Research (of artists and techniques)
The artist I will research for this shoot are Saul Leiter. I want to take pictures of people in a frame like Leiter. I chose Leiter as he photographs people and i want to photograph people for my shoot.
Saul Leiter is an American photographer who is known for shooting photos through windows into busy new york streets. One thing that is important about his photos is that the people in the photos look lonely either being physically alone or being in the foreground while others are in the background. His picture is in black and white from a publication called "in my room". The woman is in the center third with mirrors and objects surrounding her framing her. She is naked alone on the bed, which links to the idea that she is lonely.
What I aim to achieve.
I aim to take photos of my family within a physical picture frame. I want to do the shoot this way as when i searched for this idea i couldnt find many esxamples of it which i tink left it quite open for my own creativity.
My Best images (target 4 - 6)
Images that require improvement.
I believe these two photos require improvement because I think they are too bright and I used a high ISO which made the pictures look quite grainy.
The first photo used settings ISO 12800, F14 and 1/80. I think i should've changed my settings to have a lower iso but higher aperture and f-stop, to keep the photo light but not have any graininess. This photo doesn't look as bad as the second because the other settings work with the high ISO.
The second photo used settings ISO 12800, F14 and 1/40. The photo is quite grainy, the subject was moving in the shot and i don't think the frame was set up right. If i retook this i would use different `
AO3a: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.
My idea for framing devices shoot two was to photograph my family within a physical frame within my home. I wanted to get personal and group pictures of everyone to get a wide range of subjects and emotions.
The images came out better than i expected the only problems were the background and that the frame didn't fit on some of the photos, but i can fix it by photoshopping the frame onto those photos to make it seem like it was taken with a frame.
i chose the first photo as it is nicely framed, but it is not too perfectly framed as he is coming out of the bottom left corner and the inside of the frame is empty in the left third.
I chose the second photo as it is nicely framed with two people in it. They are more towards the left side of the frame leaving a little bit of the right side empty.
I chose the third photo as
I chose the last photo
AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.
I used a cannon EOS M body for all my shots. I used ISO 200, a shutter speed of 1/8 and my apeture was F11. I used a tripod for all of my shots and used a softbox light for all of my shots directing light from the right of the photo onto the subjects.
AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.
(note here there needs to be a clear focus on how the work can be developed further i.e. into the next shoot) ANALYSE YOUR IMAGES AND SHOW HOW THEY CAN BE IMPROVED, THROUGH E.G. PHOTOSHOP, FURTHER SHOOTS, PHYSICAL MANIPULATION ETC.
To improve my images i decided to import them into photoshop to put the frame into some of the last photos. I also used it to brighten the images as some of the shadows were too harsh.
I have thought about physically manipulating them by sewing around the frames or painting the backgrounds around the subjects, to further frame them.
AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.
