Selection for Editing

green- will edit, yellow- might decide to edit (if more edits are needed), red- won’t edit

Editing in Lightroom

I made every picture black and white, lowered the temperature and exposure, creating a gloomier mood. I enhanced the contrast of the images by changing the contrast, highlights and shadows as well as increasing the texture and clarity of the photographs.

Final Edits

I think the editing was very effective, since it improved the quality of the images as well as made them much more similar to my inspiration, Francesca Woodman. The increasing of the contrast made the details stand out even more which caused the pictures to gain more grain and texture.

I only ended up with three images from this camera that I felt were good enough to be used in my photobook. I want to make sure I have the best image selection, so I will use most of my images from my digital camera. However I like these images, and the depth they have, as well as the look it gives, relating to my archives. They aren’t the highest quality either, but I don’t think this matters too much because I am attempting to make a nostalgic book, that tells a story and seeks into my grandparents relationship.

For this photoshoot I used my Papershoot camera, which is a digital camera that replicates a film cameras. I used 3 of the different colour settings: black and white, orange tint and blue tint. I wanted to experiment with it so I can create photos that look old, linking with the archived. It is difficult to know the exposures and light because the camera is basic, so there is no way of controlling shutter or aperture. I found some of my images were over-exposed so I adjusted the lighting manually in the room. The viewfinder is closer than the lens, so I had difficulty working out the composition.

Example of over exposure

I pulled the curtains to try and control this but it was still top bright – in my next shoot with this camera I will close the curtains fully

Contact sheet

Selected images – flagging

From my selection:

GREEN – best images

YELLOW – I could use but they aren’t the best compared to my digital images

Best images:

Marsel van

Marsal van is a Dutch photographer who specialises in nature and wildlife photography. He started his career in advertising. As an art director at various renowned agencies and has won numerous awards for his captivating work. Van made a Dutch nature conservation organisation which is representative of both his creative and emotional approach to communication as well as his love for the natural world and his concern for the environment. After a trip to Tanzania and Van’s close encounters with animals really sparked his love for wildlife and drew a deeper passion for photography. Now van’s lives in South Africa when he is not traveling and runs specialised nature photography tours for people to destinations worldwide. Van’s has been rewarded “Travel photographer of the year” and the overall winner of “Wildlife photographer of the year”

Image analysis

This captivating image by Marsel vanis really stuck out to me Due to my project being about the contrast of technology and nature this image brings the both worlds together. The dystopian effect of the monkey in the natural lake while holding a manmade item helps portray the theme of addiction towards technology. I also feel that the use of the closest species to man is significant in the evolution in animals but still how they conflict with humans due to this image looking unnatural. I admire the way that the lighting in this image is natural with the innate tones of the money and the bold focal point of the mobile phone.

Where: St Helier, St Ouen, Corbiere

When: throughout the Easter holidays. midday-evening

What/who: The people in tourist locations and their activities

How: DSLR, auto focus to ensure all images are in focus.

Inspired by: Alec Soth and Nan Goldin

Selected images – flagging

From my selection:

GREEN – best images

YELLOW – middle

RED – not the best/ won’t use

Best images:

Where: York city centre

When: 23rd of March, early morning

What/who: The city and the people in it

How: DSLR, auto focus to ensure all images are in focus.

Where: Edinburgh city centre

When: 23rd of March, early afternoon

What/who: The city and the people in it

How: DSLR, auto focus to ensure all images are in focus.

These images were taken in the centre of York and picture the streets and York Minster in the early morning. I unfortunately did not get many pictures at all and due to the time at which they were taken, I feel that a lot of them aren’t as exciting as they could be. Arguably, however, this may offer an interesting contrast to my other city images where there is more life.

I took these images in and around the centre of Edinburgh as well as tourist attractions and heritage sights such as Edinburgh Castle, the National Monument of Scotland, and the old buildings of Edinburgh University I think a lot of these images are strong, but I definitely didn’t get as many as I would have liked.