The main focus of this photo shoot was to capture objects from the German occupation in Jersey. There were two different camera set ups to capture the objects, one being straight on and the other from a birds eye view. The straight on set up was used to capture bigger objects that could stand up by themselves, such as helmets, boxes, lights. Whereas the birds eye view angle was used to take photos of objects that couldn’t stand up such as books, newspapers and magazines.

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Edit 1:

In this edit I began by trying to make the background brighter so that the object would stand out a little more and to also brighten up the image. I did this by increasing the exposure and the white sections in Lightroom. The next thing I did was tried to make some of the details on the box and tubs become clearer, and I did this by increasing the contrast and decreasing the shadow sections to make so that the shadows would stand out more and so that there would be more of a contrast between the dark and light sections of the edit. To conclude the edit I increased the clarity just so that some of the creases and damage on the box could stand out and give the box a bit of texture.

Edit 2:

In this edit my main aim was to make the detail on the wood and the headphone wires clearer. To do this I began by increasing the contrast to try make the little bumps on the headphone wires stand out and make the little cracks and scuffs on the wood clearer. I also increased the amount of white and black in the photo to make the background brighter and to also make and lighter shades on the wood and headphones brighter to try create more of a contrast.

Edit 3:

I began this edit by increasing the contrast and shadows in order to make the red and blue stand out more from the brown paper and also to make the pieces of paper stand out from the background. To also help create a contrast between the pieces of brown paper and the white background I also increased the whites in the image and the exposure. I finished off the edit by cropping out the extra white background and by making sure the subject of the image was adjusted so that it looked straight.

Edit 4:

When editing this image I tried to make the details in the book stand out as much as possible. To do this I started by adjusting the contrast and shadows in Lightroom to try get all the little detail on the book cover. I also increased the whites in Lightroom to try get the background a light as possible without making the image too overexposed, and to also make the book stand out from the background a little more. I also increased the blacks to make the writing on the book a little darker. I finished the edit off by cropping the image to get rid of the extra white back ground and making sure that the book looked straight.