Hannah Cannell A2 Photo Component 1: Work Record 2

Preparation:

In this shoot I will be going to a seaside to present how our world is destructive through pollution. Staying on the topic of environmental damage, I wanted to show how the rubbish at the seaside not only damages our world, but the other creatures on the earth e.g. fish. Due to high tides and many beaches having organisations to pick up litter, I am worried that there will be no rubbish to photograph by the time I get there, due to shooting in the afternoon, so I will be taking a bag of rubbish with me in case. (I will bring the rubbish back)

Research:

Chris Packham:

Christopher Gary Packham CBE is an English naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author, best known for his television work including the CBBC children's nature series The Really Wild Show from 1986 to 1995. He has also presented the BBC nature series Springwatch, including Autumnwatch and Winterwatch, since 2009.
I like the uniqueness of Packhams photos and how it shows the increase of littering. The importance of the images is that they give the message of the dangers littering can cause to highlight to people that it affects animals massively.

Contact Sheet:

Best Images:

Images that need improving:

These photos need improving as they are out of focus or they are not very pleasing as they do not show the message I wanted to portray.

Editing & A02:

After taking my pictures, I wanted to experiment with how I edited them. So I sat down and just fiddled with different aspects of photoshop to see what I liked vs what didn't suit my investigation. The photo above is one of my expriment edits, in which I changed the photo to look like it was painted by watercolours. I then went on to add curves to add highlights and then burn and dodge to mak the curves only effect the pieces of rubbish. All this together makes the picture look more dramatic and pop art like. This effect is very different to what I normally do but I liked how it turned out.

I then went on to edit the rest of the best images. I decided not to add the watercolour effect due to wanting to make this shoot fit in with the rest of my shoots. Instead, i added curves, levels and contrast to make the image look depressing and dark. I also went on to de-saturate the rubbish to make them look old.

De-saturation Vs the saturation as normal below.

Settings of my best images:

DSC_0185

Focal length 21mm

shutter speed 1/250

aperture f/8

iso 140

DSC_0187

Focal length 40mm

shutter speed 1/250

aperture f/7.1

iso 200

DSC_0192

Focal length 26mm

shutter speed 1/250

aperture f/5.6

iso 200

DSC_0193

Focal length 31mm

shutter speed 1/250

aperture f/8

iso 140

DSC_0194

Focal length 31mm

shutter speed 1/250

aperture f/8

iso 180

DSC_0196

Focal length 55 mm

shutter speed 1/250

aperture f/6.3

iso 200

DSC_0251

Focal length 55mm

shutter speed 1/250

aperture f/8

iso 200

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

I think my shoot went well and reflected my idea of a dustructive world through environmental damage. My Research of Christopher Packham was helpful in my work as it gave me the idea to maniuplate the image a bit by taking my own rubbish with me to make sure i had stuff to photograph. The images came out as I expected, however I wish I had taken more rubbish to highlight the problem more. I wanted my photos to show a miserable world in a way that will effect the audience in a emotional way. I think my images have portrayed this in many ways.

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other

sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

I dont believe that my artist research is really shown throughout my images. I think my images are very different, they are not as bright or staurated and there isnt as much rubbish. I think my research of other wste photographers have helped by though, as it inspired me to how i wanted my photos to turn out.

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 environmental damage and the images of Christopher Packham. The final images I have edited present a destructive world in different ways. The use of rubbish highlights the simple actions of leaving rubbish left around can affect other animals like fish but also make a place that should be pretty, look unpleasent, compared to other countrys beaches which are lovely.