersey bunkers during the second world war. I am going to capture the bunkers down at Noirmont, as there are multiple bunkers to capture providing many photograph opportunities. Moreover, the background of the bunkers are almost empty down at Noirmont which makes my images more like the artists I studied, making stronger links. I intended to take landscape images to capture the whole bunker, but I also intended to capture portrait macro shots. I will be capturing the images at a straight on and worms eye angle to showcase Jersey’s bunkers. With regards to camera settings I will be using a quick shutter speed, low ISO (so I do not have an intended blur), the daylight white balance, and manual focus in order to create a short depth of field like my case studies used. Furthermore, I intended to explore the bunkers (so I am not just capturing a landscape image of the whole bunker) which provides my own exploration towards a subject matter. I am doing this to provide more images and different content to work with as well as being able to showcase different camera techniques.

Evaluation:

To evaluate this photoshoot I believe I have managed to produce some strong outcomes which show my ability to use different camera settings (shutter speed, ISO, white balance) to create different effects. Moreover, I have been able to show my recreation of my artist that I researched and further images showing my style of photography capturing the same subject. I think that my images present the theme of Jersey through the second world war as it showcases Jersey’s defence mechanisms and how they have been almost abandoned and isolated since the war presenting them almost like ruins showing there importance of the second world war, providing another aspect of Jersey’s journey through the second world war. As an action plan I intended to manipulate my stronger images like Virilio and Andrew’s photographs. Moreover, I want to experiment with different ways of showcasing Jersey’s bunkers, allowing me to experiment with photoshop to provide evidence of my knowledge and skill using the software.