The Jersey War Tunnels are based in Jersey Channel Islands and were built for WWII (the second World War) in order to protect people from air-raids but later turned into an Emergency hospital for there injured, based underground. It was created through forced labour, 5,000 slaves being forced to build a 1,000 meter long and 50 meters deep tunnel which made a large area which protected the injured as well as German Soldiers during world war two. The tunnels are now one of the biggest tourists attractions in Jersey which allows the public to explore the tunnels with the personal stories to go along with it. When attending the tour myself we were told that the tunnels were never actually completed and have gained the name ‘ The Unfinished Tunnels’ which are all on display.
During my trip to the War Tunnels, as a group I explored different rooms, all which had different stories and events to them which we were allowed to photograph and allowed me to gain more understanding of the war. I used a Canon camera which allowed me to take in focus images of the facilities at the war tunnels. One of the rooms which I took interest in was the room which showed daily life. Daily life was shown to be difficult for the islanders in the war, mostly towards the end of the war because of the shortages of food which led every islander to become desperate. No one had any clue as too when the war would end, leading islanders to be in dark places mentally. The tour included a visual representation as to how small the daily rations actually were.
Analysation of shoot/ edit plan
I was informed before hand that the tunnels are very dark which led me to turning up the ISO to a high setting on my camera. My overall camera setting was on manual focus which allowed me to adjust the camera settings easily, as well as allow me to have range of different depth of fields. When in the tunnels I wanted to use the flash on my camera in some of the especially dark places and I thought that the overall image would benefit from the setting, as well as different angles. I found that these camera settings worked for me as I got my desired aesthetic.
Process of Elimination
Planning my Editing Process
For my editing process, I plan to use Adobe Lightroom Classic which will allow me to make simple edits to little things I need. I am quite happy with my original images due to having knowledge on what sort of settings to have my camera on because of the dark surroundings. Therefore, I do not feel as if I need dramatic edits except small things such as contrast, highlights, cropping images, brightness etc.
Editing Process
Best Edited Images
Technical Analysis X3- My overall camera setting was on manual focus which allowed me to adjust the camera settings easily, as well as allow me to have range of different depth of fields. When in the tunnels I wanted to use the flash on my camera in some of the especially dark places and I thought that the overall image would benefit from the setting, as well as different angles. I found that these camera settings worked for me as I got my desired aesthetic.
Visual Analysis X3- Visually these images have been taken from a straight on angle which allows for the whole image to be seen, as well as the fact that the images have been taken without a depth of field.
Comparing Edited and Unedited Images
