Framing - Initial Ideas Mind Map
Framing - Test Shoot Mind Map
Student choice - Statement of Intent
For this project of student choice I have chosen Framing. Over the course of this project I intend to explore the spontaneous style of Henri Cartier - Bresson and the well thought through and more studio style of Christopher Anderson. The reason I chose the photography style of Framing was because I really like exploring the extremely wide range of creativity and the many different ways of composing framing photography. Our first trip for this Project is in Manchester city Centre. Everyone on the trip will have different intentions of what they want too achieve and intend to gain from it hence the name "student choice", However I intend to use all the skills and compositional knowledge I have gained over the time while I have been doing the project of framing. On the trip I intend to capture a variety of styles of framing using models, shadows and the environment around me. I feel like having this many things to take pictures of will allow me have such a broad pallet of options to capture.
Once we Come back from the trip I wish to compare my new images with my first initial photoshoot to show progression in my work. When we come back from the trip I would also like to do a side by side of one of my images with a researched photographers image that implements a style of either Henri - Cartier Bresson or Christopher Anderson. After the completion of the trip/photoshoot I would like to still use inspiration from Cartier Bresson and Christopher Anderson in the future for further photoshoots however, I intend to do further research of other photographers that have a similar style of Bresson and Anderson. Researching other photographers will allow me to refer to different photographers such a Yasuhiro Ishimoto and Ansel Adams for inspiration in my writing, this way I'm not repeating their names over and over again. Although their photographs may be difficult to recreate however, I feel as if the way they compose their framing images will be achievable replicate since they use shadows and pick out frames from the environment around them to accentuate their work. As the project goes on I intend to develop my compositional skills within photoshoots. I also intend to research with different types of Photoshop edits for this project. A good way of doing research for photoshop edits is creating mood boards on canva, this way I can refer back to a mood board I have created to give me inspiration if I am not sure which image to edit and what kind of edit I want to complete in the future.
At the start of this project my initial thoughts on framing were that it was just the way photographers composed their photograph. But as I delved deeper with my research I came to realize that It wasn't just the way photographers composed their images but its a whole style of photography, there are so many different and creative ways you can carry out and explore the project of framing. Towards the end of this year I wish to score higher on this project than I did with my previous project of 'portrait' which will be a challenge but its definitely achievable, I also intend to write up a very detailed and precise evaluation to present my achievements and progression within this project. For my final gallery I intend to also show progression however my through my edits and raw images instead of in an analytical format.
Once we Come back from the trip I wish to compare my new images with my first initial photoshoot to show progression in my work. When we come back from the trip I would also like to do a side by side of one of my images with a researched photographers image that implements a style of either Henri - Cartier Bresson or Christopher Anderson. After the completion of the trip/photoshoot I would like to still use inspiration from Cartier Bresson and Christopher Anderson in the future for further photoshoots however, I intend to do further research of other photographers that have a similar style of Bresson and Anderson. Researching other photographers will allow me to refer to different photographers such a Yasuhiro Ishimoto and Ansel Adams for inspiration in my writing, this way I'm not repeating their names over and over again. Although their photographs may be difficult to recreate however, I feel as if the way they compose their framing images will be achievable replicate since they use shadows and pick out frames from the environment around them to accentuate their work. As the project goes on I intend to develop my compositional skills within photoshoots. I also intend to research with different types of Photoshop edits for this project. A good way of doing research for photoshop edits is creating mood boards on canva, this way I can refer back to a mood board I have created to give me inspiration if I am not sure which image to edit and what kind of edit I want to complete in the future.
At the start of this project my initial thoughts on framing were that it was just the way photographers composed their photograph. But as I delved deeper with my research I came to realize that It wasn't just the way photographers composed their images but its a whole style of photography, there are so many different and creative ways you can carry out and explore the project of framing. Towards the end of this year I wish to score higher on this project than I did with my previous project of 'portrait' which will be a challenge but its definitely achievable, I also intend to write up a very detailed and precise evaluation to present my achievements and progression within this project. For my final gallery I intend to also show progression however my through my edits and raw images instead of in an analytical format.
Henri Cartier - Bresson mood board
Henri Cartier - Bresson Analysis
Henri Cartier - Bresson was a French photographer born on the 22nd august 1908 in the area Chanteloup - en - brie, france. His creative and thoughtful photographs helped establish a new era of photojournalism as a form of art. Cartier - Bresson used the style of framing to create this image during a trip in Seville, Spain. In 1937 He produced his first documentary on the spanish civil war while helping with medical aid. This date also marked Cartier - Bresson’s first reportage photographs produced for newspapers and magazines.
This landscape image taken during the Spanish civil war of 1937 named “children in Seville, Spain”. This photograph, which seems to have been taken through a hole in a badly damaged wall contains, some children who appear to be injured, playing and laughing with big gaping holes in walls either side of them and heaps of rubble beneath their feet. Whilst some children are playing others have a bucket, possibly attempting to pick up and clean the bits of broken stone and dirt. This image could represent the mixed emotions and resilience in times of conflict of children after their houses or businesses had been broken apart by tanks or other heavy military artillery. The theme of photography being portrayed in this image is framing. Framing photography “involves choosing what you’ll include in the frame and what you will leave out”. (Credit : https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/hub/guides/what-is-framing-in-photography) The purpose of framing photography is to direct the viewer's awareness towards the subject matter. In the case of Cartier - Bresson image framing is outlined by the photograph being taken through a hole in a wall acting as a picture frame which could emphasise destruction. Henri Cartier Bresson creating this realistic framing photograph wanted to emphasize the harsh reality of war and conflict. Cartier - Bresson used a range of compositional rules such as central focal point this allowed the camera to highlight the children finding positivity even in a saddening time of adversity. We use central focal point in photography to allow a viewer to focus their eyes centrally at a certain and specific focus point of an image. Henri also used strong leading lines in this image this is shown in the frame accentuating the abundance of children scattered all around the the focal point of the image, starting from the front of the foreground to the back of the far depth of field and background. In photography we use leading lines to help direct the viewers focus of the photograph to create a well composed balanced image. Photographers also use a far depth of field to allow the image to stay in focus at a further distance. The very back of the image looks as if it has almost been distorted on purpose which could create a viewer of the image to think or imagine that there could be more people in what could be described as an abyss.
During the production of this piece of work Cartier - Bresson has used many composition rules. These are; a large depth of field as the focal point of the image is still quite close to the camera and the backdrop is still in focus; framing as the hole in the wall acts as a guide for the viewer to focus on the children. This photograph is typical of his spontaneous style of photojournalism because it appears that he is walking past and has observed the children playing in the street, most of the children appear to be unaware that he is taking the photograph. He tried to stay as low key as possible while taking this image so he did not influence the children's behavior. Cartier - Bresson will have used a higher shutter speed as the higher the shutter speed the better the camera focuses on moving objects. The specific shutter speed setting will most likely have been at a high shutter speed, around 1/500 or 1/250. Photographers use different shutter speeds in their images to allow a moving image to almost become frozen in time. The use Asymmetry in this image is shown with the one side of the frame being uneven compared to the other side of the frame. Asymmetry is also presented in the subject matter of the image since they are scattered around the center of the frame rather than facing each other around the axis of the photograph. Asymmetry in photography is used to allow the photograph to appear more spontaneous.
I chose this photograph because I really like that it was captured in real time which emphasises the body language and different emotions the children are feeling. I also really like the use of the broken wall as a frame. In the future photoshoots I aspire to explore the different ways of framing images and using those different techniques in a photoshoot. For this project I would really like to be able to take spontaneous images like Cartier - Bresson however, this may be difficult to achieve as opportunities will be limited. Therefore instead I will use the style of framing in many different ways such as using different objects for the frame and using a variety of different things to be the focal points of the image like people, nature(trees / other plants) animals or architecture.
Christopher Anderson - mood board
Christopher Anderson Analysis
Christopher Anderson is a North American photographer, born 1970 in Kelowna, Canada and grew up in Texas. In 1999 his imaginative and innovative images first gained popularity after receiving the Robert CAPA gold medal award in 2000, which later sparked a new era of spontaneous photography. Christopher Anderson is also well known for his creative commercial style of photography. During his career he captured many famous faces such as the likes of Barack Obama and Willem Dafoe.
This image taken by Christopher Anderson during his trip in Altamira, Caracas, Venezuela in 2006, is an edited image of someone in the reflection of a window. This figurative image, using the technique of framing could represent a sense of isolation and a feeling of being mentally trapped. The posture of the subject in this image could also give the viewer the sense that the person may be tired or worn out. The Image has been desaturated to emphasize and make the subject stand out even more.
The sense of isolation and the feeling of being mentally trapped in this photograph was used by Christopher Anderson could be to depict and highlight the saddening troubles he witnessed through the places and people he visited during his stay in Venezuela 4 years before the revolt leading to a public economy and health crisis. The use of the subject matter through the square could have been to present the fact that people of Venezuela were becoming mentally trapped and almost feeling like outlaws due to how little they had. From the use of the feeling of being mentally trapped and the subject matter being framed and layered on top the larger version of the subject you could also say that people might have slowly started to feel out of touch with society the worse their situation before the crisis got.
The use of the colours in the image being desaturated helps viewers of this photograph to understand even further the hardships people were facing and feeling at this time in Venezuela while accentuating the possible sorrow that Christopher Anderson was feeling after his visit and seeing all the situations of different types of people in different areas of the country.
During the development of this photograph Christopher Anderson used many compositional rules. Such as his use of a large depth of field, this is shown through the camera’s focus distance being far away from the camera while everything close in the image is still in focus. Another compositional example Christopher Anderson has used was that the shot has been framed, this is shown with the larger silhouette of the person having a square hole in them showing the main subject in the picture frame so to speak. This image could be shown as having strong leading lines, the hole in the photograph represents strong leading lines as the frame draws the viewers eyes to the subject matter or point of interest. When taking this photograph Christopher may have also put his ISO on a medium sensitivity at around 200 - 400, allowing the backdrop of the image to become more grainy than the subject of the image, causing the viewer's eyes to be more drawn towards the subject matter. On the other hand his aperture may have been at around F/11 to yet again allow the subject to be more of the main focus of the image. The colour contrast of black and white in this image really highlights the subject matter in the frame as its a different colour to the backdrop, causing the focal point of the image to project itself to the viewer. The white balance used in this photograph will have perhaps been set to daylight to allow for the camera to let in the right amount of light so it still looks realistic before it was desaturated. The shutter speed in this image will have been at a high setting at around 1/1000 or 1/500. This will have been done to ensure that the base image didn't become out of focus because it was a still photograph. This black and white image by Christopher Anderson looks to have been taken using a tripod as the base image of the silhouette is taken close up to the subject matter and is at around head level height. The rule of thirds has been used on the vertical line of this image as the way the model is positioned looking downward it almost tricks the viewers eyes to thinking that model is further off to the side grid lines.
Christopher Anderson has taken another image of the same subject matter but from further away and the model has moved slightly over to the right. Anderson innovatively lined up the image to match the base images backdrop, this really accentuates the use of the model being a silhouette.
Anderson also cleverly used the compositional rule, the rule of even. The rule of even is when the number of subject matters in the image is an even number. The use of the rule of even in this image is presented with the use of the second over layed subject matter presenting the foreground smoothly which is the main subject silhouette. The middle ground in this image being the second overlayed subject matter and the background as the buildings behind the two silhouettes.
In Future photoshoots I can implement this style framing into my own work. This can be achieved by layering a second image over the base image and shrinking it , so it looks like there is a window looking through to the subject matter. One thing I like about this image is that it has been desaturated which can create a feeling of negative emotion. Soon I hope for this piece of work to link to mine when we start doing photoshoots for this student choice project as this and my previous Framing analysis is very good inspiration for when I am composing my photographs. The main compositional rules I will need to focus on to carry this out is strong leading lines, I feel as if this will really boost and accentuate the quality and creativity in my photograph's. Central focal point is another main rule I will focus on, this is because I want the subject being framed to be the main focus of the image to the viewer.
This image taken by Christopher Anderson during his trip in Altamira, Caracas, Venezuela in 2006, is an edited image of someone in the reflection of a window. This figurative image, using the technique of framing could represent a sense of isolation and a feeling of being mentally trapped. The posture of the subject in this image could also give the viewer the sense that the person may be tired or worn out. The Image has been desaturated to emphasize and make the subject stand out even more.
The sense of isolation and the feeling of being mentally trapped in this photograph was used by Christopher Anderson could be to depict and highlight the saddening troubles he witnessed through the places and people he visited during his stay in Venezuela 4 years before the revolt leading to a public economy and health crisis. The use of the subject matter through the square could have been to present the fact that people of Venezuela were becoming mentally trapped and almost feeling like outlaws due to how little they had. From the use of the feeling of being mentally trapped and the subject matter being framed and layered on top the larger version of the subject you could also say that people might have slowly started to feel out of touch with society the worse their situation before the crisis got.
The use of the colours in the image being desaturated helps viewers of this photograph to understand even further the hardships people were facing and feeling at this time in Venezuela while accentuating the possible sorrow that Christopher Anderson was feeling after his visit and seeing all the situations of different types of people in different areas of the country.
During the development of this photograph Christopher Anderson used many compositional rules. Such as his use of a large depth of field, this is shown through the camera’s focus distance being far away from the camera while everything close in the image is still in focus. Another compositional example Christopher Anderson has used was that the shot has been framed, this is shown with the larger silhouette of the person having a square hole in them showing the main subject in the picture frame so to speak. This image could be shown as having strong leading lines, the hole in the photograph represents strong leading lines as the frame draws the viewers eyes to the subject matter or point of interest. When taking this photograph Christopher may have also put his ISO on a medium sensitivity at around 200 - 400, allowing the backdrop of the image to become more grainy than the subject of the image, causing the viewer's eyes to be more drawn towards the subject matter. On the other hand his aperture may have been at around F/11 to yet again allow the subject to be more of the main focus of the image. The colour contrast of black and white in this image really highlights the subject matter in the frame as its a different colour to the backdrop, causing the focal point of the image to project itself to the viewer. The white balance used in this photograph will have perhaps been set to daylight to allow for the camera to let in the right amount of light so it still looks realistic before it was desaturated. The shutter speed in this image will have been at a high setting at around 1/1000 or 1/500. This will have been done to ensure that the base image didn't become out of focus because it was a still photograph. This black and white image by Christopher Anderson looks to have been taken using a tripod as the base image of the silhouette is taken close up to the subject matter and is at around head level height. The rule of thirds has been used on the vertical line of this image as the way the model is positioned looking downward it almost tricks the viewers eyes to thinking that model is further off to the side grid lines.
Christopher Anderson has taken another image of the same subject matter but from further away and the model has moved slightly over to the right. Anderson innovatively lined up the image to match the base images backdrop, this really accentuates the use of the model being a silhouette.
Anderson also cleverly used the compositional rule, the rule of even. The rule of even is when the number of subject matters in the image is an even number. The use of the rule of even in this image is presented with the use of the second over layed subject matter presenting the foreground smoothly which is the main subject silhouette. The middle ground in this image being the second overlayed subject matter and the background as the buildings behind the two silhouettes.
In Future photoshoots I can implement this style framing into my own work. This can be achieved by layering a second image over the base image and shrinking it , so it looks like there is a window looking through to the subject matter. One thing I like about this image is that it has been desaturated which can create a feeling of negative emotion. Soon I hope for this piece of work to link to mine when we start doing photoshoots for this student choice project as this and my previous Framing analysis is very good inspiration for when I am composing my photographs. The main compositional rules I will need to focus on to carry this out is strong leading lines, I feel as if this will really boost and accentuate the quality and creativity in my photograph's. Central focal point is another main rule I will focus on, this is because I want the subject being framed to be the main focus of the image to the viewer.
Alex Webb Analysis
Alex Webb is a North American photographer, born 5th May 1952 in San Francisco, California. Alex gained publicity for his multiplex and vivid photographs, generally of spontaneous moments in places undergoing political issues/conflict in his photojournalism. In 1974 during his time working with Magnum Photos Alex Webb's Innovative and spontaneous Photography over many years has helped spark a new era of framing photography in professional photojournalism. His work gained massive popularity when he started taking photographs for many big companies such as, New York Times magazine, National Geographic and amongst many other magazines. To many Alex Webb Is well known for his Photographs often in places with jaw dropping, engaging and riveting and often with fascinating scenery. This photograph is a great example of framing in photography as the subject is composed and complimented by a gap in a brick wall almost acting like a picture frame.
This framing image by Alex Webb taken in 1979 could be identified as an urban image. This is because of the brick wall around the image acting as a frame giving of a more urban feel to the image. However, if you delve deeper looking at the subject matter of the photograph it could be also argued that it gives a more of a landscape feel to the image as it enables you to imagine that behind the building is just miles and miles of dunes and sand. The title of this framing photograph "outside a night club", can completely change the way we look and think about the photograph. At first glance we may think this image was taken in more of a rural setting due to all of the sand, dirt road and architecture. However, the words 'night club' immediately creates more of an urban and inner city image in our imagination. As I cant find much information about this image it is very difficult to analyse in full detail yet I do know from looking at this innovative, rural and urbanized framing photograph could represent a feeling of isolation and seclusion as the person or subject sitting outside of the bar is sitting on a stool outside in the middle of a desert.
The feeling of isolation represented in this photograph, could have been inferred by Alex Webb to help the viewers/audience to realise or imagine the the photographer (Alex Webb) could have been going through a time of mental adversity and the only safe way he could publisise his feelings was through this photograph. This photograph could have also been used to depict the different mental and physical battles people from the many places he visited for his street style photography were facing at the time in summary using a singular photograph.
Alex Webb's use of the contrast of light and dark colour's could have been to portray that in every dark moment in life you should always strive to search for the light and the more positive things rather than focusing on the negatives. Just because one bad thing happened in your day doesn't mean you can just let that one thing roam around for free in your head and destroy the rest of the day. Linking back to the more content side of the photograph Alex Webb may have also used the hard contrast of light and dark colour's to illustrate the physical differences of people in society. In contrast the fact that however we are all members of one body in society. Meaning that people in a society and community's need to take more responsibility in each other, in order to gain a more caring, functional society. The blue colour of the building in the subject looks to have been exaggerated to pop out and really highlight the feeling of isolation. Due to the fact that people may sometimes feel isolation, loneliness that they have no body to help them get back up on their feet that the subject matter in the image is portraying, when in actual fact there are many people in life you can trust to talk to and open up about about why and what troubles have sparked you to feel this way and stay in that frame of mind and mentality. using the theme and sense of isolation Alex Webb could have also wanted the image to portray and help the viewers of his photograph to understand that they are not the only ones in the world feeling this sense of isolation and that actually their situation might possibly be a lot worse than your situation and frame of mind. So again people should learn to understand to always try to look for the positives in life no matter the situation.
Throughout the development of this photograph Alex Webb has used a numerus amount of compositional rules. These include central focal point, this is shown with the 'picture frame' causing the subject matter which is the building in this case to become directly framed by the brick wall around it. A far depth of field, this is accentuated in this image with the brick wall acting as a frame juxtaposing the image on my previous analysis by Christopher Anderson which shows the silhouette of a man overlayed on the previous image creating a shadow like frame around the subject matter. When taking this photograph Alex Webb may have also used the compositional rule of asymmetry. This is represented with the spontaneous picture frame looking almost as if its being weighted on one side as it is an unbalanced photograph. The subject matter which in this case is the bar/night club is slightly of to the right hand side creating an example asymmetry. Within the duration of taking this photograph Alex Webb has used a number of different camera settings. One example of a camera setting he has used in this photograph is the F/stop being at around F/4.0 allowing for the photograph to become perfectly exposed with a perfect depth of field. Another example of a camera setting that Alex Webb used when taking this photograph would be the ISO. The ISO in this image looks as if it was at around 400 or 800 this will have allowed the camera to have let in enough light to the point where it becomes clear and crisp without it becoming to noisy and grainy. In photography, photographers change the ISO on the camera to allow the camera to let in the perfect amount of light to be let into the photograph to become perfectly balanced according to the lighting in the duration of taking the image.
I chose this intricate and realistic photograph by Alex Webb to analyse because I really like the balance of the colours between the subject matter which in this case is the blue building and the colour of the dirt road contrasting with the brick red wall frame. However, with this image I dislike the fact that the frame is Asymmetrical, if it was symmetrical I feel like that would just boost the images composition and improve the balance of the focal point of the image. This piece of work by Alex Webb links quite clearly to one of my own images taken on the Manchester city center trip that we went on to add to our student choice page. The brick frame in this image links to the composition in the image I took as the photograph I had taken was through a spiral shaped hole that went through the bottom of a slide, this created strong leading lines and accentuated the far depth of field created by the F/stop in the image being at around F/4.0. In future photoshoots I will consider and think back to the compositional inspiration I gained from analysing and doing research on Alex Webb and this photograph. To improve my own work and camera skills during photoshoots I will focus on improving the way utilise the different camera settings for specific photographs. For example, one camera setting I could use more to my advantage that I don't often change is the white balance.
This framing image by Alex Webb taken in 1979 could be identified as an urban image. This is because of the brick wall around the image acting as a frame giving of a more urban feel to the image. However, if you delve deeper looking at the subject matter of the photograph it could be also argued that it gives a more of a landscape feel to the image as it enables you to imagine that behind the building is just miles and miles of dunes and sand. The title of this framing photograph "outside a night club", can completely change the way we look and think about the photograph. At first glance we may think this image was taken in more of a rural setting due to all of the sand, dirt road and architecture. However, the words 'night club' immediately creates more of an urban and inner city image in our imagination. As I cant find much information about this image it is very difficult to analyse in full detail yet I do know from looking at this innovative, rural and urbanized framing photograph could represent a feeling of isolation and seclusion as the person or subject sitting outside of the bar is sitting on a stool outside in the middle of a desert.
The feeling of isolation represented in this photograph, could have been inferred by Alex Webb to help the viewers/audience to realise or imagine the the photographer (Alex Webb) could have been going through a time of mental adversity and the only safe way he could publisise his feelings was through this photograph. This photograph could have also been used to depict the different mental and physical battles people from the many places he visited for his street style photography were facing at the time in summary using a singular photograph.
Alex Webb's use of the contrast of light and dark colour's could have been to portray that in every dark moment in life you should always strive to search for the light and the more positive things rather than focusing on the negatives. Just because one bad thing happened in your day doesn't mean you can just let that one thing roam around for free in your head and destroy the rest of the day. Linking back to the more content side of the photograph Alex Webb may have also used the hard contrast of light and dark colour's to illustrate the physical differences of people in society. In contrast the fact that however we are all members of one body in society. Meaning that people in a society and community's need to take more responsibility in each other, in order to gain a more caring, functional society. The blue colour of the building in the subject looks to have been exaggerated to pop out and really highlight the feeling of isolation. Due to the fact that people may sometimes feel isolation, loneliness that they have no body to help them get back up on their feet that the subject matter in the image is portraying, when in actual fact there are many people in life you can trust to talk to and open up about about why and what troubles have sparked you to feel this way and stay in that frame of mind and mentality. using the theme and sense of isolation Alex Webb could have also wanted the image to portray and help the viewers of his photograph to understand that they are not the only ones in the world feeling this sense of isolation and that actually their situation might possibly be a lot worse than your situation and frame of mind. So again people should learn to understand to always try to look for the positives in life no matter the situation.
Throughout the development of this photograph Alex Webb has used a numerus amount of compositional rules. These include central focal point, this is shown with the 'picture frame' causing the subject matter which is the building in this case to become directly framed by the brick wall around it. A far depth of field, this is accentuated in this image with the brick wall acting as a frame juxtaposing the image on my previous analysis by Christopher Anderson which shows the silhouette of a man overlayed on the previous image creating a shadow like frame around the subject matter. When taking this photograph Alex Webb may have also used the compositional rule of asymmetry. This is represented with the spontaneous picture frame looking almost as if its being weighted on one side as it is an unbalanced photograph. The subject matter which in this case is the bar/night club is slightly of to the right hand side creating an example asymmetry. Within the duration of taking this photograph Alex Webb has used a number of different camera settings. One example of a camera setting he has used in this photograph is the F/stop being at around F/4.0 allowing for the photograph to become perfectly exposed with a perfect depth of field. Another example of a camera setting that Alex Webb used when taking this photograph would be the ISO. The ISO in this image looks as if it was at around 400 or 800 this will have allowed the camera to have let in enough light to the point where it becomes clear and crisp without it becoming to noisy and grainy. In photography, photographers change the ISO on the camera to allow the camera to let in the perfect amount of light to be let into the photograph to become perfectly balanced according to the lighting in the duration of taking the image.
I chose this intricate and realistic photograph by Alex Webb to analyse because I really like the balance of the colours between the subject matter which in this case is the blue building and the colour of the dirt road contrasting with the brick red wall frame. However, with this image I dislike the fact that the frame is Asymmetrical, if it was symmetrical I feel like that would just boost the images composition and improve the balance of the focal point of the image. This piece of work by Alex Webb links quite clearly to one of my own images taken on the Manchester city center trip that we went on to add to our student choice page. The brick frame in this image links to the composition in the image I took as the photograph I had taken was through a spiral shaped hole that went through the bottom of a slide, this created strong leading lines and accentuated the far depth of field created by the F/stop in the image being at around F/4.0. In future photoshoots I will consider and think back to the compositional inspiration I gained from analysing and doing research on Alex Webb and this photograph. To improve my own work and camera skills during photoshoots I will focus on improving the way utilise the different camera settings for specific photographs. For example, one camera setting I could use more to my advantage that I don't often change is the white balance.
Plan for Shoots
Name:
Joseph Corlett
Project Title/ shoot number:
Framing Shoot/1
Description of aims for shoot:
The aim for my first framing/student choice shoot is too try different ways of composing the styles of framing.
Links with Photographers
My inspiration for this shoot is the spontaneous style of Henri-Cartier Bresson and the studied style of Christopher Anderson.
Location: outside/inside, In school, studio
Props/ items needed: Picture frame, natural spontaneous frames
Kit needed e.g. lighting, tripod, backdrop, macro lens:
Tripod only as wont likely need to use anything else since the style I'm going to use the most is more spontaneous
Camera settings I will use:
F-Stop : Larger aperture: F/4
White Balance: White balance: Auto
Shutter speed:1/60
ISO: 100 or 200
Which compositional rules will I use?
(Rule of Thirds, even numbers, odd numbers, symmetry, asymmetry, leading lines,
patterns, repetition, triangles, birds eye view, worms eye view, central focal point)
Within this shoot I will use different compositional rules such as strong leading lines and symmetry. I feel that having strong leading lines will really accentuate the depth and the style of the images.
Name:
Joseph Corlett
Project Title/ shoot number:
Framing Shoot/1
Description of aims for shoot:
The aim for my first framing/student choice shoot is too try different ways of composing the styles of framing.
Links with Photographers
My inspiration for this shoot is the spontaneous style of Henri-Cartier Bresson and the studied style of Christopher Anderson.
Location: outside/inside, In school, studio
Props/ items needed: Picture frame, natural spontaneous frames
Kit needed e.g. lighting, tripod, backdrop, macro lens:
Tripod only as wont likely need to use anything else since the style I'm going to use the most is more spontaneous
Camera settings I will use:
F-Stop : Larger aperture: F/4
White Balance: White balance: Auto
Shutter speed:1/60
ISO: 100 or 200
Which compositional rules will I use?
(Rule of Thirds, even numbers, odd numbers, symmetry, asymmetry, leading lines,
patterns, repetition, triangles, birds eye view, worms eye view, central focal point)
Within this shoot I will use different compositional rules such as strong leading lines and symmetry. I feel that having strong leading lines will really accentuate the depth and the style of the images.
Framing Shoot 1
Through a Railing
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This photograph is my best image from this part of the photoshoot because it is well focused and the subject matter is directly presented through the use of the frame. The use of central focal point in this image I feel really helped accentuate the subject matters pose and directly cause the viewers eyes of to focus on the model/subject matter. My white balance on this image will have been at around either auto or sunny. An auto white balance allows for the camera to automatically adjust to the correct white balance setting without having to tweak the settings, causing an optimal colour balance. Setting the white balance to sunny allows for the camera to adjust to the amount of sunlight being let into the camera accentuating the exposure. The exposure in this image being controlled by the aperture will have been set to around F11 or F8. This will allow for the the amount of light being let into the image to highlight the subject matter even more. The ISO in this image will have been set to around 200 or 400, this resulted in a nice clear and crisp image without it becoming to noisy or grainy. The ISO setting all depends on the amount of light originally in the area of the subject, so if there was lots of sunlight shining onto the subject or the camera lens the lower the ISO would need to be. The shutter speed in this image will have been at around 1/1000, a fast shutter speed. This is because this image is a still image, meaning if you were taking a photograph of a fast moving object you would set the shutter speed to 1/1000 too. My F/stop in this image will have been at around F/4.0 or F/2.8, this resulted in my exposure to let in enough light to the point were it stays clear and crisp. The F/stop in my image also has resulted in a moderately short depth of field.
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This image is my worst image from this photoshoot. This is because it is out of focus, has an incorrect use of a frame, and I feel the use of central focal point like in my best image would have really boosted this image. The ISO in this image will have been at around ISO 800 or 1600. This has then resulted in the image becoming overly bright, noisy and grainy. The F/stop in this image will have been at around F/2.8 or F/2.0, this has then caused the images exposure to be too bright. The exposure has then also resulted in the relatively far depth of field. The F/stop causing the image to become overly exposed made the sunlight in this image directly shine on to the lens.
In this image I set the shutter speed to a fast shutter speed, at around 1/1000. The shutter speed was at 1/1000 because this image is a still image. There isn't much to talk about with the shutter speed in this image because it was kept all the way up to a very fast shutter throughout the whole shoot. The white balance in this image was kept at auto to allow for the correct balance of colours however, due to the exposure being too high or bright, the image then looks almost as if the white balance setting was at sunny or cloudy. If I were to re-take this image I would ensure that I choose an entirely different frame, making sure the camera was pointed more towards the model or subject matter, change the ISO to around 200 or 400 because there is already lots of light in the image and making sure I set the F/stop to around F/4.0. |
Through a fence and Railing
In a field
In Library Garden
Plan for Shoots
Name:
Joseph Corlett
Project Title/ shoot number:
Framing shoot/2
Description of aims for shoot:
The aim for my second framing/student choice shoot is to capture a variety of different ways of taking framing photographs
Links with Photographers
My inspiration for this second shoot is to still use the same style of Henri cartier- Bresson and Christopher Anderson. As I feel as if these two photographers suit the style of framing that is accessible for me too use since other framing photographers take images of beaches, deserts and mountains. Essentially the two that I chose have an easier to replicate style.
Location: In school
Props/ items needed: Picture frame and any other man made or natural objects that you can see through
Kit needed e.g. lighting, tripod, backdrop, macro lens: Possibly a tripod depending on the angle I will intend to get of the image, A glass globe or crystal lens.
Camera settings I will use:
F-Stop: F/32 or F/22
White Balance: Daylight or cloudy
Shutter speed: 1/60 or 1/125
ISO: ISO 50 or 100 so the image is not noisy
Which compositional rules will I use?
(Rule of Thirds, even numbers, odd numbers, symmetry, asymmetry, leading lines,
patterns, repetition, triangles, birds eye view, worms eye view, central focal point)
Different compositional rules I will use are symmetry, Asymmetry and Leading lines. I feel as these will really highlight and accentuate the clearness and depth of my images.
Name:
Joseph Corlett
Project Title/ shoot number:
Framing shoot/2
Description of aims for shoot:
The aim for my second framing/student choice shoot is to capture a variety of different ways of taking framing photographs
Links with Photographers
My inspiration for this second shoot is to still use the same style of Henri cartier- Bresson and Christopher Anderson. As I feel as if these two photographers suit the style of framing that is accessible for me too use since other framing photographers take images of beaches, deserts and mountains. Essentially the two that I chose have an easier to replicate style.
Location: In school
Props/ items needed: Picture frame and any other man made or natural objects that you can see through
Kit needed e.g. lighting, tripod, backdrop, macro lens: Possibly a tripod depending on the angle I will intend to get of the image, A glass globe or crystal lens.
Camera settings I will use:
F-Stop: F/32 or F/22
White Balance: Daylight or cloudy
Shutter speed: 1/60 or 1/125
ISO: ISO 50 or 100 so the image is not noisy
Which compositional rules will I use?
(Rule of Thirds, even numbers, odd numbers, symmetry, asymmetry, leading lines,
patterns, repetition, triangles, birds eye view, worms eye view, central focal point)
Different compositional rules I will use are symmetry, Asymmetry and Leading lines. I feel as these will really highlight and accentuate the clearness and depth of my images.
Framing Shoot 2
Through a sphere at a distance
Through a sphere close up
Through a sphere closer up
Near tree at a distance
Close up with a square
Close up with a sphere
Framing shoot 2 - Best and worst
This is my best image from this shoot because of the contrast between the white bricked backdrop and the models face really accentuates the cold and hot colours in this image. The ISO being at 200 allows the light from the sun to compliment the low ISO and create a nice clear well focused image. The ISO also being at 200 makes sure the image doesn't result in being too bright or over - exposed. The shutter speed in this image wasn't high at all being that its not a moving image, because the higher the shutter speed the more out of focus and distorted the photograph will be. when taking the image I didn't really mess with the f/stop because the I wanted to make sure the subject in the image was primarily focused on, so left the setting at f/2.8.
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This image is my worst from this photoshoot because the angle at which the photograph was originally taken from was already not thought through properly. The ISO in this image was at 200 however the image still looked fairly grainy this was due to the large aperture and the composition of the photograph. You could say that the rule of thirds was used however I think the model was also too close to the sphere causing the image to become out of focus. Since the photograph was taken outside the white balance wasn't really messed with so I kept it on auto. If I was to do this photoshoot again I would make sure that the model was further away so it was more in focus and make sure that the model and the camera was angled correctly.
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Manchester City Center Framing photoshoot plan
Name:
Joseph Corlett
Project Title/ shoot number:
Student Choice - Framing shoot trip Manchester City Centre
Description of aims for shoot:
For this shoot I aim to Explore the style of Henri - Cartier Bresson and Christopher Anderson by implementing my inspiration from them into my photographs.
Plan for Shoots
Links with Photographers:
Henri - Cartier Bresson and Christopher Anderson
Location: Manchester City Centre
Props/ items needed:
I won't have any use for a tripod or a plain backdrop as the photoshoot is going to be in different places such as in front of buildings and general structures found in a city.
Camera settings I will use:
F-Stop :During this shoot I will switch in between two different aperture settings as my focal point of different images will vary. These settings will be f/2,8 and f/5,6
White Balance: For this shoot I will leave my white balance on auto as it depends on the weather for how much light comes into the photograph and auto allows it to adjust to the light automatically.
Shutter speed: During this shoot I wont taking pictures of moving objects so i'm going to leave my shutter speed on 1/1000
ISO: For the duration of this shoot I am going to put my ISO on 200 as I feel it allows enough light into the image without it becoming too noisy.
Which compositional rules will I use?
During this photoshoot I will use a range of compositional rules such as the rule of thirds, central focal point, strong leading lines, asymmetry and symmetry. I will implement these compositional rules into this photoshoot as I feel like they would all serve the same purpose of accentuating and giving my Photographs lots of depth especially central focal point, the rule of thirds and symmetry.
Joseph Corlett
Project Title/ shoot number:
Student Choice - Framing shoot trip Manchester City Centre
Description of aims for shoot:
For this shoot I aim to Explore the style of Henri - Cartier Bresson and Christopher Anderson by implementing my inspiration from them into my photographs.
Plan for Shoots
Links with Photographers:
Henri - Cartier Bresson and Christopher Anderson
Location: Manchester City Centre
Props/ items needed:
- Natural/ architectural use of frames
- Crystal prism
I won't have any use for a tripod or a plain backdrop as the photoshoot is going to be in different places such as in front of buildings and general structures found in a city.
Camera settings I will use:
F-Stop :During this shoot I will switch in between two different aperture settings as my focal point of different images will vary. These settings will be f/2,8 and f/5,6
White Balance: For this shoot I will leave my white balance on auto as it depends on the weather for how much light comes into the photograph and auto allows it to adjust to the light automatically.
Shutter speed: During this shoot I wont taking pictures of moving objects so i'm going to leave my shutter speed on 1/1000
ISO: For the duration of this shoot I am going to put my ISO on 200 as I feel it allows enough light into the image without it becoming too noisy.
Which compositional rules will I use?
During this photoshoot I will use a range of compositional rules such as the rule of thirds, central focal point, strong leading lines, asymmetry and symmetry. I will implement these compositional rules into this photoshoot as I feel like they would all serve the same purpose of accentuating and giving my Photographs lots of depth especially central focal point, the rule of thirds and symmetry.
Manchester City Centre Framing Photoshoot
Through The Cricket Stadium
At The Tram Stop
On The Way To Piccadilly Gardens
Arriving At Piccadilly Gardens
Through a Slide
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This is my best image from this photoshoot because of the multiple depths of fields that really compliment the composition of the photograph. The usage of central focal point in this image really accentuates contrast of the different colours in this backdrop. ISO being at 400 allowed for enough light to be let into the image so its not to noisy for it to become a well focused, clear and crisp image. The white balance in this image was kept on auto to as I wanted the natural light of the photograph to come through in the image rather than putting in on tungsten which in my opinion would have let to much light in to the photograph causing the colours in the image to become askew. The shutter speed in this image will have been very high at around 1/1000 as it is a still image. My f/stop in this image will have been fairly low in this image as the lower the f/stop the lighter the image becomes and the higher the f/stop the further the depth of field can become. In the case of this image though the f/stop will have been at 2.8 because it was taken in a darker setting so I needed more light to be let in. If I were to go back and take this image again I would probably stand further back before taking this image to allow all of the frame to show in rather than the bottom bit being cut off, I feel that a small change like this will just make this photograph all the better.
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This is my worst image from this part of the photoshoot as I didn't put Much thought into the composition and it was very rushed causing the image to become unbalanced and not very well focused. The compositional rules used in this photograph aren't very obvious as I feel I didn't put anywhere near the amount of time and effort into this image as I did with my best image. The ISO in this photograph being at around 200 was to low for this image causing it to become to dark and grainy. my f/stop for this image will have been higher at around f/5.6 or f/4.0 causing the photograph to have a darker exposure. The shutter speed on this image could have been fairly low at around 1/125 as the subject matter in this image was moving in the duration of taking this image so therefore the subject became slightly out of focus. The white balance in this image will have been left on auto as wasn't sure what to decipher for the colour balance. If I were to go back and retake this image I would make sure my shutter speed was on a higher setting at around 1/1000 to allow for a much more clear and crisp image.
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Statue in Piccadilly Gardens
Up a Slide
Down a Slide
Framed Using Poles
Down an Alley
Up a Stairwell
Construction
Corner of the Building
Side of an Old Building
The Top of a Shop
Manchester Cathedral at a Distance
A row of Pubs
Different Perspective of the Pubs
Down a street
Corner of a Building near
Through a Railing on a Bridge
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This is my best image from this photoshoot as it implements a contrast of modern architecture and framing into one singular photograph. The ISO in this photograph will have likely been on around 200 or 400 to allow enough light to get into the image causing it to become clear while not being to noisy. The white balance was left on auto for this image because, I was fine with how the original, natural lighting looked on this photograph. However, if were change my white balance for this image at the time it would have likely been set at daylight or cloudy. My f/stop in this photograph will have been set at around f/4.0. This allowed the image to become not over exposed and still have a relatively far depth of field. The shutter speed in this image will have been kept at a high setting around 1/500 or 1/1000, this is because it is a still image. When taking this image my f/stop will have likely been at around f/4.0, this allowed for the image to become not to over exposed while keeping a further depth of field.
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This is my worst image from this photoshoot as there isn't much going on with the subject matter and causing it become not very clear or focused. In this image you could argue that I have used asymmetry which I think boosts how good the photograph is but not by much. The ISO in this image was at around 400 to allow the right amount of light to be let into the image however, it caused the photograph to become slightly grainy. For the duration of taking this image the white balance was left on auto to still allow the colours to be balanced correctly. My f/stop in this image looks as if it was too low at around f/2.0 or f/2.8 causing the image to become over exposed and have a closer depth of field. The shutter speed in this image will have likely been kept on 1/500 1/1000, this allows the image to stay in focus when the shutter closes. If I were to go back take this image again I would ensure I re think my composition of the photograph to allow for a more interesting image. I would also lower my ISO to around 200 and put f/stop to around f/4.0 or f/4.6 these both will allow the image to then become not to over exposed and well focused with a further depth of field.
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Through a Railing From a Different Angle
Stained glass window
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This is my best image from this part of the photoshoot because it is well thought through and composed. The use of central focal point in this image, I feel has accentuated the f/stop being at around f/4.0 causing the image to become perfectly exposed, while allowing for a moderately far depth of field. The white balance in this image should have been set on daylight in order to bring out this images colour a bit better, however for this photograph it was left on auto. My ISO in this photograph will have been at around 200 or 400. This allowed for enough light to get into the image for it to become a more clear and crisp image. If I were to go back and take this image again I would ensure that I turn up the exposure the tiniest of bit so that the photograph stands out more.
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This image is my worst image from this part of the photoshoot because while the colours have come out nicely, it is still unbalanced, not composed very well (askew angle) and slightly over exposed. My ISO will have been at around 400 or 800 resulting in the image becoming noisy while still letting enough light into the image. The F/stop in this image will have been at around f/2.0 or f/2.8 this then caused my image to let in enough light however, it was still over exposed. The white balance in this photograph will have been set at auto so I feel if had set it to daylight it would have brought out the colours of the church and the sky more causing to then not become over exposed. The shutter speed in this image isn't that necessary to talk about because I don't feel it has affected the photograph's exposure or how it has been focused. If I were to retake this image again I would make sure I check my f/stop or exposure to ensure that it was set around f/4.0 this allows the image to become perfectly exposed with a fairly distant depth of field.
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Window through a Tree
Different Part of the Cathedral
Turret on the Cathedral
Down a Pub Alley
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This is my best image from this part of the Photoshoot because the leading lines in this photograph is accentuated by the vivid and vibrant colours of the plants and flowers. The ISO in this image will have been at around 200 or 400 this allowed for the image to let in enough light while not becoming to noisy or grainy. My white balance in this photograph was set to auto. this allows the camera to automatically balance the colour in the photograph. However if I were to change it to a different white balance setting it will most likely be at daylight as I feel this will bring out the vivid and vibrant colours even more. The f/stop in this photograph will have been at around f/4.0 this allowed the image to become well focused and not to over exposed with a further depth of field. The shutter speed in this image will have been at a moderately fast setting at around 1/125 as the image is mostly a still image.
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This is my worst image from this photoshoot as it is fairly rushed, slightly out of focus not composed as well as my best image. My f/stop in this photograph will have been slightly too high at around f/2.8 or f/2.0 causing the image to become over exposed to an extent but still has a fairly far depth of field. The ISO in this image will have been at around 400 or 800, this then caused the image to let in enough light however it still ended up becoming noisy and grainy. The white balance in this image will have been set at auto however, I feel as if I should have set the white balance in this image to either daylight or cloudy. I think this because leaving it on auto has made it not bring out much of the interesting colours in person. The shutter speed in this image isn't that necessary to talk about I feel it hasn't affected the images quality in the slightest. If I were to go back and re take this image I would make sure that I think about my compositional rules that I could have implemented into this photograph and change the ISO to 200 as I feel that will let in enough light into the image without it becoming noisy or grainy.
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A shop in between two buildings
Gargoyles on The Cathedral
Office Block Between Two Buildings
Gloomy Buildings
John Rylands Library
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This is my best image from this part of the photoshoot as the contrast of the cold and hot colours really accentuates the contrast of old and modern architecture. The ISO in this image will have been at 200 as enough light has been let into this photograph without it becoming to noisy at grainy. My F/stop in this image will have been at f/2.8 or f/4.0 this has resulted in my image becoming perfectly exposed while keeping a far depth of field. The white balance in this image was left on auto. This means the camera automatically balances the colour in the image however in this case I feel as if I could have put on cloudy to allow the camera to pick up more of the natural colour in this image. The shutter speed in this image isn't completely necessary to talk about in my opinion as I feel it hasn't really affected the quality of the photograph.
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This is my worst image from this photoshoot as it is pretty over exposed and not very well focused. The F/stop in this image will have been at around f/2.8 or f/2.0, this resulted in the image becoming over exposed with a very close and short depth of field. My ISO in this image will have been around 400 or 800 this allowed a fair amount of light to be let into the image however, it became to noisy. The white balance in this image was set at auto this caused the colours in this image to become almost to dark. Instead of leaving the white balance on auto I feel as if setting it to either daylight or cloudy will have accentuated the colours of the old library and the building in the background. The shutter speed in this image I feel isn't to necessary to talk about as similar to the best photograph it hasn't effected the quality of my photograph enough to talk about in detail. If I were to go back and re take this photograph again I would ensure that my F/stop was at f/4.0. I feel as if putting my F/top on this setting create a more of a well exposed and balanced image.
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Underneath of the avenue
Avenue from a different angle
The avenue through a tree
The corner of a holed building
Holed building looking upwards
Cold Coloured Buildings
Grand building through an alley way
Cloud reflected onto a building
Building through a hole
Bridge over a canal
Bridge above the canal at Deansgate
Through the bridge looking back
Through the bridge at a different angle
Train line near the canal
Small Bridge on the canal
Under the bridge
Graffitied Walls
Looking up beneath the bridge
Beside the bridge
Through a different bridge
Through a lamppost
Down a path
A thin gap in a wall
Rugged framed building
The top of Beetham tower
Deansgate square towers
The via duct near Deansgate
The gardens near Deansgate
Through the gardens at Deansgate
The Square towers from a different angle
Through gardens at Deansgate from a different angle
The square Towers through a railing
Clouds at a Distance
Clouds through a railing
Clouds between Buildings
Construction through a railing
The square towers through railings
Below Deansgate Tram Stop
Framing Edit mood board
Framing double exposure/layering images edit
Edit Snips
Working with a professional photographer Photoshoot
Test photographs
Dark Frame
Light Frame
Kicking through the Frame
Smashed window edit mood board
Smashed Window Edit 1
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Smashed window frame edit 2
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Mock exam
Double Emotions Edit 1
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Double emotions and Double exposure combo edit 1
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Samaritans posters mood board
Samaritans inspired combination edit
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Samaritans inspired edit snips
Samaritans inspired edit 2
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Samaritan's edit 2 different colour ways
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Final gallery
Smashed window edit
Shattered window edit
Double emotions and Double exposure combination edit
Samaritans inspired double exposure edit
Samaritans inspired edit 2
Samaritans inspired edit 3
Project Evaluation
Throughout this project I explored the photography style of framing. My initial thoughts on this project before I started were, that I knew it was going to be very challenging as there are multiple different ways and styles to carry out framing photoshoots, so I felt as if I didn't really know where to start. A few examples of different framing styles would be architectural framing, landscape framing and portrait framing. Another thought I had initially of this project is that the amount of different types of photoshop edits that you can complete throughout the project will be minimal compared to previously completed projects. on the other hand, as I delved much deeper with inspiration, research of different photographers and different photoshop edits I realised that with framing you have really think outside of the box and be extremely innovative with the extensive research that you will carry out, the different types of framing styles you would implement into the project and thinking of complex photoshop edits that might not even have a tutorial for and just going off of your own editing knowledge. During this project of framing I researched numerous amounts of photographers such as, Henri - Cartier Bresson, Christopher Anderson and Alex Webb. researching the spontaneous styles of Cartier - Bresson and Alex Webb really helped me gain lots of inspiration to implement into my own work. This includes the composition of their photographs and the fact that the models and focal point of their images look to be mostly in very natural positions. Researching the more studio esque style of Christopher Anderson I feel has most definitely helped me broaden my understanding of the fact that focal points in framing photographs do not have to be framed by a solid or movable frame, they can actually be done using shadows and silhouettes which Anderson does often in his work. Throughout the completion of photoshoots I have used a wide range of compositional techniques such as, central focal point, rule of thirds, strong leading lines and asymmetry. Using these compositional techniques has allowed my finished raw image photoshoots to be completed at a higher standard than most of the other photoshoots I had completed earlier in the project. I used the rule of thirds in this project by positioning the camera so that the subject matter was on either the left or right side of the screen and making sure that the frame is running directly diagonal the subject matter to allow the viewers eyes to be automatically drawn to the it. I also used central focal point often during shoots by positioning the camera so that the frame symmetrical on all sides on the image and ensuring that the subject or model is right in the middle of the frame.
For my first framing photoshoot the compositional rule I mainly would using was, central focal point as it is a minimalist and simple way to draw the attention from the viewers to the subject of the image. However, further on in this project I later started to become more and more comfortable with taking photographs with framed edges then starting to use a wider range of compositional techniques such as, leading lines (which is shown my Manchester city centre shoot often), Asymmetry and The rule of thirds. When trying to magpie work from my researched photographers and implementing it into my own, I felt that what I struggled with was when taking photographs with a model trying to make them look spontaneous in the fashion that Henri - Cartier Bresson or Alex Webb does. I quickly noticed this was an issue with the first photoshoot so I then came to the conclusion of how hard it is to make someone look like a spontaneous model. To overcome this issue I ended up stopping trying to make the model look spontaneous however still taking into account the compositional rules and techniques I picked up when researching the photographers. Towards the end of this project I felt proud and reasonably satisfied with myself and the quality of work I had achieved. The reason I am not fully satisfied is that I feel I should have explored and thought of opinionative edits, although I am still pleased at which the quality of edits have turned to be. At the beginning I was hoping to have explored a range different framing techniques and have implemented it into my work. I also wanted to have improved and broadened knowledge of compositional techniques (the best times to use them in my photoshoots). Both of these goals have been achieved successfully and have given me a hole new insight to photography. Overall I feel as if I have successfully explored the photography style of framing because I feel as if I have reached saturation point with the amount different styles of framing I have implemented into my own photoshoot and have completed enough photograph analysis work with great detail. From looking at this project I hope for viewers to understand the vast amount of time, dedication and effort that was put into this project as whole. I also hope for viewers to understand that if they were to do a project involving framing they would really have to think creatively and innovatively about the they compose or carry out their photographs.
For my first framing photoshoot the compositional rule I mainly would using was, central focal point as it is a minimalist and simple way to draw the attention from the viewers to the subject of the image. However, further on in this project I later started to become more and more comfortable with taking photographs with framed edges then starting to use a wider range of compositional techniques such as, leading lines (which is shown my Manchester city centre shoot often), Asymmetry and The rule of thirds. When trying to magpie work from my researched photographers and implementing it into my own, I felt that what I struggled with was when taking photographs with a model trying to make them look spontaneous in the fashion that Henri - Cartier Bresson or Alex Webb does. I quickly noticed this was an issue with the first photoshoot so I then came to the conclusion of how hard it is to make someone look like a spontaneous model. To overcome this issue I ended up stopping trying to make the model look spontaneous however still taking into account the compositional rules and techniques I picked up when researching the photographers. Towards the end of this project I felt proud and reasonably satisfied with myself and the quality of work I had achieved. The reason I am not fully satisfied is that I feel I should have explored and thought of opinionative edits, although I am still pleased at which the quality of edits have turned to be. At the beginning I was hoping to have explored a range different framing techniques and have implemented it into my work. I also wanted to have improved and broadened knowledge of compositional techniques (the best times to use them in my photoshoots). Both of these goals have been achieved successfully and have given me a hole new insight to photography. Overall I feel as if I have successfully explored the photography style of framing because I feel as if I have reached saturation point with the amount different styles of framing I have implemented into my own photoshoot and have completed enough photograph analysis work with great detail. From looking at this project I hope for viewers to understand the vast amount of time, dedication and effort that was put into this project as whole. I also hope for viewers to understand that if they were to do a project involving framing they would really have to think creatively and innovatively about the they compose or carry out their photographs.