Final Evaluation

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These images below are what i would like to use for my digital finals for this project due to them  being coherent with each other and keep with the vintage theme. I will also be printing a darkroom images as this is an older technique and works well with my theme and is a vintage technique.

I chose this first image because of its uncertainty within the content, images like this keep the viewer looking around the frame to find some common ground with it. This gives the viewer less to look at, but it also keeps the image simple and easier to remember in their minds. This is also a good example of putting my own twist on urban space, i have chosen to do this at night because I really think that low key lighting situations are more dramatic in their content.

This second image is one which I have edited within Photoshop with the Sepia technique which I showed earlier. This image is very strong in the foreground straight through to the back as its lines and content keep the viewer interested. I really like the way the wall from left to right keeps you bouncing off it from other parts of the frame but is not to hard on the eye. By adding the sepia tone I have given the photo an aged look.

This last image is produced in the darkroom because I feel that it was the best way to display the aesthetics of this image. In the darkroom you can capture texture very well, this image has a wide range of texture and they hold within them perfect whites and blacks. When scanning this into the computer I would loose all of this. If i was to loose it my image would be very flat, therefore not having as big of an impact on the viewer.

The Project as a Whole:
I have not enjoyed this project as much as I would have liked to, this is because it had a lot of potential for me to go all out on my style and really capture some good images. But due to there being trips and other distractions I did  not get fully into the project and the images are just mediocre. So the images selected to me are the best of a bad bunch.

Improvements:
I feel that in my nest project there is a list that i could work better on, by doing these in my next project I hope to get a better grade and improve my professional development.
1. Use of my Book- In my next project I hope to use a book instead of a blog as this allows me to present my work in a more professional state. It will also cut out all temptations to go on other site such a Facebook.
2. Selecting a Theme- In this project I was late about deciding what theme I was going to base my workings on. So in my next project I will decide quickly and run with it and therefore i will create more in depth images.

Sepia In Photoshop

Introduction:
Sepia was originally a toner in the darkroom which made the image turn brown. This also happens to an old aged photograph. In these times this affect is sought out by people to create a vintage image like i wish to get with mine.   This is the processed involved in this:

First you must add a filter to the image you can select this tool from the quick tool box on the right hand side.

  Then on the drop down menu select the sepia option and then select your decided opacity.

  You would normally want this a 100% as it is not very visible and it is still faint, but this is part of the affect to the image as you want it to look like an aged photo.

Acrylic Transfer

Introduction 
As I said earlier on this blog, that I wanted to to revisit this technique for my finals. By doing this I can see which technique i have tried would best bring a vintage effect to it.

  This first image is is one with a very simple colour affect, this is similar to sepia toner in the darkroom. I prefer doing it like this as you can get the good texture of the paper beneath it. By doing this I also give the image a aged faded look to it, this sticks to the vintage theme.

This piece is one of an experiment for me, i have never tried putting two colours together in this technique. When looking at this piece you can see that the juxtaposition between the two is very noticeable. But this can be used to the images advantage  as you can single out pieces of the image to draw the viewers eye. 

With this last image I wanted to give a physical aged affect by rubbing too hard in certain places to actually take away particular pieces of the image. By doing this I leave ministry for the viewer and let them think what it could be. By doing this it makes the image stick in the viewer head and this is what I want to to so i can show my message.

Conclusion
Out of these three individual spins off's of transfers, i feel the the sepia/ brown colour works the best with my images as it does give an aged and vintage look it any image. By using this I can get the most out of my image as  it does not hide any piece of the image.  

Truo Shoot contacts

College Contacts

Truro Shoot Plan

Aim:
I wish to create a body which compliments the style of Eugene Altget. His style is one which captures a true story to all of the spaces he shoots. These images will be of different ages of the scenes but this is because my setting is very diverse. Doing this will also allow me to place my own style among the photographs.  

Equipment:
For this shoot will be using the following equipment and the reasons for it choosing:
1. Canon 600D- this camera is the highest quality that i can get hold of so the images will be very crisp and sharp so when I print they will be to a high standard.
2. I will be using the 50mm 1.8 Prime lens as this lens is which most of the photographers which I have researched use.

 Where/ When:
This shoot will be done in the middle of Truro near the cathedral as this area has the architacture that I am looking for within my images. By selecting my area i can also allow myself to find more angles for my shots, by doing this I can have a higher hit rate of what works and what dosnt.

College Film Shoot Plan

Aim:
For this shoot i would like to explore area around college which have very new and urban angles. These sences are scatterd around the college and are relitivly quiet so i will have no trouble getting the blank scene in Alget's photographs.

Equipment:
All i will need for this shoot is a Pentax K1000 film camera as it has a light metre built in. This is also easier for me to shoot with a smaller set of gear as i can get into better angles for a more interesting shot.

Where/When:
I will be shooting this at truro college on a cloudy day as by working in black and white having a cloudy day gives a nice blanks sky so this will contrast with the urban scene very well.