Evaluation

Evaluation 

For my assignment for street photography, I had to go out to Old Portsmouth and take photos of Juxtaposition which is when the act or placement of two things (usually abstract concepts) near each other. I try to make my images as professional as possible by keeping to the rules by making sure I don’t take pictures of children and if faces where in the images I made sure that I had asked their permission if I am able to use that image. I made sure that I also used my rule of third to get a good picture, this is a important compositional element and leading lines are placed on or near the imaginary lines and where the lines intersect. 

The only thing I struggled with was trying to find the perfect places to take the images. It was a sunny day therefore; the sun bounced off a lot of objects and kept getting in the way. Also, trying to find the things where Juxtaposition applied was not easy, especially as I tried not to get other people in the pictures, as I know they would not approve of it. Most things did go to plan, however some of the images I really liked I could not use as the pedestrians did not approve of the photos being used in a college project. However, other than that the photos turned out well and I am happy with it. The only thing I would change for next time is to write out a permission form for me to hand out to explain the situation.

I found it slightly difficult as it was something I had to stay on the look for and make sure that I didn't get people in the  image, just incase they wouldn't like it. The images came out nice, but I feel that if a had a nicer camera with a better focus the photos would have came out nicer.

However, I am happy with the way the pictures came out as they are a professional quality. They have many different techniques within them.

Factual Assignment- Street Photography

 1: Street photography is when photographer takes an image in an urban area.




2: As a street photographer, you need to make sure you capture the big picture, take a lot of photos and edit them (sometimes). Also, always ask permission for someone to be in the photo, especially when it comes to kids.

 3: A Decisive moment is about capturing the moment! A moment before or after a curtain shot wouldn't be the same.


4: Juxtaposition is when the act or placement of two things (usually abstract concepts) near each other.

5: When taking pictures in public, you should always be careful. You cannot take pictures of children as it would look wrong. You cannot take pictures of people doing there jobs such as, as policeman and security. When taking pictures in public is is a good idea to be confident and keep smiling because if people think that you are taking pictures of them for a bit of fun they will not be happy. You should always ask for permission.

Street Photos- Juxtaposition

Definition: Juxtaposition- Juxtaposition is when an act or instance of placing close together or side by side especially for comparison or contrast.

Here is an image of an old bridge going across water. In the background is also the green grass which is a different element in the image.

In this image there is the old fashioned phone booth, but in the background is a new, modern apartments. Which is showing the juxtaposition. 

In this image it is showing the old side of Old Portsmouth, with an old street lamp. However, it has the modern housing in the back and the modern post box.

Making a background transparent- Dancer of New York

These two images (above and right) are the two images I blended together.  I had to use photoshop and make the background of the dancer transparent, that way I can put the image to the Empire State building.

In the final image (left), I wanted to have the image look like she is trying to touch the top of the building. I added a text to the image too saying "Dancer of New York"

Jasper James- Dancer

 The images below and on the right are my original pictures. I had to blend them together to create an image like Jasper James.  I followed instructions and was able to create a nice image, which is at the bottom.

I had to use the magnetic lasso tool to go around the outline of the image I had chosen of the dancer. I then deleted the middle bit which is completely black, and added it to my background in which I had chosen. For the end image (below) I had to fade out the whiteness and make sure both images are still visible.

Rule Of Third

In the rule of thirds, photos are divided into thirds with two imaginary lines vertically and two lines horizontally makes three columns, three rows and nine sections in the images. Important compositional elements and leading lines are placed on or near the imaginary lines and where the lines intersect.

When taking a photograph with the rule of thirds in mind, it's always best to compose the photograph in the camera. This is so that you can avoid cropping later to retain as much of the image as possible and avoid reducing the quality of your photographs.

Colour Wheel

Subtractive Colour systems start with light, presumably white light. Coloured inks, paints, or filters between the viewer and the light source or reflective surface subtract wavelengths from the light giving it colour. If the incident light is other than white, our visa mechanisms are able to compensate well, but not perfectly often giving a flawed impression of the "true colour of the surface.

Additive Colour is colour created by mixing light of two or more different colours. Red, Green, and Blue are the additive Primary Colours normally used in additive colour system. Additive colour is in contrast to subtractive colour, in which colours are created by subtracting parts of the spectrum of light present in ordinary white light, by means of coloured pigments or dyes, such as those in paints, inks and the three dye layers in typical colour photographs on films.

Red is the colour of fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire and love.

Yellow is the colour of sunshine. It's associated with joy, happiness, intellect and energy.

Green is the colour of nature. It symbolises growth, harmony, freshness, and fertility. Green has strong emotional correspondence with safety.

Blue is the colour of the sky and sea. It is often associated with depth and stability. It symbolises trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth and heaven.

Magenta combines the stability of blue and the energy of red. Magenta is associated with royalty. It symbolises power, nobility, luxury, and ambition. Magenta is associated with wisdom, dignity, independence, creativity, mystery, and magic.

White is associated with light, goodness, innocence, purity and virginity. It is considered to be the colour of perfection.

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Depth Field

 These images show the main focus. It has an image which the camera is mostly focused on and a little blur in the background. This is called a shallow or a small depth field where only a small part of the image is sharp and in focus. Depth of Field is the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.

The Use of Negative Space

The negative space in this picture is a brick wall. Most of  the image has been blurred a little bit other than the jacket, as the jacket is the main focal point. It has been dimmed a little around the edge to give it a little darkness to make the jacket stick out. The words around the image gives the audience more of an idea what the whole image is for. Negative space is the empty space around the subject or focus of the photograph. If the edges of the photo frame the contents within, and the subject is the focal point, it's possible that just about every photo can have negative space.

Leading Lines and Focal Points definition

     

Definitions

Leading Lines: A leading line creates a path for the eye to follow. It usually starts at the bottom of the frame and guilds the eye upwards and inwards.

Focal Points: A focal point is the part of an image that draws the eye of a viewer to the most important  part of the image or the area that you want to highlight.

My images start from the top, and then makes the viewers eye go to the bottom of the image. The eye is automatically drawn to the doors or the sky then taken down. 

Focal Point and Leading Lines Images

Between these two images (above and left) only one of them is the correct leading lines. The image above is incorrect as there are many different lines, whereas the image on the left has many leading lines, it directs you to the image. This is the best as it helps the viewer see it better and it guilds the eyes to the main focal point, which in this picture is the door.