The plan for this photoshoot is here
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Editing/Selection Process
Selection:
As always, I started editing the images on Lightroom by using the ‘Pick’ and ‘Reject’ functions to narrow my image selection down.
Next I used the Star Rating feature to choose the best images from this selection, which narrowed my selection down to these images.
I also applied a colour filter to make it easier to see which images I think are the strongest.
Editing:
To edit the images to make them appear like Bhamra’s Images, I used the Hue/Saturation and Brightness/Contrast sliders on Photoshop to adjust the images to match the colour and contrast of Bhamra’s images. These are the selected images after being edited this way.
Next, I added a ‘Dark Stroke’ filter to each image to make them seem closer to the dark shapes that can be seen in some of Bhamra’s images.
Best Images
Comparison to Bhamra’s work:
I think my images adopt the likeness of Bhamra’s effectively, both images use strong, almost overpowering colour to create their otherworldly aesthetic, however, Bhamra’s use of colours are far more vibrant than my own. Bhamra’s images have a greater contrast between the lightest and darkest tones in the image, with her images including a hard black and hard white a large majority of the time, while I went for a slightly less contrasting aesthetic. In my photoshoot, I decided to take close up images of plants and parts of the landscape, which I think blended with the other images quite nicely; Bhamra does not include any close-up shots in her project (as far as I can see). To me, Bhamra’s images have a painterly tone, which is created by the use of colour and contrast (the blacks on the trees in the image above for example could resemble brush/pen strokes), while images appear solidly rooted within the genre of photography.
Evaluation
I am happy with the way this photoshoot came out, as it allowed me to take pictures in a way I find the most fun, that being landscape photography. I think the images I have made for this small project are strong and match with the artist I have studied, while giving them my own touch. The photoshoot involved mainly wide landscape shots and medium shots of nature, which fits the criteria I set out for this shoot.
This photoshoot will fit well into my project as it fits the genre of landscape photography, while also having a surreal tone to give it a bit more life and variety. The time in which I chose to do this photoshoot worked well as it gave the colours especially a more intense feel. I think the photos without the editing were good and had some variety.