Film Poster

Film Poster Planning

Film Poster Research

Layer Mask

I took this photo of off Google and removed the background using the quick selection tool and magic wand tool. When the background is selected, pressed the layer mask tool at the bottom of the screen. When the layer box appears, press the invert button so the background is removed then adjust the feather bar to how you like it.

I found a background on Google and pasted it into the document. I then dragged the image above onto the background. 

That then made the photo below.

Background Eraser Tool

I used the background eraser tool to remove the background from the trees. The left shows me in the process of removing and the right side of the picture shows you how the sky was before.

Level 3 Photo Treatment

(L3) Photography Project Treatment Form

1 What do you want to make?

1 picture of Crawley destroyed either by natural disaster or has been caused . 1 picture of Crawley looking well presented and a nice place to live with flowers, ponds and new houses with features such as solar panals. 1 picture of Crawley’s future of new houses or destroyed living areas.

2 Facilities: What facilities do you need for this project list all including software and hardware for the whole project

Computer Software - Photoshop Camera Tripod

3 Finance: If you produced this project outside of the college you need to show how much it would cost to hire the equipment that you intend to use. List the item and the purchase/hire cost next to it

Item Purchase/hire cost Computer £630 Software - Photoshop £71 Camera £120 Tripod £10.80 Total £831.80

4 Codes of practice and regulation: What regulations to you need to be aware of. Think about college policy as well as regulatory bodies look at Photography Copyright and copyright law

Contribute positively to the wider community, outside College Represent the College positively during activities off campus Never bring the College into disrepute Comply with Health and Safety and security rules Follow the College Drugs and Alcohol Misuse Policy for Students Comply with the College Parking Policy

5 Contributors: Who do you need to help this for you project? This includes talent and crew.

Crew and Role Ben Jay Rachel Talent and Role Photgraphio

6 Your pictures may be part of an exhibition for the council, you therefor need to think about information that might accompany the Presentation: How will you present the pictures for the fact sheet/leaflet for your exhibition t? Can you give some rough thumbnails of the final layout?

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Landscape Image - Blur & Sharpen

I used the blur and sharpen tool.

When using the blur tool the brush size was 120. The sharpen tool was at 50. However the strenth of the blur was 85 and the strength of the sharpen was 50.

Broken Glass, Birds and Wall.

Tools used: Healing brush tool. 

Soft Brush Tool

Patch Tool

Photoshot - Alan Sugar

The tools I used were 

Lasso = L key

Quickmask = Q key
Modify the edge of selection  = Select/Modify/Expand
Turn the selection into a layer= cmd/ctrl J
Move the Layer to another Photo= Move tool =V key drag to another photo
Scale the layer= cmd/ctrl T
Copy the Layer= cmd/ctrl J

Fashion Photography

Fashion Photography 


When is an image a Portrait? When is it a fashion photograph? Are the two the Same?


A portrait focuses on facial features and expressions. Portraits resemble peoples feelings and emotions which allows the photograph to become more powerful. A portrait usually includes the head and shoulders which is a representation of the person. Fashion photography focuses on the fashion the model is wearing. The clothes become more dominant as the photo includes the whole body of person being photographed. They also define the model as it picks out the models 'flaws' so to speak. For example, how thin the model is etc. The models get a lot of make up applied and then straight after they get photo-shopped to change skin tone, or facial features to fit the magazines standards. This they allows us to notice how they are selling the product as the model fits society's idea of 'beauty'. Portraits however take natural beauty as it is and allows their inner beauty to be shown.

To what degree should an image be manipulated to go into a fashion magazine?

I believe a small amount of manipulation can be used in model photo shoots in case of any scars on any different features on the face (spots etc.). However by adding the photo into photo shop and adjusting pretty much every feature of the model should not be allowed. For example, in the 'Evolution of Beauty' (Dove advert) the models face, eyes, neck, skin tone, hairstyle have all been changed to fit society's perspective on beauty. By manipulating natural beauty, the viewers/readers believe they have to change their looks to fit in and be accepted in the community. This is where major surgery happens and ruins peoples beauty and individuality. As well as changing the models face, they would also change their hairstyle. However if the hair didn't fit with the shoot and outfit the model was supposed to be wearing, the prep team would add a wig onto the model for it to fit into the shoot. This then has taken away the models identity completely as her face, hair and clothes have all been changed. This amount of manipulation should not be allowed as it is destroying viewers confidence as well as the audience. Finally, putting an image of this 'perfect' and 'beautiful' model on advertisements is faking the product they are trying to sell. Leaving audience to believe the product works to increase sales.

Is there a clash between the creative and commercial side of fashion Photography?

There is a clash between the creative and commercial side of fashion photography. The creative side of the photography has the authority to choose what the model is wearing and how their make up is applied. Where as the commercial side choose what actually goes in to the magazine. The commercial wins as they are the ones who publish the magazine. The creative side have to respect what the commercial say. For example if they did not want to include a photo of a model because they believe the image has been manipulated too much then they do not have to include it.

Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus, unlike other photographers, actually went searching for people with disabilities and different emotions to photograph to be unique. She wanted to include everyone in her designs and photographs to make people feel equal instead of them feeling 'ugly or surreal' in society. 'Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park' was one of her most successful photographs as well as the photoshoot of the Mattahei family. In these photos Diane Arbus tried to make them as discrete as possible however the emotions on their faces. Also their body language

Robert Capa & Tony Vaccaro

 Robert Capa/Tony Vaccaro

Robert Capa worked with magazines to publish pictures, he worked in Hollywood after the war where as Tony Vaccaro was concerned about the war by being a soldier. Tony Vaccaro instead of sending photos off, had to develop photos on the battlefield by using objects around him, such as helmets ect. to hold chemicals and then placed the photos inside for them to develop. Robert Capa worked for life magazine, he was hired by the magazine to take photos of the war, this meant he had more protection than Tony Vaccaro as soldiers were looking after him whilst they fought. He would then send the photos back to the magazine where they would develop and publish them. Tony Vaccaro photographed whilst actually fighting in the war, this indicates he collected first hand evidence of how the war actually was where as Capa had a decision, if he wanted to go to war to photograph he could however if he was not up for it, he didnt have to. 

Execution in the photos allowed America to see what was really happening. They gave evidence of getting executed without trial and how citizens were being treated unfairly.The photo gives the better impression to the audiences because it captures the moment as it is, it shall remain forever and never get changed. The video footage is bad however it gives you a couple a of seconds to see so you cant picture what actually happened. I believe photojournalism is a reliable style of photography a it captures the moment. This helps us understand the situation from the facial expressions and body language in the images. People however could argue as something could have happened before the photo. Whatever is happening, we don't know if the violence is provoked or not, the video and the photo do not give any reason to show it is or is not. In the video we cant see a full frontal view of the man being shot however from Eddie Adams's photo we can see a lot of what was happening between these two men. The photos were more affective by staying in peoples minds. They were hard to forget and people were more likely to remember photos then actual video footage. Americas response was different, the execution happened right in front of American Television and Eddie Adams camera however people in the war were so used to seeing innocent people getting killed that they didn't have much of a opinion on it whereas this was new to Americans.

Eddie Adams captured the photo below and in interviews he expressed how he 'wasn't out to hurt anybody' but he just wanted people to understand the circumstances that people were having to face whilst being in the war. He said in a interview before he took the photo, he thought that the colonel was going to just threaten the man. However as he pulled the pistol out of his pocket and placed it next to the victims head, Adams decided to take a photo as he thought at this point that it wasn't just a threat. Showing how unpredictable the war and the people involved were.

2. Find and upload to your blog some work of theirs

Tony Vaccaro's work:

Robert Capa's work:

Henri Carter Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson

What is photojournalism?

Photojournalism is a way of expressing the news to an audience through pictures. The pictures used would be easily understood to different nationalities, this is to ensure everyone who viewed the news would easily be able to recognize the information they are being given.

 

Why is he famous?

Henri Carter Bresson is famous for becoming one of the first/earliest photographer to include street photography. He used the latest technology to capture the best situations. Henri was one of the earliest pioneers in street photography and he also was apparently the first photojournalist to invent the word 'reportage'. His work is very noticeable to photojournalists as his work was very recognizable and unique.

Why is his work significant in Photojournalism?

His work is important because of the way he contrasts the pictures. In his work he focus's on geometry, trying to include triangle, curves, diagonal lines etc. and he also paid a lot of attention to frames in his photographs to get the composition right. Henri was also patient when it came to photographing. By being patient he realised he could capture more meaningful images and make them of a better quality. This helped him to show other people the horrors of the war etc. later on. He named it "The Decisive Moment" in which he would judge it right on when to take the photo. Finally another thing which makes his work so significant is that he actually travelled to take photos around the world. He travelled to places such as India, China, All of Europe & The States. By travelling the world it allowed him to capture different cultures & lifestyles during the war. These again were portrayed to the audience to show how different areas of the world and being affected.

Find and upload to your blog some work of theirs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Camera/Technique did he use?

Henri Cartier-Bresson had a rule to 'stick with one lens'. Obviously, being a photojournalist, he had several lenses while he was working on something for Magnum Photos however when Cartier-Bresson worked independently on his own work he would only shoot with a 50mm.  He relied on the lens for decades. When Henri took photos on the street he would stay as quiet and unnoticeable as possible to capture the best shots, he also never 'cropped' his photos, he just tried to fit the whole shot he wanted into a frame.

Photography This Year

Hello. I currently use my white iPad Mini to take photos. I enjoy looking and taking photos of landscapes and nature as I believe they are very interesting. When taking photos of landscapes or monuments I like too show the history or age of the feature by including eccentric detail which may be indented into the monument/feature/landscape . I hope too invest in a better camera to allow me to achieve my best.