Sunday, February 16, 2014

Photography

Work began on photography for the ancillary products on the 16th of November, lasting until the 19th.

There were four photo shoots in total, three were on location in the fields near college with view to achieving an image that would work for the digipak.  The first two shoots went well but once I had the images in photoshop I wasn't happy with the overall result.   The third shoot went well, a Canon SD was used and by adjusting the shutter speed, it gave the images soft focus that places focus on the flower and this helped with knowing how to adjust the framing, as the chosen photo shows. This is as by composing the image to ensure the framing is positioned appropriately to place emphasis on certain parts, it helps with denoting what the message is and setting up the values.and once all the images were uploaded, it was a question of which image to choose that connotes optimism and feeling upset in the best way. The final image (below) has a great jump point for creativity as it already encodes a sense of isolation, and the framing is positioned so a variety of effects can be added without taking away from the meaning of the central object, a flower.














On the 21st, Peter has been scheduled for a photoshoot in a studio, for the magazine advert, CD and DVD, set to take place on the same day filming is set to begin. As all the photos are in a field, where filming is also set to take place and there are no subjects in the images, these are set to be taken after filming has finished that day. 

Doing a studio photoshoot was easier as the composition can be arranged in any order, in contrast to on location where there are factors including how many people are going to be on the fields and the weather. Ten different photographs were taken during this photoshoot and the mise-en-scene is basic but this is where Photoshop comes in, as anything from the composition to adding effects through new layer styles can be adjusted. The selected image is at the bottom and works as Peter has a haunted expression that conveys the feeling of being down, while the shadowy mood is countered with the finished effects that have been added on the magazine advert, CD and DVD.





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