Old school - Photo #3

Objective 3: Elements and Principles of Design

Texture – The scratches on the doors and the grain I added to the image make it look like a really old photo. Nothing in the photo really looks soft, making the photo have a more serious feel to it.

 

Value / Tone – Since the photo is in black and white, the entire photo just has different tones of grey. The darker tones and the lighter tones make the whole photo look more three dimensional, especially inside, where there are more shadows. The vignette I added makes the tones around the edges slightly darker and makes you focus more on the center and right side of the image.

 

Pattern / Repetition – While they aren’t exactly the same, all the doors are similar. You can guess what the other doors would look like even though they aren’t in the photo. You can tell what the background outside might look like as well. This adds interest. Lastly, the windows also repeat, and they get smaller as you go left, which makes it look more 3D.

 

Contrast – The really old looking image contrasts with the relatively new looking car. Also, the tones contrast and there are areas in the image that are pure white and pure black. The brighter areas draw more attention than the darker areas.

 

Critiquing

I changed the photo to black and white because the colours didn’t really look that good, but I liked the composition of the image. I also liked the grain I added to the image. Zooming in and backing away a bit more might have made a better photo.

 

Objective 7: Photographic Styles –

Type/style of photography: HDR

The camera mode: Av

f stop used: 18.0

shutter speed used: 1/80, 1/30, 1/10, 0.3, 0.8

ISO used: 400

Exposure compensation: -3, -1 2/3, 0, 1 2/3, 3

Focal length: 27 mm

 

Done