photography

AO1 - briefBrief: Take part in a photo shoot and take 12 to 24 photos following one subject or genre.

For the brief I will be taking photos for my client The Lonely Planet, wanting to do a shoot in Sri Lanka for their website.

 

Website includes photo galleries for different destinations, which I have been hired to add to

AO1- planningType of Photography: Landscape. I will be shooting landscape photos as my photography will revolve primarily around scenery and capturing the ʻspectacleʼ Sri Lanka has to offer.

AO1 - planningResourcesEquipment:

•Canon 550D•18-55mm lens•8gb SD card•Rechargeable battery•Battery charger

I will not be using a tripod in an attempt to give a fast, travelled and worldly effect on my photos as to fit the brief of travel photos for the lonely planet website. I will take my photos any time between the 14th february to the 21st february.

AO1 - LocationI will be shooting on location, travelling around Sri Lanka for a week to get my photos. I will be visiting renowned scenic locations such as Mirrisa, Kandy, Columbo and Ella, as well as the world famous 7 hour scenic train ride of Kandy to Ella.

AO1 - planningFreelance ratesI will be paid by the day, charging £400 per day, which includes any expenses. Flights will be covered by Lonely Planet.Freelance rates for photos to be used on a website can be found here:

http://www.londonfreelance.org/feesguide/index.php?&section=Photography&subsect=Online+use+of+photos

Licensing rates for commercial and business use online

AO1 - Legal & EthicalCopyrightFrom the instant the shutter clicks or you have completed your work, you have a copyright.

Exception – If work is created by an employee as part of his/her duties under a “work for hire” contract

Work does not have to be registered with any government agency to be Copyrighted.

Copyright allows you to...-Make copies-Distribute copies -Display the image publicly-Make modifications (Photoshop) -Sell image to publisher -Sell copyright to publisher

AO1 - Legal & Ethical

IntrusionA person is entitled to expectation of seclusion when reasonableto expect that others will not interfere.

Actions that may violate this tort include trespass, hidden cameras, lying to sources, and fraudulent entry.

Generally if in a public place you can photograph anything you see, exceptYou can’t harass or create a disturbance. Can’t use photographic equipment to enhance vision (telephoto lens).

Intrusion Defenses-

Artist did not go onto private propertyConsentRight to go onto property with police/fire officials

AO1 - Legal & Ethical

Taking photos in publicGenerally, people in public areas have no expectation of privacy so the Artist does not violate right of privacy when taking photos.

Generally, public view can be photographed. Private places require consent.

Beware of the context in which the picture is placed.

Public figures & public events have less right to privacy than do private person/events.

In some states, using hidden cameras, or zoom lenses may invite criminal or civil penalties.

Intrusion can occur as soon as the image is taken.

Privacy laws vary widely from state to state .

Law often is unclear.

AO2 - Contact sheets

AO2 - Contact sheets

AO2 - -Annotated Contacts

AO2 - Annotated Contacts

AO2 !

lighting This is a photograph I took of a dried up lake I found in a national park, as you can see the sunlight itʼs the surface of the lake but does not reach through the cracks, creating a very contrasting and eye drawing photograph. To increase this effect I made the image black and white and also adjusted the contrast levels.

AO2!

focus In this photograph you can see that parts of the image (the foreground) is out of focus. This was due to the shutter speed not being fast enough to capture a sharp image, instead giving the photo a blurred look. I like this image as the lack of focus gives it a faced paced, racy feel, which I believe which compliments the brief of gaining pictures for a travel site.

AO2!

composition Photograph 1.

In this photograph I am making use of leading lines, that is, the composition of the shot uses a mouth of a river at the bottom of the image as a starting point, for the river to lead people into the photo and observe the rest of the image. The small curves in the river lead the eye first from the children playing , down towards a ʻtuk tukʼ in the water and washing being laid out to dry in the sun.

I am also making use of a high up view point, which I was able to achieve by passing by the scene on a train. This vantage point enables us to view the scene in full, you are not immersed in it, simply observing.

Photograph 2.

In this photograph I made particular use of viewpoints. In this image I am using a

ʻworms eye viewʼTo capture a bat in full flight. This man on

the ground viewpoint was taken out of necessity however I feel it gives the image a sense of fear, as if the viewer were prey.

AO3 - BEFORE Mirrisa At Night

Process

For this photo one of the things I was raise the brightness in order to bring out all the lights.

AO3 - AFTER Mirrisa At Night

AO3 - BEFORE Kids

Process

I cropped the image a fair amount to provide a more equal image with the children in the centre. I also raised the brightness and the contrast.

AO3 - AFTER kids

AO3 - BEFORE

Process

For this photo I adjusted the levels and raised the contrast to make it look more intense.

AO3 - BEFORE Lipton's Peak

AO3 - BEFORE River

AO3 - AFTER River

AO4 - Strengths & WeaknessesSTRENGTHS- Looks very vibrant and alive, a good representation of this part of Sri Lanka at night.- The reflection of the lights in the water looks really nice, it also seems to bleed out of the photograph as you are unable to distinguish the border.- I like that along side the lights of the beach strip, the light of the moon has also been captured through the clouds, which I think is a contrast that makes this an interesting photograph.

WEAKNESSES - I fear that the final photo may have been edited too much, in some areas you can see that the photo looks noisy and has started to break up.- Some of the lights in the photo are too bright, making the photo look messy.

AO4 - Strengths & WeaknessesSTRENGTHS- Rule of thirds is in place, created a compelling image.- I like this one as I have managed to capture these children in different stances and stages of motion, this along with the almost symmetrically of the image creates and interesting photo.- The lighter, blanker field of grass is contrast to the five children and helps them stand out as subjects.

WEAKNESSES- the bottom third of the image is very boring, perhaps I could have cropped the original even more.- The bottom third seems uncomfortably bright and is distracting.

AO4 - Strengths & WeaknessesSTRENGTHS- Has depth, there is something to focus on in the foreground and background, creating an interesting image.- Nice contrasts of the dark and light, the dense forest and the cloud.- Lingering cloud makes the trees and greens look jurassic and exotic.

WEAKNESSES- There is too much plain white in the image, which I feel makes the photo lose its ‘grand’ look.- Photo could have more depth- White is too dominant, makes the image boring.

AO4 - Strengths & Weaknesses

STRENGTHS- Image is vibrant due to the combination of interesting components (running water, moving people, colour, objects is strange places)- use of leading lines draws the viewers eye into the image, compelling.

WEAKNESS- A lot of similar green bush in the image- repetitive and boring.

- Could have been cropped further diagonally to increase focus.

AO4 Professional Comparison

All these photos that I have taken from the Lonely Planet website on their Sri Lanka page.What is instantly apparent is that the focus directly on certain sites and locations of note, whereas my photos focus, in general on the natural beauty of Sri Lanka.

AO4 Professional Comparison

AO4 Professional Comparison

“Tea Plants” by Fabien Fivaz which can be found on the Lonely Planet website also captures the tea plantations. His photo is very bright and sunny, trying to portray the ideal scenic view for tourists. Whereas my photo seems much more dark and more brooding due to the thick cloud looming in, compared to Fivaz clear blue sky. Both our pictures are still fit for purpose as albeit mine is somewhat less ‘sunny’ it still a shot of an astonishing view that tourists will come to see.

AO4 - Fitness For Purpose

This is what my photograph would look like if it was displayed on the Sri Lanka page of lonelyplanet.com