These sheets are my first attempt at using analysis techniques to look at a photo and in depth elements of the photo. Each different colour of writing looks at a different elements of photo analysis. The green looks at visual elements, and the blue looks at technical elements. Then looking more at concepts and contexts in blue and black pen. The photo itself appears quite basic however looking at the context to the photo, a photographer comparing old and his photos, looking at how land changes. Then using the different elements to look at the smaller details of the photo helps me explore different ideas and start to develop my thinking when it comes to technicalities of photos, for example how they were taken and what settings were used.

Before using the studio and camera set up I used the camera simulator to try different things and learnt about different settings. I started in aperture priority settings before moving to full manual.

From the comments given by the simulator it guided the next shot I took testing different suggestions and learning what effects the photo and how. For example in this one the exposure is good as the iso is automatic on aperture priority.

Using what I had learnt I then took the photo above with a wide depth of field, capturing everything in the frame in focus. After this shot I felt comfortable enough to try the full manual mode which is what I will use on the actual cameras.

This was my first attempt in which the aperture is too low for the iso resulting in a very unbalanced exposure meter so the photo is extremely over exposed.

For this shot, which is by far my best one of all of them I focused on making sure the exposure meter is balanced, by adjusting the shutter speed to capture the propellers as well as make sure that the photo is not too over exposed with the low aperture this also meant I needed to increase the iso to get a well exposed photo and keep the exposure meter balanced.

Q1: What is the etymology (origin & history) of the word photography? 

Writing with light. 

Q2: What year was the first photograph made in camera? 
 

1826 (Joseph Nicéphore Niépce) 

Q3: When did the first photograph of a human appear? 
 

1838 (Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre) 

Q4: Who made the first ‘selfie’ 

Robert Cornelius (1839) 

Q5: When did the first colour photograph appear? 

1861 (James Clerk Maxwell) 
 

Q6: What do we mean by the word genre? 

A style or category of art 
 
Q7: What do we mean by the genre of still-life? 

An image that shows inanimate objects from the natural or man-made world. 

 
Q8: What was the main purpose of the Pictorialist movement? 
 

To affirm photography as an art form 

Q9: How do we describe the term documentary photography? 
 

Capture images that truthfully portray people, places and events. 

Staging images for maximum effect. 

Provide in-depth information about a subject over a long period time. 

An interpretation of reality as witnessed by the photographer. 

 
Q10: What is exposure in photography? 
 

The amount of light that reaches your camera’s sensor. 

Q11: What controls exposure on your camera? 

Aperture, shutter speed, ISO. 

 
Q12: What control on our camera records moving objects? 
 

Shutter 

 
Q13: How do we explain depth of field? 

How much of your image is in focus. 

 
Q14: What factors affect Depth of Field? 

Shutter speed, distance from camera to subject, and sensitivity to light. 

Q15: What is composition in photography? 

The arrangement of visual elements within the frame. 

Q16: What is your understanding of aesthetics in art? 

Concerned with the nature of beauty and taste. 

It is subjective and in the eye of the beholder. 

Aesthetic qualities refer to the way and artwork looks and feels. 

Making a critical judgement based on observation and understanding. 

Q17: What are contextual studies in photography? 

To provide historical, cultural and theoretical understanding of images. 

Consider factors outside of the image, as well as inside the frame. 

 
Q18: How many images are captured on average every day worldwide? 

 

4.7 billion 

Q19: Which portrait is the most reproduced in the world? 

 

The Queen (Elizabeth II) 

-a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past

This project is a collection of photography work exploring the open theme of nostalgia. Nostalgia has many different meanings and effects I aim to capture different, unique images based on case studies and my own creative dynamics.  

Photoshoot Plan

Second Photoshoot