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Work Record 7

Preparations:

In this shoot I will be going back to showing a destructive world through enviromenal damage of rubbish. This time, instead of a seside, i will be walking around a urban town of Harlow, known for rubbish, desruption and homeless people. This hopefully means i will be able to show how destructive a 'family friendly' place can be.

Artist Research:

Eduardo Leal:

Eduardo Leal is a Portuguese documentary photographer focusing mainly on South East Asia. Previously he worked for several years in South America. Currently based in Macau S. A. R., China.

Contact Sheet:

My Best Images:

Images That Need Improving:

These two photos are my least effective photos that need improving. This is because, for the first image, I didnt have time to change lenses so i couldnt zoom far enough to capture the bag floating in the air. However, if i had my different lens on, i think this could have been very effective as it could show how rubbish doesnt just stay of the floor and affect humans. It also goes into the sky, in which birds could fly into and get stuck etc. For the second Image, i wanted to capture how ridiculous it was for rubbish to be on the floor, right next to a bin. But i couldnt get the right angle, making the photo look boring.

Editing& AO2:

I wasn't sure how i wanted to edit my images. By photographer from my research stayed in colour, however i wasnt sure if that would look effective. Instead I used a similar effect to my shoot 2, where i made the rubbish the main focus. To do this i made the rest of the image black and white but kept the rubbish in colour. I then went on to change the contrast, curves and saturation of the images to make them look more harsh.

Settings of my best images:

DSC_0002

Focal length 55mm

shutter speed 1/125

aperture f/5.6

iso 1100

DSC_0005

Focal length 55mm

shutter speed 1/125

aperture f/5.6

iso 800

DSC_0016

Focal length 55mm

shutter speed 1/125

aperture f/5.6

iso 800

DSC_0020

Focal length 55mm

shutter speed 1/125

aperture f/5.6

iso 1100

DSC_0021

Focal length 55 mm

shutter speed 1/160

aperture f/5.6

iso 800

DSC_0035

Focal length 55mm

shutter speed 1/125

aperture f/5.6

iso 900

DSC_0043

Focal length 55mm

shutter speed 1/125

aperture f/5.6

iso 1250

DSC_0057

Focal length 55.0mm

shutter speed 1/250

aperture f/5.6

iso 280

A03: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 Edaurdo Leal was helpful in my work as it gave me the idea to take the image of the rubbsih excatly how i found in, to look mor real. The images came out as I expected, however when i went out to take photographers, there were volenteers picking up rubbish so it was hard to get many images. 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.

A01: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 more bright and staurated and there is different rubbish. I think my research of other waste photographers- Like Chris Pickham in shoot 2- 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 Edaurdo Leal and Chris Pickham.
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 the enviroment and also make a place that should be pretty, look unpleasent and uncared for.

Final Images: