Plan test shoot 03

The use of different pin hole cameras

Experimentation with 'field of view' using a pin hole camera. 

I have decided to shoot a series of portraits using two different pin hole cameras of different sizes, the largest and smallest

I will be trying each focal length with an up right portrait format

               The objective is to explore the relationship between the subject and the effect of field of view behind the subject as this is an impact on the visual language. As aposed to using a digital camera with changing the focal length I will change the size of the box, before doing the same shoot with a digital camera I already had some knowledge on what was going to happen, that the field of view will be changed and distorted, with this method I have no knowledge on what is going to happen.

         Light: when we're shooting, light is one of the vital things we focus on. Because of the lack of control over a pin hole camera I cannot make any decisions  on what setting to put on the camera, because there are none. If I could, because of shooting on the balcony, I would shoot using a White balence of cloudy.

I will be using both the largest and smallest pin hole cameras

I'll be using George as a model. I'm hoping to have this shoot done by 12 o'clock, on my return, I'm hoping to produce a couple of photos and write a reflection/evaluation analyse the results

Reflection of second shoot

What happened?

I went to southend seafront to explore different depths of field. To do this I decided to take portraits of Shane and myself, in both a landscape and portrait format. The light was very good and bright therefore I instead of setting the White balence to cloudy I set it to direct sunlight. However I'm slightly disappointed with the lighting in the images because they appear to be quite dark.

How do I feel it went? 

I felt that I may have used a too small of an aperture and therefore the outcome is the photographs appear to be quite dark. I will learn from this and next time decide to use a light meter instead of simply guessing. I feel that I now have a greater understanding on how the focal length effects the depth of field. How the image's background becomes distorted depending on the focal length. 

Evaluation 

I feel what the objective was, to establish how focal length effects the depth of field, was very successful. However the lighting was an issue, I will, next time use a larger aperture. 

Analysis

I feel the landscape images are a better example of showing how focal length effects the depth of view. There is a slight  barrel distortion effect, meaning the background has a slight curve around the  centre. This is noticeable from the railing being slightly curved. However this is only  really noticeable with images with the highest focal length. All the images are too dark due to the small aperture of f11 next time I will ensure to use f8.

Conclusion

There are parts of these images I liked such as the distortion, which is what I was hoping for, the colour has been used quite well. However there isn't much use of visual language and it was too dark.

Plan test shoot 02

The use of lenses

Experimentation with 'field of view'

I'm going shoot a series of portraits using three different focal lengths

Wide - 

Mid-way focal length - 

Telephoto - 

I'll be trying each focal length with an upright portrait format filling the frame top to bottom with the subject.

My horizontal 'landscape' shots will be composed the same.

The objective is to explore the relationship between the subject and the effect of field of view behind the subject as this has an impact on the visual language apparent within the image.

Light: when we're shooting light is one of the things we focus on. At this stage I have not made any decisions about light quality/characteristics. Today I'm looking at direct 'point' light, with the possibility of defuse cloud light due to the cumulus  clouds.

White balance will be set at either 🌞 direct sunlight or ☁️ cloudy.

I'll be using my nikon d3100 camera with an 18-50mm lens

I'll probably shoot in fineJPEG so I can get the work straight onto my blog.

Because of the weather and light conditions I'm going to be shooting with 100 ISO. With it being a bright and sunny  day, at 100 ISO Id expect to be able to shoot at either f8 or f11 which is the optimum aperture for lens performance. Shutter speed should be in the region of 1/125 - 1/250. This negates the need for a tripod. 

I'll be pairing up with Shane and we'll use  each other as models. I'm hoping to get this shot done by 1 o'clock on my return I'm hoping to produce a contact sheet and a minimum of 6 images then write a reflection/evaluation analysing the results.

Jill Greenberg

My initial reaction from looking at Greenberg's work is to immediately understand how her work is considered to be controversial. It shows children crying, which makes the audience and myself question how she got the children to cry so dramatically, is it showing an example of child abuse or is it something simple like tormenting the child with toys? The images appear to be quite formal because of the studio and flash, the flash is clear through the reflection of the child's tears.

                     The meaning or purpose of these images I feel could maybe used for charity purposes, to either raise awareness or to encourage people to donate money to said charity. It could possibly used as posters or adverts in magazines and newspaper. The images appear to be very professional which is strange because of the nature of the images and the subject. The images could also be exhibited, because I imagine these images blown up would be very stunning.

                      It appears that the image has been slightly saturated, I feel to draw your eye to the child's face and what they are doing. There is a good use of visual language with the lighting, it's clear that there has been flash used, and this emphasises the children's tears by reflecting the light back to the camera. This emphasises the sadness and frustration of the children. The models appear to be wearing no cloths which not  only highlights the idea of child abuse but  also gives the models no aesthetic appearance.

                      I feel the way the photographer has gotten these children to cry so much would be by tormenting them some how. Maybe with a toy or sweet and then held the sweet above the camera and this is how she got the kids to look in the direction of the camera. The equipment used is likely to be very professional. Made clear by the use of a studio and flash.

Aitken Jolly

My initial thought of Jolly's work is to immediately notice how her work is clearly influenced by the deadpan approach. Making this photography objective in that it is taken using specific set rules. I feel her work is considered controversial because of the hair and make up, it is not considered 'normal' and therefore quite stunning. The images appear to be quite formal because a studio and flash is used.

                 The meaning or purpose of the photographs could be used in exhibitions and quite formally. Possibly to project the idea of individuality and maybe to even promote it or raise awareness of it. The images appear to be staged using models and professional equipment. I feel it's to promote the idea of individuality, to encourage people not to present yourself how other want.

                  The colour in these images are probably used to draw the viewers eyes to the models aesthetic appearance  instead of the models themselves, so their makeup and hair. Because of the rest of the image being completely white, it implies that these photographs were taken in a studio

                  The equipment are probably very professional, most likely top of the range DSLRs, flashes and studios. Apparent from the quality of the images.

Terry Richardson

My initial reaction to Richardson's work was to notice how sexualised his work is. It's clear that his work is often in a studio as apposed to on location. Showing that he may have a lot of access to very professional equipment. It is also clear that due to most models being celebrities  his work is probably very well known and very liked by the public.

                  The purpose of his work is likely to be used commercially this is made clear by the branding in the photographs. The idea of using sex to sell has been made clear in these images through having the female models wearing very little and provocative clothing. Selling the idea that if you buy these brands, this is what you will look like.

                  The colour used in Richardson's is used to draw the audiences eye towards the product that is trying to be sold. With the only colour in the image being the models themselves and their clothing. The rest of the image completely white, showing its been taken in a studio.

                   The equipment used is most likely to be very professional, shown through the quality of the image. Probably very expensive DSLRs, flashes, tripods and every thing else needed in a studio.

Larry Clark

My initial thought upon seeing Clarks work was to be stunned by how blunt and graphic his photographs are. Possibly showing young adults in what they now do. The images appear to be in filthy and small flats or houses, could be implying working class people. The image is also, clearly, very informal, this is visible through the ambient light and in what the subjects a literally doing.

                 The meaning or purpose of these images would possibly be used in exhibitions. Possibly to show how sex and drug fuelled young adult life is. The images appear to be subjective and not staged, almost as though these images not only show the audience young adult life, but also his own. Upon seeing these images I knew straight away Clark's work would be discarded as disgusting and unrealistic.

                  Colour, the images are in black and white with rather soft shades. This may have been done meaningly to perhaps emphasise a kind of grungy look, or it may have been unintentional due to the lack of quality in the camera

                  Equipment, probably a 35 mm film camera with very limited other equipment, this is shown by the lack in quality of the images. Probably a pretty basic 50 mm lens.