Adjustments made to assignment 2 based on tutor feedback

The following adjustments were made to assignment 2, based on the feedback received from my tutor.

Assignment 2
 Curve

Original photograph
My tutor pointed out the lines on this photograph were mainly diagonal and so i replaced it with the photograph below. I wanted to use the photograph below originally, but worried it was too basic and so didn't but after talking with my tutor, i decided it was the correct photograph after all and that i should perhaps trust my instinct more often.

Photograph in Assignment 2 that was used as a replacement for the above.

Diagonal

Original Photograph
My tutor pointed out to me, that although the veins in the leaf were diagonal, this was more of a single point photograph.

Photograph featured in assignment 2 that replaced the photograph above.

Rhythm

Original photograph
My tutor suggested the rhythm in this photograph was not strong enough

Photograph used in assignment 2 to replace the above, which a much stronger rhythm.

Exercise : curves

Original photograph

Photograph used in exercise to replace the above

Reflection Upon Assignment 2

Now I have finished Assignment 2, i can take the time to reflect and check my work against the assessment criteria to get a feel for how well i think i have personally done.

Demonstration of technical and visual skills- Materials, techniques, observational skills, visual awareness, design and compositional skillsLooking to create shapes and lines within photographs, I'd like to think i have been quite visually aware. as i think this is key to create such an outcome. I have tried to create some sort of variation in each photograph i have took, whether that be subject or composition, so it does get boring or a little samey. I would like to hope i have achieved this.

Quality of outcome - Content, application of knowledge, presentation of work in a coherent manner, discernment, conceptualisation of thoughts, communication of ideas
I try to communicate my ideas as best i can as i go along, I like to think i am pretty open with what i am doing. Although maybe not as well communicated as in my previous assignment.
I have tried to apply all the skills i have learned where possible, and apply what i have learned through my research upon this project.


Demonstration of creativity - Imagination, experimentation,invention, development of a personal voice
I feel to a degree, i have remained imaginative, however i do feel my creativity has let me down a little bit with this assignment. I feel like i have perhaps been a little too obvious with my choice of photographs, and not thinking outside of the box as much as i could have. Now i have finished the assignment, each piece I look back at, i can think of a million different ideas for that concept that what i could at the time.
This is something i hope to improve on as i progress.

Content- reflection, research, critical thinking
As suggested to me by my tutor, i carried out some research on lighting in an attempt to improve the quality of my photographs,I'd like to think there has been a slight improvement with this in my work, as i have tried to be more conscious about lighting with each photograph i take.
I'd like to think i have been quite logical and linear in my thinking and have displayed this through my work.


Overall, I would say my work for this assignment was adequate, I do not feel i have done exceptionally well, as i think i could have been a lot more creative in my work, but i do not feel i have done terribly. There were aspects I enjoyed and didn't find too difficult, but then there were aspects, finding triangles, that i found a little harder.

Assignment 2

For this Assignment, i had to take 10 - 15 photographs of a certain subject group showing different effects stated.

My chosen subject group is flowers and plants.

Single point dominating the frame

Here i took a photograph of a single daffodil rising out of the grass. I like the contrast between the white and the grey in this picture, as it really draws the attention to the center of the frame. It also, i feel, gives it a some what soft and tranquil feel.

Two points

For this photograph i picked two fallen logs as my two points, close together i positioned them in the center of the frame. I wanted to capture the bed of leaves they look so comfortably wrapped in, and so positioned the logs at the top of the frame to get the in perspective.

Several points in a deliberate shape

Here i used the petals of a flower to form a deliberate shape. The shape is quite abstract, but a similar shape to what it would be if the flower was whole. I tried to almost recreate the shape of the flower on a surface.

Curves

Here, i took a close up photograph of the curved edges of a metal wheel.

Distinct, even if irregular, shapes

The center of this flower is a circle, and the petals around it, form another, larger circle. It is a very obvious circular shape.

I found part of a tree standing alone in the woods, forming a very strange, yet obvious triangular shape when viewed from the side.

Diagonal

The ropes on the bridge here, create two sets of diagonal lines.

 Pattern

Rhythm

The rhythm in this photograph works horizontally across the frame,  via the tree top and the first row of lamp posts, there is also a rhythm going diagonally towards the centre/ back of the photograph, through the rows of lamp posts.

Horizontal lines

A horizontal line is created across the bottom part of the frame by the stack of logs going across the photograph.

 Triangles

From the position this photograph was taken, an upside down triangle can be created through the gaps in the two large branches/trunks at the front of the frame

Looking front on at the bud of a lily flower, a triangle can be created with the petals.

Here i arranged some flowers in a vase to form  down triangle.

 Vertical Lines

A single vertical line is created from the stem of a small plant. Very simplistic.

Exercise: Rhythms and Patterns

For this exercise i needed to take 2 photographs, 1 conveying rhythm, a sequence in which the eye follows within the frame and the other conveying pattern, a regular shaped sequence filling the frame that will look as if it carries on way past the edges of the frame.

This is my photograph conveying pattern. I chose a metal gate with a circular pattern on to photograph.The pattern fills the frame, and looks as if it could carry on way beyond the means of the frame. The background behind the gate was in darkness already, as it was leading into a cave. I tried to ensure the background remained in the darkness as not to ruin the pattern or add any irregularities to the background. Luckily the sun was shining in the opposite direction and I had turned the flash off on my camera to try and ensure I didn't create any extra lighting.

To convey rhythm I took a photograph of some swans swimming in flood water one night. I cropped the photograph so only the swans that fell into this sequence were in the frame, as not to ruin the rhythm or throw it off. Your eyes follow the swans in a diagonal, almost zigzagging rhythm across the frame.

Exercise: Real and implied triangles

For this exercise, i had to take two sets of photographs using triangles, one using real triangles - Triangles that can be found naturally and the other using implied triangles - triangles that i have created/ arranged myself.

Real

When trying to think of an object that was triangular in shape, one of the first things that came to mind was a tea bag. I tried to keep this photograph as simple as possible, to focus mainly on the shape.

Whilst out and about, trying to think of things i could possibly a triangle out of, I noticed if i stood directly in front of the gap between two swings, i could form a triangle from their chains.

I wanted to try and think of something a little different for at least one of my triangle photographs, here, looking down a corridor, angling my camera towards to ceiling slightly, an upside triangle can be subtly seen in the arched ceiling.

  Implied

Here i used three people to form a triangle. A typical 'family photo'. The triangle is made not only from their eye lines, but the positions they are in also.

In this photograph, i arranged some stones to form a triangle

Whilst making my breakfast one morning, I had the idea to arrange what i was doing to form a triangle. Something maybe more a little unusual. The apex of this triangle is at the bottom of the shape.

Exercise: Implied Lines

An implied line is a line which is not physically there, but is suggested by the composition/ positioning of a subject.

It is a line the eye creates and follows across the picture. Whether that be a continuation of a line, or following an eye line.

For this exercise, i had to find three photographs which i had taken, and find the implied lines within the photographs.

The line here is implied by the direction in which the bull is charging, his body already in motion, and his horns pointing towards to red cape the matador is holding. The movement/ positioning of the cape captured in this photograph also aids to create this line.

Here the line is created by the row of boats sailing across the frame. Your eyes follow the boats across the photograph, horizontally.

Here the implied line goes diagonally across the screen in the direction the singer is looking to whom ever he may be making eye contact with.

Exercise: Curves

For this exercise, i had to take 4 photographs representing curves. Often curves can give a sense of movement and direction, similar to diagonal lines. I tried to emphasise this using my photographs.

Here I took a photograph looking up at an ornament hanging from the ceiling. It features curved lines/ spirals with in more curved lines/spirals both going in different directions and of different sizes giving a strange sense of movement, almost in two opposite directions. The object and the background were both shades of the same colour, and so i added a black and white filter to this photograph to give a greater contrast in the colours, giving it a nicer overall look, I feel.

The curve of a road. I stood to the left of the road when taking this picture, so i could around the corner slightly, helping to create a curve.

Here I tried to think of something a bit different to photograph, that wasn't such an obvious choice when thinking of curves. I took a picture of fork. I placed the fork facing down to make the curve in its body appear greater. There is still a sense of direction/ movement within this object. The curve travels down the handle, and up to the base of the fork, back down to the surface it is resting on. I like the way the light hits the fork in this picture, giving a slight highlight to the highest point of the curve emphasising the curve. I also like the slight shadow underneath, on the dull white/grey surface.

Here I noticed  curved pattern on the pavement. The curves here going in different directions create a swirling motion. Your eye is drawn from the centre of the one pattern ( to the right of the frame) in an outward wavy direction, following the lines. The water marks on the flooring, in the cracks help draw attention to this, making it slightly bolder. However i think this photograph could be improved if it were a dry day, and these marks were not there.

Exercise: Diagonals

For this exercise, i had to take four photographs showing diagonal lines. Whether that be through viewpoint, perspective or of actual diagonal lines on a subject.

For this first picture, i took a photograph of a barbed wire fence. When taking this photograph, i angled the camera to create a diagonal line across the frame.

Here i took a picture of a pub that has began to subside. The angle at which the building has fallen creates diagonal lines in the windows, doors and the building itself.

Over head wires crossing diagonally over a grey sky. I stood at an angle to create the diagonal effect. Looking upwards from afar also aided in creating the diagonal effect.

Here i stood to the side of a road, so the road was at a diagonal to me, I then set my camera to bulb, and captured the lights of passing vehicles, creating streaks of light at a diagonal across the frame.

Exercise: Horizontal and Vertical lines

For this exercise, i had to take 4 photographs displaying both horizontal and vertical lines within the pictures.

Horizontal

Here, the strings of lights are hung horizontally continuing into the distance, creating  horizontal lines across the frame.

I tried to do something a little different with this photograph, something a little less obvious. In this photograph, the two cows stood at either side of the frame create a horizontal line between them. The line is not physically there, but is created by the eye.

A path going horizontally across a grey seascape on a very overcast day.

Lines created on a plant, that spread horizontally across its leaves.

 Vertical

Here, an irregular stone structure within a cave creates vertical lines.

Here i took a picture of a line separating a footpath from the cycle path. i stood on the line to get it as straight/central as i could to divide the frame.

Vertical lines created by grooves in a corrugated fence.

A line of vertical pillars

Exercise: Multiple Points

 For this exercise, I began with one object, a ring, and kept adding more. Each time i added a new ring, I would rearrange them, to make them look visually pleasing.
I was to use a simple background for this, but not plain. Using Jewelery, i wanted something dainty/ girly i settled for a china plate with a floral design. Using edible rings too, there is also a correlation between the use use of food and a plate, however that was not my main intention.

Some shapes that can be made within the arrangement, mainly triangles and squares. None of these were intentionally created when arranging the rings.