for my first experimentation I done when editing my images was to try and create images that looked some what like pop art as one of the artists made pop inspired images, however i took a different twist on it and decided to make images that looked very much like old school pop art.
aside the inspiration I got from the one of the artists I studied I also wanted to do this to create some bold images that would stick out from the rest of the images that I made, as I didn’t want everything in my photobook to look to bland. these examples that I just showed I believe came out well but I was only adding a bit of grain and messing around with the images. However after going on InDesign I think I came out with much better results producing images that look like pop art
after more experimenting:
this was exactly what I was looking for when creating these images which I believe came out perfect as they look exactly like pop art which what I was going for. I managed to create these images by editing them in Lightroom then taking it over to InDesign to add the final details to give it pop art look.
For this photoshoot I took the same photograph of my mum and dad once a day for a week, but from slightly different angles. The photographs I took were also inspired by the archive below:
However, I also took photographs that weren’t inspired by an archive. They were photographs of my mum, my dad and my sister sat together on the couch and they were also taken once a day for a week at slightly different angles.
Contact Sheet
Edits
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image would look less dull and be slightly more vibrant.
Then, I selected the background of the image and decreased the highlights and whites and increased the blacks, so that the light coming through the window was less bright.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights, whites and blacks. I did this, so that the image would have less white/ exposure coming in through the window.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image would be slightly more exposed and look less dull.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites and vibrancy, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the image would be more vibrant.
Then, I selected the background and decreased the highlights and whites in order to lower the exposure of the lighting coming through the window, as it was too bright.
I edited this image by increasing the exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I did this, so the image would be slightly less dull and more vibrant.
Then, I selected the background of the image and decreased the highlights, whites and blacks. I did this, so that the lighting coming through the window would be less bright.
I edited this image by increasing the contrast, shadows, whites, vibrancy and saturation, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks. I did this, so that the subjects would have more colour to them and be more bold.
Then, I selected the background and decreased the highlights and blacks in order to make the background less exposed, because the lighting coming through the window was too bright.
When I start mounting my images, I am going to present these series of images together on a black piece of card. Firstly, I will mount them using white foam board ensuring that none of it can be seen. I am going to do this because when I present them on the black piece of card I want the images to be slightly elevated instead of blending in with the card. I think this will be the most effective way to show these images because there is a lot of white in my images and I feel as though putting them on black card will make them stand out more due to the contrast of the background. I also feel as though this is the most effective way because the background is dark it will make the images stand out more and catch the viewers eye.
I used a knife tool, to cut around my images to ensure that they are all the same size and shape before using spray mount to stick them onto foam board. Once I had completed this, I cut around the white foam board so that it was the same size as my image and to ensure there was no foam board seen when looking at the image. I then used a pencil to sketch out where I wanted to place the three images and to ensure they were all equally spaced out. After this, I used double sided tape to stick the images onto the black piece of card. Once I had done this I measured the sides of the card and made sure that they were all even and the same length apart from each other and from the sides.
I really like how my first final presentation of my images turned out. This is because I like how the contrast of the back and white really makes the images stand out. I also like the order I have placed them in because the middle one is slightly more different to the other two which has a nice pattern to it. If I were to do this again, I would maybe print out the images A4 as I printed mine in A5 and they came out a bit small.
Second Presentation
When presenting my this series of images, I am going to present them on white foam board. I have chosen white foam board because I feel as though the contrast between the black colours in the images will stand out against white card. I think this will be the most effective way to present my images because the white background will make the images stand out and will allow the viewer to focus on the details of the images and notice the differences of each one.
I started by trimming down all the images to get rid of any unwanted areas around the image itself, after this I stuck the images down on a white piece of foam board. I then used the spray mount to stick the images down before using the knife tool to cut round the foam board right up to the image to ensure there is no foam board showing when looking at the image. I did this to allow the illusion of the images being raised and coming out of the background because it meant that they weren’t all the same level. After this, I used another big piece of foam board and laid out my images to see which way round would look best. After I had decided the order, I used a pencil and a ruler to measure out the sides and decide how much foam board I would be leaving out to be visible. I then used double sided tape on all the images to stick them down onto the big piece of foam board. After I had completed this, I used the knife tool to cut off any excess piece of foam board that weren’t within the measurements.
I really like how I presented my images because of the differences of each image coming together to make one canvas. For this presentation I like how I have left the foam board on display to contrast with the images.
Third Presentation
When presenting this image, I am going to use a black piece of card for the background as I feel it would be the most appropriate for this set of images. I think this will be the most effective way to present my images because there is black in my image and I feel as though it will go well with showing the different dimensions and illusions that are in this image. I am also going to mount the image up onto a bit of foam board to raise the image from the background to create the idea that the image is coming out of it. I think this will look good as the image is quite gory and the black background correlates to this idea.
For this image, I used the cutter to get a clean precise edge on the two images instead of using scissors. After this, I got a big piece of white foam board and used mount spray to stick them onto it. I then used the knife tool to cut around through the foam board around the image ensuring that no form board was left on show as I wanted the background to be purely black. After I had completed this, I used a pencil and a ruler to create markings on the black piece of card to ensure that both images were the same distance apart from the edges so that they were equal. After I was happy with the measurements, I used double sided tape to stick the images together. I chose to put my two images on top of each other, this is because I liked how this looked and I liked how it created a sense of symmetry as they are similar images edited the same way.
I really like how I presented my images because I like how the black background contrasts with the images to make them stand out and ensure that the illusions are the focus point of the image. If I were to present my images again, I would make the images brighter because in one point there is a dark area on one of the images that blends in with the background.
I started by selecting my favourite images and giving them 4 or 5 stars, meaning they would be colour coded to green. Then my least favourite/ worst were given 1/2 stars and colour coded red. Finally, the rest of the images were given 3 stars and colour coded yellow, which means that they weren’t the best photos but can still be used. This helped me to stay organised with all of my photos.
For this photoshoot, I used the studio with the professional lighting and backdrop, as I felt my images would come out clearer and easier to use and edit.
for my first photoshoot I wanted to photograph objects that I would say are “gender locked”, meaning that it would be seen as quite strange by the majority of public if the opposite gender were to use them this include objects such as perfumes, fragrances, loafers, high heels. My thought process behind this was that id edit some of the images with colours opposing the gender that would normally use them. For example, with a picture of loafers i would change the background of the image to blue and then create a contrasting image with pink as the background. The reason for this is because i want people to look at these images and challenge the stereotypes that people often make and have been making for a very long time.
this batch of images I think didn’t come out well in this photoshoot as I didn’t have the right set up when taking these images as the lighting was off and the canvas I was taking the pictures on didn’t help much either as it looked to tacky. so to help create better images I went to a studio for my second portion of images from this photoshoot.
like previously stated I managed to create far superior images in the second batch as I had a proper set up for my images the images came out with a much better quality, and a lot more detail on the objects which is exactly what I wanted to achieve.
3best images from the photoshoot:
the reason why I believe these three were the best from the photoshoot is because they came out exactly how i wanted them as I needed the images to look a certain way for my editing process, as I needed the object to have a plain white background with minimal shadows as I would be able to take the shadows out through Lightroom.
outcomes of the best images and how i edited them:
for this image I didn’t touch the basic parts of the image I just added two mask to adjust the appearance of the heel and the background of the image, the reason I decided to change the colour of the shoe was because I thought it would look to plain and boring if it was just the same shoe over and over again across all images. I also made sure the colour of the heel wasn’t to similar to the background so it wouldn’t be to hard to tell apart.
the editing process of this image is fairly similar to the first one as I wanted to make sure to keep a pattern in the book as I didn’t want anything to look out of place. as you can see by the adjustments I made to the image I focused on just changing the colour of tint of the loafers as they are black I couldn’t change the colour of it without it looking odd so I decided to add a pink tint over the shoe to go with the pink background.
for this image I decided to work on more than just the masking of the image as I wanted to make sure the colours were going to pop all over image and not just the background hence the saturation and vibrance being substantially increased in the editing settings.
when editing the objects of the image I wanted to try something a little bit different instead of having the objects the same colour as the background I decided to change the colour of them to something a little different to the background but not to far off so it wouldn’t look to off the colour scheme of the image which is why I adjusted the heel to be red still fitting with the colour scheme of pink .
conclusion of photoshoot 1:
This is the reason why i though these were the best images from the photoshoot as they allowed me create exactly what I wanted to the best out of all the other images as I was able to make the images have near to none shadows with the coloured background to make the objects pop out the image as much as possible which was what I wanted to create. However if i was to do this photoshoot again I would have taken a lot more images from different angles accompanied with different forms of lighting to bring out a different type of image, this could have consisted of the objects having different things around them to help bring a different meaning to the image/understanding of it.
I decided to plan how I’m going to mount my printed images by using Adobe InDesign, all in three different categories, Individualism, Socialism and Realism.
I explored the theme Socialism by taking photoshoots of a group of friends and family doing any sort of activity such as, going bowling, park, town, going on a walk etc. This symbolizes Socialism since socialism is all about socialising, making memories, having fun and being with people you enjoy spending your time with. For this photoshoot I decided to go explore different locations around jersey, for example St Peter, St Helier etc. Exploring Socialism brings attention to collective experiences, social justices, working-class and communities. Showing how people with different backgrounds and different environments can unit and the importance of equality and justice in society.
Best Images:
I decided yo leave some of my images in black and white because I think it gives a stronger connection to the theme society and it makes the images more un-posed. It shows how positive society can be when united.
I explored the theme Realism by taking photoshoots of nature, the environment, and daily uses. I also explored realism by taking portraits of people are work showing their environment, where they are most of the day and from face expressions if they enjoy their job. By taking images of people at their work can show realism since that’s the reality of like cant be always going away or having fun, got to go back to reality which is work and which people spend most of their day. Realism can also show historical aspects, everything changes overtime but sometimes the special places don’t.
Best Images:
In my opinion these images these are my best image because they show the best three different aspects of realism. The first one lose detailed plants/flowers, second one daily life use/routine, and thirds nature. I love how they are set and how the colour blend so well with each other, all with different shades and colours making it more lively. I left the second images black and white because it shows the different shades of black and white which make it more interesting than editing it with colour.
For my first photoshoot I explored the theme Individualism. I went to different places and took photoshoots of different people at places they love most and where they like to spend most of their day. I took portrait of where people feel comfortable and at peace such as at the beach, shopping, doing make up, around their childhood plushies etc. In my opinion taking portraits of people where they most love being is a very important part of individualism because it sometimes can show how someone’s personality is by just a image. For example taking a portrait of someone on a tree can show that they are adventurous and like exploring. Exploring individualism allows to show different personal identity, unique perspectives and self-expression. It gives individuals the power to tell their own experiences, passions, likes, dislikes and stories, through portraits or candid moments. It can also express a sense of freedom and show everyone’s different beauty.
For my individualism photoshoot I decided to try use as bright colours and possible so the images give it a positive mood. Three photos are black and white but I left it like that because I think it feels more powerful an highlights more the theme individualism. The images show everyone what she enjoys doing and independence. For my other photoshoots I increased the exposure to make it look more bright but not too bright that you cant see the different shades and colours. Below are some of the best images that I took in my opinion. I love how they are set and show the theme individualism very well and with different expressions.
