Within this shoot I have been inspired by artist 'Henri Cartier Bresson', when looking at his work, I picked up on his use of the theme of people, this is something I wanted to do. In order to carry on Henri's theme my aim was to change all of my images and edit them into black and white this not only makes the image more interesting to look at but it creates and gives more of a message off to the viewers, this also helps the message come through to the audience. My theme was to focus my shoot around people and the different activities in which people do, the aim for this was to show people the different emotions which different people go through every single day, whether they are doing a simple job or something more exciting. I have created the emotions through the setting within the camera. I have used a DSLR camera throughout the shoot in order to adjust the setting such as, Aperture, ISO and Shutter Speed, in order to create an effect in the image, which will increase the emotion levels in the image. For example if the aperture were to be lower the image would become and feel darker, resulting in a more negative emotion causing a more dull situation. My images are not necessarily all about focusing on emotion in a face but the emotion caused by the colour, texture and theme of the actual image in itself. Within these images and shoots i have used a DSLR camera for my main equipment, I have not used a tripod as I wanted to capture things on the spot as I wanted my theme to look free and natural, meaning a free hand held camera was the best idea for this particular shot. The focal point on the camera was not changed as I didn't need to zoom in a lot within this type of shoot. However the camera setting such as Aperture, ISO and Shutter Speed was changed frequently in order to help create a good effect in each image, to engage good emotion. My emotion I wanted to get across was loneliness, dull, sad, danger, mystery and also dark times.
Contact Sheet - Original Shoot (Not Edited) Including Settings Used on DSLR Camera
Risks Taken in the Development
As I wanted my images to have the more natural effect I needed to taken them during a normal day, meaning I had no further control of things such as the weather and the people around me in pubic places. if people were not happy with their images being taken I would of had to change my plan in able to cooperate this. The cameras position was difficult to control, I personally chose not to use a tripod for this shoot as this wasn't staged and no meant to be a clean photography shoot, the main idea was the make it real and natural, this was done and created by the free hand held camera positions. The risks were that the camera could have moved slightly if a picture were to become into immediate focus and if the camera had fallen. By changing the setting could have left the images from looking completely different or even too bad to use, however I took the risk of taking the images manually so I had more control over the camera meaning I created the images I wanted to take correctly. In order to capture real life events, I wasn't able to plan anything to capture as I didn't know what would have been at my location on that day.
Creativity
The creativity in which I have encountered is shown as evidence within the images themselves, as this is something you can see visually. The settings I had picked were set for a reason in order to create the effects which were captured. The brightness and texture of the images were controlled in such a way to make sure the messages and themes were brought across in the right way. The images and theme was mystery, dullness and loneliness, this is something which was conveyed well due to my feedback from the people who viewed my images in the exhibition, this was all due to the creative choices in which were made in this task. The creativity was created via my themes and the situations in which I wanted to capture.
Edited Images - Best Images for Exhibition...
This image shoes someones shoe which I captured whilst sitting on a bench, this symobolises a normal shoe stepped on a lot and left many foot prints behind where ever that person with the shoes has gone. The shoe is in full focus meaning it is main theme and story within the image. If this shoe could speak, the shoe could tell us many things in which it have seem, yet this is something no one thinks about when they put on their own shoes, however the shoes for once is the most important point in this image. The black and white brings out the detail in the floor and the shoes showing the detail well. The black and white effect causes more emotion attracted in the image.
This image is focused on three different people walking and sitting on the same street, this shows three different people thinking about different things, their emotions are all different for one another yet they are captured in one shot. The bin man have the most focused in this image as he is doing the most important job in order to clean the area in which these people are walking on, he may be ignored by passers by, yet within this image I have made him in full focus as I feel he should get the most praise and attention for doing such a wonderful job. The black and white creates a lovely effect within this image. The woman on the phone may be having the most important conversation, yet she is the one who is being ignored in this image yet the bin man is given the most respect.
This image I have related to 'Henri Cartier Bressons', of the young girl in front of a wall. When I was researching Henri's work this image attracted my attention, the detail within the image is something I wanted to create myself. The Aperture played a big part within this as I wanted to lighting to be dark to create more of an emotion within the image, this create a dull mood which is something I want to engage. The boy is looking up at something, meaning cameras do not affect what people do, this is a very natural image as the boy is still looking around as if the camera isn't there.
The inspirational image for this shot.
This image is very interesting as I have taken it from high above creating a really natural mood and setting for this shot, due to the shutter speed, the legs and the movement on the legs is blurred causing a good illusion of a moving skateboard this really elaborates the movement within this. the image is made to look natural due to the normal act carried out by the boy, not realised he is being captured. The Aperture is create the dark tone to the image, which is a very good touch to add within this.
This image represents peoples selfishness within this world and how people do not care about others. This picture is very real and is something I felt that I needed to capture as this was so interesting. The black and white edit shows the simple touch of this image and how the car is parked very bluntly and doesn't car about the other person. The gab between the cars is so small meaning there is such small thought from the person who parked so close to these cars.
Responses
This is a link to my questionnaire put in place for my feedback on my exhibition that I put on and showed people to view, this was so they could look at my images and comment on them.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10UMy-sq2iDmkZApWAlPKL8rNVCiejXgoVuh2pDbN5yQ/viewform
Exhibition
I presented my work on a black back ground which I showed on two sides, this was for people to come a view my images, I presented my images on the background with also explanation underneath in order for them to help the understanding of the image, as the story was a part of my plan. This shoot had gone really well and I was pleased to present this to the class. Due to my findings the class did see my theme and my emotions style to my shoot. I am pleased with my feedback out come as this means my shoot had shown the emotion and theme very well.
The Feedback from my Questionnaire...
This was what I presented as my final piece within my exhibition:
This was evidence of people viewing my work and completing my feedback questionnaire.
Overall, you have have met the requirements for M3 and M2
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