work record 2

work record 2

plans for shoot

for this shoot, i am going to look at different objects that obstruct the horizon line. i have chosen Ansel Adams as my inspiration. his work consists of mostly landscape such as Yosemite park, near where he lived. he usually shot in black and white which is something i can create in photoshop. 

for the location of this shoot, i don't have a specific place in mind but i would like to continue the theme of looking at things that disrupt the horizon line. i am going to bring my Nikon D7100, a lens hood and a tripod. Adams photos are usually very sharp and detailed which means he probably used a high aperture. his images are also not over exposed which is something i also need to be careful. i can do this by changing my camera settings.

a challenge that i may face during this shoot are the weather conditions and the locations i want to shoot at. because the part of England i live in doesn't have a wide variety of landscape, there may be a challenge in finding places to photograph. as my exam project is based on the sky, i would like to capture a dramatic scene with clouds but this is partly dependent on the weather.

research influence

my influence for this shoot was ansel adams. his work consists of beautiful landscapes and mountains. his photos are usually very sharp and high quality with high contrast between the light areas and the shadows. his photos are all black and white as he used a Deardorf 8×10 View Camera, which he would have to carry wherever he wanted to take a photo. 

contact sheet

image bank

the above collection of images are some ideas i would like to pursue for this shoot. i like the two photos at the top as they show a landscape feature in front a dark and dramatic sky. this is something i would like to attempt to create during editing.

my best images

i chose these images because of the composition and the sky behind each image. i wanted to capture a dark and menacing looking sky with the windmill being the main focus of the photo. 

photos that require improvement

i chose these photos because i would like to change the composition and the angles at which they were taken. to do this i would go back and stand at different points around the windmill and experiment with different height and orientations of the camera.



edits from the shoot

AO2- to edit these photos, i used Photoshop to turn them into black and white images. then i flattened the image so that i could use the dodge and burn tool to brighten and darken areas of the photo such as the windmill or the outer edges of the sky. i did this for all of these photos to create the final responses.