Work Record 1

Plans for shoot:

For this shoot, i am going to go out and take photos of clouds in details and hopefully capture the transition of clouds emerging. The equipment i will be using is a Nikon D3500 camera with  a 70-300mm lens. I will not be taking a tripod so i can capture photos quickly.

Research Influence:

Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn:

I Chose Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn as my artist research as her images look like they are taken overtime, showing the movement of the clouds. Her photos also show different tones as if dodging and burning has been used. "I sometimes find clouds can add some uniqueness to a night scene. I also need to make some tweaks to my deep-sky set-up when the weather gets warmer. But in the late spring and early summer, I plan to get back into hunting my favourite targets for long focal-length imaging." I have been influenced by Kepburns work massively as i like her focal point of clouds and the way she captures them at different angles and times.

Image Bank:

Contact Sheet :

My Best Images:

Images That Need Improving:

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

My idea for my first shoot was to photograph different clouds in the Sky. I was inspired from my research of Kerry- Ann Lecky Hepburn. This photographer also inspired me edit my best images by adapting the contrast and more to show different tones in the patches in the clouds, like shown in her photos.

The images came out as I expected, however I wish I had taken a tripod to make the photos less shaky. I wanted my photos to show an eerie atmosphere through the sharp colours. I think my images have portrayed this in many ways. For example, not only do the originally photos have dark tones and colours in. The edits still give a contrast between the white and black parts.

Best selected images...

My best images were selected because they were the ones that show my initial process for this shoot. This is because they show the different colour clouds blending together. I like this look at it shows contrast and different tones within one photo.

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

I used my Nikon D3500 camera to take these photos. I tried to adjust the camera setting, like shutter speed, aperture and ISO to make the photos look their best. However, I can’t remember what every photo was taken in.

The settings of my best images are:

The first photo:

Shutter speed= 1/500
Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=86mm

the second:

Shutter speed= 1/125
Aperture=f/8

Zoom=70mm

Third photo:

Shutter speed= 1/500
Aperture=f/5.6
Zoom=70mm

The fourth:

Shutter speed= 1/500
Aperture=f/6.3

Zoom=70m

Editing:

For the black and white photos i changed the Photo into black and white.  I then changed the levels to darken the darkest parts and to add more depth to the shadows. After i changed the curves to add a more  smoother contrast. Lastly, i added a higher brightness to highlight the more whiter areas, and lowered the contrast. As shown by the screenshot above. 

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

         The artist research was helpful as I liked the fact that Hepburn had composed the photo to not be just of the sky but the have objects in it as well. I also found that burning and dodging could help me when editing my photos as well. However i wanted to try changing the photos to black and white to see the contrasts of the sky in a different way. I did also look at keeping the photos in colour when editing, as can be seen above. This photo looks effective, However didn't give the full eerie atmosphere i wanted to portray.

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.  

I believe that I have produced a strong series of images inspired by my research of the sky and my research of Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn's work. I wanted my photos to look dark and mysterious and present connotations of a darkness coming. I feel my best images have presented this well.

Edits:

Progression:

To improve in my next shoot, I want to take my tripod with me to make the photos more focus and less shaky. However in my next shoot I want to take the photos off the sky without any clouds to see a difference in the sky.