FINAL PRINTS: 

Select a set of 5-6 photographs as final outcomes and evaluate

The reason I have chosen this image is because of its technical composition, I like how I have used the flash for my lighting which create a glare on their eyes and adds more depth to there outfits, creating brighter blues and darker blacks etc. This creates a exposed glare, adding a sense of realism to my image. By using a zoomed in lens I have focused on my subjects, the camera that I was using was actually broken and didn’t have automatic focus hence the aspect of unfocusedness, but I think that this adds to the image creating a sense of mystery. I think my image is a bit over exposed allowing my subjects to have brighter skin, which I think looks good with the blue background I have created using photoshop. This image has a clear tonal range of dimmer colours, deep blues and blacks. Creating a dark colour temperature. My image is textured through the use of the ruffled jacket and the gloss on there hair. I think that I have created a 3D form and repetition with both the boys smoking, by both doing the same thing they work well together in the image.Creating a smooth composition. Using the rule of thirds by centering my image, having the main subjects in the middle and the outer parts of them on the two outsides. The eye contact within this image can create a deeper conceptual meaning. By creating eye contact while smoking and drinking we can read through there eyes that they are not doing this in a negative way to escape their emotions but more socially to have fun. This creates a contextual meaning that the two are friends, so I overall think that this image can be easily read.

I have chosen this image as I wanted to progress the storyline of my final prints, focusing on this boys life and what he does to make it enjoyable. I have used daylight and the flash of the camera but the shine of the torch creates a sort of glare spot which adds to the imagery contrasting the bright whiteness against the darker colours. I didn’t have much control over the levels of the lighting but I think that I have clearly manipulated it through the use of editing. My image has a cooler tonal range, portraying how what he is doing is more clean and sterile as he needs to focus. I have used visual elements by having him in the background and the tools that he is using in the foreground, to create the ideology that he is not the main focus in this image but it is more what he is doing. What he is doing really adds context to his story line and this can also be read through how dirty his hands are and by the struggle in his face. The conceptual thought behind this can be read in two ways, wondering if he is actually enjoying this or it is a task that he needs to do, my other images around this one will provide the evidence needed to conclude that he is actually enjoying himself.

This image is going to be one of my breakthrough images. Using the lighting as bright creating a positive connotation around my other images. I have used a wide landscape lense to add to the foreground and background, having the reflection of the sun in the water may add a conceptual analysis and texture. This will make people think more about how we miss the beautiful things because we are so obsessed with ourselves. This image is very 3 dimensional, the texture of the clouds and the stillness of the water creates a sense of calm, adding context to my image to provide the evidence that I want to create a positive board.

This is going to be another one of my break through images but with a cooler tone. I wanted to add something with a darker composition and more focus on the background rather than the foreground to allow the viewer too breath. By adding something that is easier on the brain it will make them think more conceptually about this image and more contextually about the others, trying to use the other to build up a storyline but using this one to build up a conceptuality, creating an essence.

I have added this image to add onto the contextual meaning of my board. This image is up close and personal, using texture on his face and 3d elements to feel that connection. By adding a up close image it breaks up all the other story lines, delving deeper into him. I have used background light to reflect on his face and bold colours around him to make his skin tone pop. All my images will cross over onto each other, but I wanted this one to stand out a bit more, allowing for a more waved pattern rather than simple repetition.

I have used this image to break up from the drinking and smoking. By adding something more childlike and nostalgic it will add context and a conceptual meaning about how there are always multiple sides to people. The motion in the image allows for texture and the use of two people allows for action. I have used photoshop to edit the background to make it a bit cooler rather than fully grey as I wanted this image to have the golden connotations of nostalgia. My image is a bit grainy but that adds to the old-style I was trying to replicate. Using harmony between the shades of the wall and the golden shades of the sky but contrasting with the bolder colours of their clothes.

I wanted this image to stick with the golden style but be a bit brighter. I have still kept this landscape as a breakthrough but I wanted to add the car to the image to create a harmony between all of the elements. To explain the conceptual meaning that we can still have fun while observing the world around us, we don’t always need to just focus on ourselves and what we are doing and we can always branch out and take in other things as well. This bring deeper value to my imagery, adding a key narrative. This creates a depth of background, with the borght colours of the natural sky even coming through the car windows it show how everything can actually flow together.

This image will add a deeper personal connection through all of my images, I wanted to keep the use of eye contact but add a smile to show how when he is in his car he is happy. Providing proof that working on the car does make him happy. I have used Photoshop to edit this background to keep to the golden colours of all my images allowing a simple harmony between all of them. I took this photo in daylight to not have a glare on the mirror through the use of the flash.

I have used this image to add to the conceptual analysis of how the car is a safe space. By the use of natural lighting I think it goes well with the happy aesthetic of my images. Using a zoomed in lens to tell a story about the two characters. The fluorescent lighting manipulates the car’s interior lights creating a very apparent contrast between the two.

This black and white portrait captures a teenage boy who’s face may carry a look of determination, confidence, or introspection, depending on the moment captured. The skate park behind him , becomes an extension of his identity adding further context, subtly reinforcing themes of freedom, rebellion, or solitude. Compositionally, the use of leading lines, shallow depth of field, or high contrast lighting can enhance the impact of the portrait. The softer, diffused light of the flash creates a more introspective mood. The black and white format intensifies the rawness of the image, making every detail—from facial expressions to textures—more pronounced.