These are a few of my best topics that I did. I mainly thought my portraits were my best, or at least any of the topics that involved people, I also enjoyed taking these photos the most because I can be creative with it and it shows my skills to the best ability. My topics were, portraits, street photography, environmental photography, and masculine and feminity, I don’t think my outcomes were actually the best to masculinity and feminity but I did feel like I could express it more and do it better, and enjoyed it.

I have learnt a lot throughout my whole time in photography like camera skills, and artists, or how to edit using photoshop and Lightroom. But I think my main skills or skills I learnt the best and want to develop into more things came from, Portraits, environmental portraits, street photography and masculinity and feminity.

Portraits

In portraits we learnt about all different lighting, like Rembrandt lighting, this is a small triangle of light on the subject cheeks opposite the light source, creating a dramatic and shadowy effect. Its often used in portrait photography to add depth and dimension to the subjects face. We also learnt about Butterfly lighting which is the main light source directly in front of the subject and slightly above their eye level. this creates a small, butterfly- shaped shadow under their nose. We then learnt about chiaroscuro lighting which uses a strong contrast between light and dark arears to create dramatic effects. This is how we started Portraits and headshots in the studio attempting these different lightings, we then added different colours lights and different poses.

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Environmental portraits

I think a lot of the reason I enjoyed environmental portraits is because I enjoyed portraits and it was adding more to it, finding a way to make my portraits a little more creative. This topic also taught me a lot and advanced my learning and photography skills, it taught me what an environmental portrait is, An environmental portrait is a photograph that depicts a person within their natural or chosen surroundings. Also learnt How and why to use environmental portraits, Environmental portraits are often used in magazines, newspapers, and documentaries to accompany articles or stories. They help to bring the subject’s experiences and surroundings to life, adding depth and authenticity to the narrative, Environmental portraits are frequently used in corporate settings to showcase employees, executives, or professionals in their work environment. They can be used for company websites, marketing materials, or professional profiles, providing a more personal and relatable representation of individuals within their professional context.

Here are some of my best from this topic;

Street Photography

I loved this topic because it was adventurous and different and left a lot more to imagination. In this topic we learnt about the deceive moment. It refers to the brief, fleeting moment when all the elements of a scene come together to create a powerful and meaningful image. For Cartier-Bresson, the decisive moment was not just about capturing a specific event or action, but rather about capturing the essence of the human experience. He believed that this moment was often a combination of several factors, including:

1. Timing: The ability to capture the exact moment when something significant was happening.
2. Composition: The way the elements of the scene were arranged to create a harmonious and balanced composition.
3. Light: The quality and direction of the light, which could add mood and atmosphere to the image.
4. Storytelling: The ability to tell a story or convey a sense of narrative through the image.

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Masculinity and Feminity

In masc and fem we learnt about qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of women or girls. Qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of men or boys, femininity and masculinity are binary opposites which means it is a pair of related terms or concepts that are opposite in meaning.

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