The plan for this photoshoot is here: LINK
This is the second photoshoot I took within a woodland area. It is an within the area close to the first woodland photoshoot but in a different location, which will give me more variety in my images. I decided to take this photoshoot slightly earlier in the day, which gave the images much harsher lighting and bolder shadows in comparison to the first woodland shoot.
Contact Sheets
Editing
To start my image selection process, I use the flagging (or ‘Pick’ and ‘Reject’) tool to select the images I think could be the stronger images from the shoot.
Next, I applied a star rating to each images to discern which images are the strongest in this selection. Below are images 4-star and higher:
Lastly, for the selection process, I applied a colour to each image to show which images I will use as final images, those I might use and those I will not. Below are images in yellow (will not use) and green (will/might use):
Comparison to Lebas’ work
This shoot took the aesthetic of the sublime as opposed to the danger proposed by Lebas’ work, however there are a few similarities between some of my images and her work, such as the feeling of being trapped within a dense woodland (can be seen in my image on the right), which give them a sense of danger. However, this sense of danger is largely lost due to the warm tone of the image, as well as the bright lighting. My images from this shoot are very warm in their tone, which appeals to my interpretation of the sublime, unlike Lebas’ colder-toned images which offer another form of the sublime that I hope to capture in a future shoot. A lot of images from this shoot focus on one smaller part of the landscape, whereas Lebas’ images (due to their composition as well as her use of a wide-angle lens) focus on an entire scene.
Best Images from this Shoot
These are the final images I ended up with after the selection process:
Edited versions:
Black and white versions:
Evaluation
I think this was a successful shoot; the images turned out close to what I had imagined in the plan and I was able to gather objects for the object shoot(s). I think the images match with characteristics of my interpretation of the sublime in nature, specifically the harsh lighting, which provides colour and contrast to the landscape. While I did not take this photoshoot during the golden hour, meaning some of the images may have had less colour or contrast. These images will fit in with the previous woodland images which will help in the creation of my photobook.
What went well:
The I like the colours in some of the images, particularly the warm yellows and oranges which give the scenes a more grandiose appearance. I think the harsh shadows give the images greater contrast by complementing the bright colours of the leaves and sky. The black and white versions of my final images also work well, giving them a style that resembles the sublime work of Ansel Adams and other photographers of that time.
How I can improve:
I think some of the images during this shoot came out too muddy and cluttered, especially as I got deeper into the woodland, as the trees and bushes merge into clumps. As I took these images earlier in the day, the lighting and colour in some of the images are plain.