Shutter speed

 I tried to use as many of the different shutter speeds as possible; varying from different distances and shutter speeds for different pictures, for which I thought was appropriate. Secondly, if any of the images did not turn as planned, I used Photoshop to edit them as well as I could.

Here is the edited copy of the image that was too dark. When I had this on Photoshop I decided to use the contrast tool to select a specific brightness; to suit what ever the photo needed. 

This is the original image I took of the eater being poured out of the cup; for this I used the camera in manual focus and the shutter speed on 1/250 sec. However, this image was too dark so I edited it on Photoshop to make it brighter.                                                            

We captured the image of the torch drawings in a dark area to get the best effect. We had roughly 4 seconds to create an image with the torch. I also captured this as a landscape image so I was able to capture the full torch drawing, however large it was. Although, to improve this I think it would be convenient to use a tripod, as the camera must be steady at all times to capture a well focused picture of the light. 

Firstly, this image is landscape although is quite blurry which could suggest that the shutter speed wasn't set at the right amount of seconds. Furthermore, I could have chosen a better scenery; perhaps outside in front of trees and the blue sky. 

Shot distances

Long distance - I decided to capture this photo in a long corridor to emphasise the distance between the camera and Ellen.  If I was to use this in a magazine cover / DVD cover  

Shot distances can say a lot about a magazine/DVD cover; for example, a downward tilt of the camera can cause the model to look vulnerable or less important, where as an upward tilt (or slightly below eye line) can cause the model to appear threatening or powerful. Especially on a DVD cover, this could suggest a lot about the characters and tell the audience a lot about their status in the film.

Frame shot is slightly too dark so can be adjusted on photoshop. I captured this as a long shot and portrait so I can be sure that the full frame will be captured and nothing will be cut off.

Rule of thirds - I used a long corridor to position Ellen at the front (Left hand side)  so she is seen as the more important character. Where as I have placed Rian walking further away down the corridor to make him appear less important (Right hand side) I also took this in portrait so I was able to capture the full corridor.  I took this 1/250 sec shutter speed as Rian was walking away when I  captured the image. 

Downward tilt - I stood on a few steps above to capture a downward shot; this could be used to make the model look vulnerable. I used manual focus on the camera to achieve good lighting. I captured this photo by standing above Rian on a few steps. Furthermore, Rian's body language would suggest that he is in the motion of speaking.

Line shot - I think these shots are aimed to be in focus until the very last furthest point, which I don't think I have achieved as the closest section of the image is not in focus. I leaned the camera on the stair banister to get a clear line shot, with Rian as the distance object.  However, this picture could be improved by focusing the banister as it is closer to the camera lens.