Photography post

Photography – I used manual focus, which was more convenient for the chosen topic as the photo results are brighter and a clearer image. The T stance helped me capture a clear image with out moving the camera, as I had more balance. None of the photos were blurry. It was a good way to get a great photo and to be well balanced whilst doing so. Portrait mode was more convenient for the magazine topic; for the photo to fit the cover page. Where as landscape mode suggested being used if I wanted to capture a larger image – Such as a cityscape or wider scenery. No, I didn’t take any of my images landscape; only some to experiment with how the camera works; I captured all of my images portrait to portray a good part as being on the cover of a magazine. I improved my blurry images by improving the focus and quality on Photoshop, or if it was really bad I didn’t include it in my magazine. 

For example, this image was deleted as the models eyes were closed
and there was too much empty space at the top of the page.

Some of the photos were taken too high, so caused the top of the model to be cut off which wasn’t convenient for a magazine cover; I tried to get the image from the top of the head to lower shoulders. Yes, I did think about my background, I searched around the park outside the college for a clear background with no houses, cars, people etc. I took most of my pictures in front of trees, bushes or the sky. I would like to work with the cameras more (different settings, landscape, portrait, different focus rings etc.) Also, I would like to develop my skills on Photoshop, as I only know a brief amount about the tools; I will try to experiment more. I discarded the images that did not turn out very well (If they were blurry or were not at the a correct angle) although I kept some so I could experiment on photoshop to see if I could make them better by changing the contrast and exposure. However, I didn't use the rule of thirds as I wasn't entirely sure how I was going to use this in the photography aspect.