Today has been quite stressful and confusing!
i began it finishing work in my folder, and thought of more pro's and con's each of my idea. For my fairytale book idea the good things i added were that it would be fun to photograph as id be able to use dressing up clothes, and i would also be able to show my creative side by the actual making of the book. Some of the bad thing i added was that i thought it would be difficult to find places to photograph in as it cant be anywhere too modern or it would mess up the traditionalness of the idea.
I finally decided which idea i was going to use for the final peice and thought it would be a good idea to write up how exactly i was going to do it, what it was going to look at etc.
My final idea was to make an xfactor stage, with a turning platform typed thing which i would put the photographs all around so that when you turn it you can see all the pictures. I wasnt sure what i should make it out of but in the end i thought it would be all together quicker and easier (and would probably look better) to just use a cardboard box, coloured card and paints. I thought it was a good idea to use a similar colour scheme to the actual xfactor ones, which are red, black, white, and blue, although i think i might make it a bit more personal and use some pinks aswell to make it more me.
Unfortunately i wasnt able to take the photo's for my final peice as the room i needed to do it wasnt available, but in the time i would of used to take pictures i wrote a shooting plan for hopefully next week when i will be able to do it. I thought it was a good idea to use a range of shots in my photo's to make them more interestng. I decided i wanted to use closeups to show the singing pictures, medium shots for the dance pictures and some of the instrument playing pictures.
In the afternoon i was asked to help Jayne with her photo's, which meant me and Zaigham had to be her models! we were asked to lye on the chairs and cuddle up (which was slightly awkward but quite fun at the same time).
I've enjoyed today as not only did i get to work on my own project, but i got to work with my friends to do theres. Im dissapointed that the room i wanted to take my pictures in was being used, which ment im going to have to wait til next lesson to get going on my final photo's.
As next lesson is our last lesson i have ALOT to do. my plan for next lesson is to start making my xfactor stage in the morning, and paint the background colour so it can dry over break. I think its a good idea to then do the photography bit after break, and hopefully be able to process the film aswell before lunch. I would then be able to spend the afternoon in the dark room diary and finishing other little things. Hopefully it wont be too much of a rush, as il make sure im prepared by bringing everything i need next week!
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Monday, 18 October 2010
petras blog 5 :)
My plan for today was to finish taking test pictures for my 3 ideas then to hopefully choose which idea i am deffinitely going to use.
I thought it would be a good idea to write some pro's and con's on each idea as i thought it might make it easier to choose between them. For example a pro about my xfactor stage (self belief) idea was that it was personal to me, although a con was that it will be difficult to photograph images of dance. An example of a pro about my luck and superstition idea was that id be able to use modrock which could show my artistic skills, although a con is that theres limited things to photograph. An example of a pro for my fairytale book idea is that i would get to use my imagionation, although a con is that theres limited things to photograph.
I then continued to take test pictures, which was probably the most enjoyable part of the day. I decided to go to the music block, as it ment i would be able to use instruments in my photography which i thought was a great way to show self belief. i was quite lucky as there was a teacher practising his saxophone, and we kindly asked if he could pose for us with his saxophone, which he agreed to! i took a selcection of photo's, but made sure i got the lighting right or the pictures wouldnt turn out as well. i also took some photo's of Jayne and Zaigham playing some of the instruments. Some of the ideas i had were Jayne playing the guitar and looking down at what she was doing with lots of emotion on her face, and also taking an image of Zaigams fingers on the piano from the side, which was actually quite a cool picture in the end as the light was shining off it really well.
We then went to the drama room as i thought it would have good lighting to show dance. I experimented with the lights and managed to get a spotlight in the middle of the room, which i managed to get some great photo's because of! i tried to get some photo's in a selection of different shots, and got some with long shots and some medium. Although i think the best shots were medium ones.
Once i got back to class i stuck my pictures in my book and described what had improved from the first photo's i had done. the main improvement was the lighting.
Im quite pleased with my work today and really glad i managed to find the spotlight in the drama room, i think i might use it to take the photo's for my final peice of artwork!
I thought it would be a good idea to write some pro's and con's on each idea as i thought it might make it easier to choose between them. For example a pro about my xfactor stage (self belief) idea was that it was personal to me, although a con was that it will be difficult to photograph images of dance. An example of a pro about my luck and superstition idea was that id be able to use modrock which could show my artistic skills, although a con is that theres limited things to photograph. An example of a pro for my fairytale book idea is that i would get to use my imagionation, although a con is that theres limited things to photograph.
I then continued to take test pictures, which was probably the most enjoyable part of the day. I decided to go to the music block, as it ment i would be able to use instruments in my photography which i thought was a great way to show self belief. i was quite lucky as there was a teacher practising his saxophone, and we kindly asked if he could pose for us with his saxophone, which he agreed to! i took a selcection of photo's, but made sure i got the lighting right or the pictures wouldnt turn out as well. i also took some photo's of Jayne and Zaigham playing some of the instruments. Some of the ideas i had were Jayne playing the guitar and looking down at what she was doing with lots of emotion on her face, and also taking an image of Zaigams fingers on the piano from the side, which was actually quite a cool picture in the end as the light was shining off it really well.
We then went to the drama room as i thought it would have good lighting to show dance. I experimented with the lights and managed to get a spotlight in the middle of the room, which i managed to get some great photo's because of! i tried to get some photo's in a selection of different shots, and got some with long shots and some medium. Although i think the best shots were medium ones.
Once i got back to class i stuck my pictures in my book and described what had improved from the first photo's i had done. the main improvement was the lighting.
Im quite pleased with my work today and really glad i managed to find the spotlight in the drama room, i think i might use it to take the photo's for my final peice of artwork!
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