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Photo 2

Objective 2: Creative Exposure

The camera mode: Av because I feel the most comfortable using Av and the settings can be played around with more that P mode.

F stop used and why: f5 because I wanted a faster shutter speed to reduce any camera shake and I didn’t need a large depth of field since there is only a foreground and background.

Shutter speed used and why: 1/2000 because of the other settings used.

ISO used and why: 100 because it was a bright day and I was shooting directly up at the sky.

Focal length and why: 55mm because the barbed wire was farther away and since it was on a high fence, I didn’t have the option to go nearer to the barbed wire.

 

Objective 3: Elements and Principles of Design

Lighting: The lighting was backlighting because I was shooting directly up at the sky. Although, because of the time of day, the sun was at a very slight angle to the barbed wire, which illuminated edges of the barbed wire and created interest in the otherwise silhouetted form. The lighting in the background is also interesting as well because of the texture made by the sun hitting the clouds.

Unity: This photo has unity because of the sharp texture of the barbed wire interests the eye and the coils of the wire draws the eye evenly across the photo. Paired with the soft texture of the clouds in the background and the black and white quality of the picture, it definitely has unity.

Contrast: Because the picture is black and white, there is a direct contrast of lights and darks which emphasises the barbed wire against the grey and white background.

Pattern: The evenly spaced barbs on the wire creates a pattern that makes the eye follow the wire across the photo and adds interest and texture.

Balance: the black and white quality of this photo creates a balance. Normally black will dominate a picture if used only in a black and white picture, but because the true black is only used in the thin lines of the barbed wire, it balances out against the mainly grey sky and the white highlights make the picture a full grey scale.

Movement: There is no actual movement shown in this picture. But there is the implied movement made by the eye traveling across the photograph. This is caused by the coiled barbed wire and its counterpart, the straight leading lines of the other two straight wires.

Emphasis: The barbed wire in the foreground is the focal point of the picture. This is because it is a silhouette against the lighter sky of the background. The soft texture of the clouds also complements the sharp, hard lines of the barbed wire.

Value: Value is in the entire photograph because it is black and white, and therefore made out of the values of grey. The black value of the barbed wire paired with the light highlights along its edge emphasises the barbed wire against the grey and white background which recedes from the eye when seen beside the extreme black and white of the barbed wire.

Texture: the barbs on the wire really creates a sharp hard texture while the clouds are very soft. This really creates some interest.

Space: this photograph has negative space and positive space as well. The Barbed wire is positive space because it is obviously the foreground and seems to literally stand out against the background. The negative space is the cloudy background which seems to recede behind the positive space and makes the positive space more of a focal point and the main interest.

Form: because of the highlights on the barbwire, you can see that it is a rounded three dimensional form.

Shape: The barbed wire has a very definitive edge, and because it is almost a complete silhouette, it can also illustrate shape as well. Also, because the background is so far away, and because I used a small depth of field, it seems flat and two dimensional.

Line: This picture has tons of line. Everything but the background is made up of it. Although, really there isn’t a lot of actual lines in the picture, because it is made up of those few ones, it’s almost concentrated which makes them more potent. The lines are smooth and sharp, while the two strands of barbwire on the right are leading lines. The rounded coils also soften the image slightly.

 

Objective 5: Post Production (ex. dust/spot removal, resize, contrast, white balance, sharpening, borders, etc.)

Corrections/adjustments made:

Temperature

Tint

Exposure

Contrast

Highlights

Shadows

Clarity

Sharpening

Noise Reduction/luminance

 

Objective 6: Critique

My photograph looks like there’s a slight vignette in the corners that detracts from the photo because it’s not large enough to be a proper vignette that could add to the photograph and instead detracts from it. I’m not sure how it got there but it could be the edge of my filter on the end of the lens.

 

Objective 4: Lighting

Type of lighting and why: The lighting was backlighting because I was shooting directly up at the sky. Although, because of the time of day, the sun was at a very slight angle to the barbed wire, which illuminated edges of the barbed wire and created interest in the otherwise silhouetted form. The lighting in the background is also interesting as well because of the texture made by the sun hitting the clouds.

 

Objective 7: Photographic Styles (ex. portrait, landscape, etc.) – Explain why the settings and composition are appropriate for the style of photography

Type/style of photography: Art Photography

when I took the photo I used Av because I'm the most comfortable with that camera setting. The f stop was f/5 because i didnt need a large depth of field and I prefer using a larger f stop when a large depth of field is not needed to reduce any camera shake.

The shutter speed was 1/2000 because it was a very bright day and I hade a high f stop. The ISO was 100 because of the bright light. There was no exposure compensation because I was not comfortable with using it at the time of the photograph. The focal lengh was 55mm because I was shooting directly up at the barbed wire on top o a fence so there was no option of getting closer.

Done