Photoshoot 1
Inspired by Niki Feijen
I travelled to a new location for this shoot, as it had been reccomended by multiple people after hearing about my abandonment theme. I thought this would be a good direction to go in as it is similar to my last location - an abandoned building in and surrounded by nature. I am continuing to develop the theme of abandonment and the idea of the presence of humans in nature.
I like the composition of this photo as seeing the window through two branches of a tree, with the vines and leaves in the way is much more interesting than a simple straight forward picture of the window. I angled the camera so that the two big branches were horizontal, putting the building on an angle - I kept the place where the two branches join (on the left) in the center of the photo. I used a narrow aperture and focused the camera on the window of the building, allowing the branches to become blurred, creating a nice effect in the photo, enabling the viewers to focus on the main subject of the photo. A fast shutter speed was used to take this photo as I took this without a tripod. I like how the colours in the photo are plain, and how the bright green of the leaves nicely compliment the dark browns and greys of the branches and the building.
The photo on the left shows the image after it has been photoshopped - it looks a lot darker and has a more eerie feel to it than the original photo. I adjusted the levels, exposure, brightness, contrast, and applied the burn and dodge tool to some areas. I think that this photo presents a stronger sense of abandonment than the original as it looks darker, which makes it seem as though it has been left for a longer time.
The photo on the right was photoshopped to enhance the brightness of the photo - to make it look 'better'. I adjusted the levels, vibrancy, brightness and contrast to make it brighter and have a more summery, happy feel to it.
The photo on the left shows the image after it has been photoshopped - it looks a lot darker and has a more eerie feel to it than the original photo. I adjusted the levels, exposure, brightness, contrast, and applied the burn and dodge tool to some areas. I think that this photo presents a stronger sense of abandonment than the original as it looks darker, which makes it seem as though it has been left for a longer time.
The photo on the right was photoshopped to enhance the brightness of the photo - to make it look 'better'. I adjusted the levels, vibrancy, brightness and contrast to make it brighter and have a more summery, happy feel to it.
I feel that the photo on the left was one of the strongest from the shoot. It is well focused, with a demonstration of effective aperture use as the narrow depth of field really makes the viewer focus in on the main subject of the photo. I like how the sun was only shining on the plant, as if to highlight the significance of it . Its as if the light isn't shining on the building because its old and a part of the past, and is instead shining on the plant because it is new and young, with a big significance to the world (providing oxygen, etc, for its inhabitants).
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