By Deanna Hammond-Blackburn
The
photo shoot was organised for Monday morning when the whole cast/crew
were free and this helped the shoot go well as we had plenty of time
to set up and take pictures. Emma was the model and the shoot took
place in the Sixth Form ICT suite. Her costume was everyday clothes
but with a scarf and blazer to make the outfit smarter; this implies
that her situation is a learning environment which fits with the form
of a college magazine. I positioned her with a computer so that she
looked like she was in college, this has a connotation that the college is
successful and students want to learn. Overall the shoot went to plan
and I achieved the effect I wanted. However there were problems with
the memory card in the camera as we found it was the wrong type for
the card readers; this presented a problem as there was no way to
import the photos from the card to the computer. To solve this
problem I am going to put the photos on a memory stick at home and
then in future situations bring a card reader that fits the memory
card I use.
Photographs
involve a large number of things that need to be considered before an
effective photo can be taken. I learnt this recently as we had to
plan everything that was going to be involved and used in our own
photo shoots, for example in the mise en scene, lighting, props. The
lighting is especially important as natural light and artificial
light have different affects, the amount of light also has a
significant effect on the image. Too much light casts large unwanted
shadows or large white patches which obscure the photo; too less
light shows the subject unclearly and the focus is lost. The
positioning of the subject is also a key aspect. There needs to be a
balance of space around the subject of the photo, too much space
draws the eye away, too little space makes the photo crowded.
Adobe
is an effective tool for manipulating images, and I have learnt the
basics of how to use layers and add text etc. To resize an image
without changing the ratios hold shift whilst resizing, an image
shouldn't be stretched an distorted to fit a page, you can make the
image slightly bigger. When adding text on top of an image you have
to move the layer the text is on above the layer the picture is on,
otherwise the text remains underneath the image and cannot be seen.
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