Roger Arnall

Emulation - Roger Arnall

This picture is very low saturated which uses earthy grey tones , they are dull yet still appear quite vibrant as it contrasts against the dark background and the mossy floor. Also as we get to the top the image appears black and white but this is done naturally I believe. The Composition in the image can be diced by the rule of thirds. The bottom 3 squares, four together to make the ground that spots out the trees just as it goes into the middle section. The grass fades out in the background, giving it depth and dimension. The final top layer is only trees and we see in the background more trees fading out in the distance. There isn't a main subject within this image The frame setting is portrait so I would have to be aware of this whilst shooting my own. The image has quite a lot of depth as colours blend well together and have shadows. I think i'd have to take this image in medium lighting and perhaps experimenting with flash, this might of been used due to how dark the background becomes. This would mean i'd have to set my ISO to around 800, this is because there is a very mild grain within the image. It doesn't look very noisy but it doesn't look smooth either. Also this ISO would compensate for the lack of light that the trees would allow to enter. The bark detailing on the trees show up really well and are very defined. 

This picture is very saturated which incorporates ranges of greens, which are very repetitive featuring deep shades,and also lighter shades of greens. You can tell where the light is being shone as the centre of the canvas is light. The leaves have been taken close up / zoomed in, and the camera has used a high aperture to keep the whole of the image in focus. The composition in the photo could be split up ''the rule of thirds'',  the bottom third is high contrasted and much lighter, towards the centre, but very dark around the canvas, in comparison to the middle section which is much lighter and the leaf appears white, moving onto the top of the image, the leaves appear much more intense, darker but still much detail was picked up from the camera.

Harris shutter effect

I found this experiment very fun and was successful. I originally got Andy to do 3 different poses.  Placed them into photoshop altogether. I selected the channels and pasted one layer on red, green and blue, I then played with the saturation to gain this effect. 

Analogue Photoshoot

I have done an analogue photo shoot experimenting with a film camera. I liked this shoot as the photos came out with amazing colours and I liked the way I was able to catch the light. 

Analogue photoshoot developed..

I have took the analogue photos further by taking them into photoshop and experimenting with them. I firstly selected my chosen photo and paired it with another photo. I then played around with the overlay settings and opacity. I finally set the blending mode to ''lighten''. 

I selected another picture, I firstly adjusted the layers, inserted another picture, and selected overlay, with that other image I paired it with, I adjusted the opacity to 40%. 

Autumnal Shoot

I have taken a range of photos, inspired by autumn, I specifically took photos of nature to link to my theme of landscape.

Autumnal photoshoot

I particularly liked the way this photo turned out. I was fond of this as the camera really picked up the lens flare and the trees contrastingly alongside. I have taken this into photoshop and adjusted the levels.

I have taken this picture into photoshop and added a grain texture, and also adjusting the levels, this makes the picture look earthy and natural. I have used space with the hay bail positioned on the left, this opens up the frame for us to view the distance landscape. Also, The hay bail has a lot of texture to it as it is filled with curved lines it's self driving around in circles.in terms of colour, I desatuared this image to add to the Autumn feel, the slight absence of colour represents the dying trees and the fading away of the landscapes.

Pinterest Board

These are screenshots of my Pinterest board I have put together. I have gathered together pictures of Nature and landscapes, to gain inspiration for my own photography. 

Bokeh

In photography, bokeh is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in the out-of-focus parts of an image produced by a lens. Bokeh has been defined as "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light". Differences in lens aberrations and aperture shape cause some lens designs to blur the image in a way that is pleasing to the eye, while others produce blurring that is unpleasant or distracting—"good" and "bad" bokeh, respectively. Bokeh occurs for parts of the scene that lie outside the depth of field. Photographers sometimes deliberately use a shallow focus technique to create images with prominent out-of-focus regions.

First Attempt

For this photo, the ISO was too high and is in focus. 

For this photo, my shutter speed was too slow at 1.6 seconds. 

Second attempt

Space

This photo of natural photography, is a silhouette of a tree contrasting with the the pastel sky. The shoot uses negative space, as it allows the viewer to explore. It defines and emphasises the main subject (the tree), allowing your eyes to rest and to focus on the main subject, without getting too distracted with a too much of a cluttered background. The contrast of colours create depth and also creates a sense of tranquility, because of the warm tones that are used in the background.  

This photo with the close up bug, contains both active and also dead space, as the bug is ready to move forwards and there is space behind it, in which it has already travelled. The space between the background and the bug creates depth because we can see how distant they are from each other by the blurred out background.

This photo of the mountain biker, uses positive space and is very engaging and dynamic as it allows the viewer to see where his movement will be next. The foreground is in focus and contains active space. It creates a feeling of suspense and anticipation. Henri Cartier Bresson uses this in one of his images known as the decisive moment.

This landscape picture I took demonstrates negative space, allowing the audience to focus on the main subject, but can also explore the background as it is in focus.  The picture also includes the rule of thirds, and can be divided up into intersections. The contrast between the sky and the main subject (the tree) creates depth and atmosphere.

Contact Sheets

This photo I have taken of the raspberry, is in focus, and the background is blurred. The photo uses negative space, which allows the eye to focus on just the main subject. The background is blurred, meaning that there is no distractions and a lot of clutter in the background to get distracted from. As the colour of the berry is so vivid, it contrasts against the green leaves behind it which perfectly compliments each other.

Contact Sheets 

This is my final image I have taken from below of the leaves contrasting against the sky. This photo uses space to emphasise particularly on the tree, while the sky is just there used as "white space".   

Contact sheets