Monday, 30 November 2015




I first created a landscape for the bottom of my poster and game cover. I  have used the curves and levels to get my background into the right position and right depth of image. I used the light tool to make the sky more effective and to make the city lights  reflect. I then used the redhead image to create the sun and I have used the blur tool and opacity to make the sun really misty. I was going to put the hands in the banner, but I have removed them  from the image to make it more aimed at the city.


I then created an A4 sheet and use the gradient tool to create the background, because if used the blank screen  would look dull and not effective toward the audience. I then added my banner into the bottom screen.

I added the hand and hat into the poster .I have used the pen tool to select the objects in the images ,as but  i struggled with the hat, as it was kind of curved and hard to use the pen tool around.  



Finally my poster and game cover. The pegi and the writing (not the title or date) was from google images, but the rest I created in Photoshop and I like the gaming poster more then the poster, because  I found the poster kind of plain, so I hope I did well on my poster and game cover.



My Final Poster and game design

Memory check week 6



1.Look at the following four photographs and describe the rules of composition they adhere to and explain the message (meaning)
  behind the images.

picture 1 (the flags) 

The image shows flags and it is aimed at the people in the image. Mid shot range with a cropped image with a (shallow or wide?) depth of field.

Image 2 (bright)
It is a symmetrical image, aimed at the Olympics event, as it is reflected  onto London bridge .The colour of the image makes it stand-out, as the rest are out of focus. Large aperture and shallow depth of flied.

Image 3:
It uses rule of thirds, it is  focused onto to the sand castle because the image was taken as a shallow depth of field.The photographer used it because they wanted to point the focus on the sand castle on the image.

Image 4: 

The image is in black and white, and looks like it was taken in the 1950s, because of the clothes they are wearing and the way they sitting round the table. It is a cropped image .They are having a dinner or family meeting, because they are sat round the table.

All the images are around a British theme, because of the flags and there is also an Olympics . I knew some of the images straight away.

2. Put the below apertures in order, starting with the one that will produce the shallowest depth of field.
A:F1.8
B:f4
C:f8
D:f16 

3. If the shutter speed is 1/60th of a second and the ISO is doubled from 100 to 200 what will the shutter speed be increased to?
1/120th d) 
5. You are taking a landscape shot. What aperture value would you use to gain the maximum depth of field?
F22    

Monday, 23 November 2015

poster work (draft)





These are my drafts, as I was playing around and trying ways to create a good poster and cover.
Tools:
curves tool
levels tool (not sure what this is?)
hue tool
pen tool
desaturate tool (not sure what this is?)

ghost technique

Memory check


1. What does the acronym DSLR stand for? Describe the difference between a bridge camera  (like the ones we use in our lesson) and a DSLR

digital single-lens reflex.

You can change lens on a DSLR.

2. Name for genres of photography where a zoom lens is used.

  • Estimate shot 
  • Bird eye view shot
  • wildlife (Tigers & Lions ) 
  • Reconcile shot
  • landscape (Zoom lens)
  • sports (Football matches & Cricket )
  • Journalism ( wars ) 
  • portrait  


3. The key light is the name given to the main source of light we are using during a photo shoot. Name four sources of light you could use to produce this light on future assignments.

  • Bulb light 
  • Torch 
  • Flash
  • Studio lights 
  • Redhead
  • Lamps 
  • Candal lights 
  • Natural light 



4. What does the term ‘considered’ mean when referred to your final shots?

Show some thought; what will work  best, planning ahead. Does it match your proposal?

Monday, 16 November 2015

contact sheet

I have taken photos of the city. Some of the images are blurry and the angle  is different. So I picked the 6th picture, because it looks  nice and will be able to edit it.

2nd contact sheet
 p110025-p110632

I like the shoot I have taken, but some photos are off the wrong angle of the redhead light source. I chose the 4th, because it looks more like a sun.















Contact sheet 3
I have taken shots of a hand. The first photo was in the class room and it was too light to take the picture, so I  changed the locations of my images.







Contact sheet 3

The hats were hard to get right -  especially the shade onto the hat, as it was kind of dark, but I tried to get good image from it .

memory test week 4

1.       ISO is increased as the light level becomes less. What ISO number would be used on a bright sunny day and what ISO would be used when shooting in low light?

1 100 higher light and 800 low light

2.       There are many types of camera lens, for example macro. List three other types of lens.
·         Standard lens
·         Telegraph
·         Wide Angle shot
·         Landscape
·         Prim lens
·         Sports lens

3.       What do the following three camera mode acronym stand for? M, S, P, A
Manual, speed, program, aperture.

4. Detail three skills you have used/evidenced during this assignment that could be used on your CV.
·         Photoshop skills
·         Photography skills
·         Teamwork skills
·         Communication skills
·         Deadline
·       Flexibility
·         Instructions

5. List three props that could be used to make a Film Noir photo shoot look authentic.
·         Light shade
·         Clothes you wear like a suit, dress and more (formal clothes)
·         Guns & knives
·         Drink bottle
·         Cards
·         Hat
·         Make-up
·         Hair styles 

Monday, 9 November 2015

memory check

1.       Film Noir can be a difficult/technical subject to photograph.

·         The shutter speed: The picture will be bluer because it is  a low light, It holds it open, as it is a slow shutter speed.
·         The ISO : The higher the iso the more grain  is there.
·         Aperture : The low light cause the  largest .


2.       Name the three main light sources used in Film Noir (think back to the video we watched)
·         Key light :  it is main light
·         Fill light : fill in the shadow
·         Back light: It can be named hair light. Brightness light


What is the photographic term given to the low-light style of Film Noir lighting?

Low light style in film noir is a low key.

3.       Detail FOUR considerations you must take into account when shooting on location.
·         People coming in & out your shot.
·         Private area.
·         Wires
·         Using a tripod
·         Timing
·          Weather and what camera I need
·         Injury lawyers : not to have accidents  (wires, tripod & bags)  


5. List FOUR health and safety considerations when using equipment to produce your photography.
·         Weather what camera I need
·         Injury lawyers : not to have accidents (wires, tripod & bags)  
·         Don’t touch redhead when it is on.
·         Wires and plugs
·         Getting robbed by a stranger.
·         Be polite

·         Tripping up hazards  

Saturday, 7 November 2015

propsol ( still finshing and to be checked)



Produce a proposal detailing exactly what your ideas are?

1st shot : (outside)  I need to take a picture of the city, because it will go well with my idea. I will take it from a car park, because you get a good view from the car park's rooftop . I will then edit  the city  into Photoshop, by using the curve tool and levels tool, so that I can get the darkness onto the city and make it more  "noir" like.

2ND shot :(home)  I  will take a picture of someones hat  as it looks like a mafia type of hat and more stylish to wear. I will use Photoshop to cut around the hat, as I don't need the full length of the body. I will put it with my 1st shot .

 3rd shot: (college)  I 'm going to take a picture of a red head, because a red head is more of a sun shape and it fits into the city more, as the light of  the red head is more similar of a sun..
4th shot :(college) I will be taking a shot of someone's hand: they can make a gun shape  out of their hands, because we are not allowed to bring weapons into college.

The photography style you will recreate?
I'm going to combine all my research into one picture, because it is a good idea and it will be different, but  will related to my secondary research.

1st shot : I used the aperture onto the city so i can tell story on the city. I will probably edit the effects into Photoshop, as I can make it darker. If I can't use the aperture due to the weather, I  used the iSO to bring depth of filed, towards the city's landscape.

2nd shot  I used the Shutter speed,The very sloe shutter speed with a tripod and white balance  , as I  don't need that much light on the hat or that much depth, as I only need the hat, not the head shot.

3rd: I used  the aperture Isolation
, as  I don't need much light and only need the light on the redhead, as it makes my other objects go with my theme.

4th:  I think I used the ISO so I can use Artificial light and some grain. I be able to edit it onto my Model hand, as I want the full hand in my shot  and some arms.  It be easier to cut out the hand.

What kind of props I will be using?

1st :  I would need a tripod and camera.
2-:I would ask someone in the class to bring the hat,  and ask someone  to take a picture of me wearing the hat.
3rd   I will either take a picture of the sun, or I would use a red head to recreate the sun . If I can't use a red head  then I will have to use  another light source, like a lamp, moon ( if there is one ) or any other .
4-: I would ask someone at home if I can a take picture of their hands, making a toy gun shape, while I take the picture. So I only need a model on this shot.

What location will I be going to?
1 st:  I would go to nearby  car park and take picture of  the city, as I need a city to go with my montage. I will need some assistance getting the tripod and camera up steps towards the city. The location is on the outskirts of college, not near the collage building.

2-:I would do this  in college,  as I don't own a hat and it would be easier to give it back to the owner afterwards. I would also need to ask the owners permission.

3-: I would do it at college, as I wouldn't be able to take a redhead home ,as it is too heavy to carry and I might break it.

4;- I would take picture of the hands at home, I would use my phone or borrow a camera from college to do this.



Who are my models?
1:- I would need an assistant  from my college class, but I don't need a model for this photo, as I only need   Nottingham city for this, and the only models are people driving by.

2-:I would be the model for the hat and someone in class will take the picture of me wearing the hat. I would pose in different positions wearing the hat and at different angles, so it be easier for me to edit the object into Photoshop.
3-: As with the first image. I would need assistance again to keep an eye on the red head, as well as the right  balance for the shot  of the redhead and to get some help putting the redhead and tripod away.


4-:  I would use a  friend or family member for this, as I need to take the images,so I know what kind of style I can take and to use it in  my montage for my noir poster. They will either do a single or doubled handed gun. I thought I would do it  this way as it will be  safer than using a real life gun.

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

non generic converntious /Generic converntous

right answers :







right answer :

















In lesson we are ordering our   film Noir  and non film Noir. We only got a few wrong, but  I have learnt something doing this and its really helpful for  Mondays lesson .



Notice 


Generic Covention :
"Is kind of comparing something "















digest sounds:
  • The window opening kind of made a sound in the flim .


None digest :
  • The Gun shot was added afterward as you can here it clear as daylight.
  • The woman was singing, it was awful because it  didn't go right with the performance

The costume 

  • Old time suit, more around mafia type.

Monday, 2 November 2015

more research


What are the props within the images?
•What are the props within the images?

The prop in the image is a chessboard .

•Location: - studio, outside, film set?
I can do this at home, because I have a chessboard at home and I will be able to use it .

•Lighting – what type of light source has been used? (key, fill, hair and what type of light, for example, spot light, torch, window, redhead or studio) 

I will be using a  to lighten up the chessboard, as it has some dark area and touch is only source  I can use.

•What camera settings/considerations may have been used? Think about ISO, aperture and shutter speed 
•What message could the photograph be trying to convey?
• I showing playing chess and see who is winnering in the game and who losing . It in black and white, because it shows you  more  of the message. 
•What problems would you face if trying to recreate the photograph.

I would change the setting around and use iSO to bring more depth onto the chess broad.I would make queen piece show  more on the broad, then  the knight  piece .





•What are the props within the images?
 (You need to say what props are in the image above)
•  The clothes is in the old mafia clothing  (50's or 40's) and you would need a red-head to created that light or outdoor lamps 

•Location: - studio, outside, film set?

I say it  looks like old bar or coming out of police  station,because the blinds looks like the old police office with the blinds.
•Lighting – what type of light source has been used? (key, fill, hair and what type of light, for example, spot light, torch, window, redhead or studio)
 I would us a redhead or window light, if the sun is out.

•What camera settings/considerations may have been used? Think about ISO, apature and shutter speed.
I used iSO , so bring depth of the light to,as  i can bring model forward and  creepy kind of image.


•What message could the photograph be trying to convey?Its saying something sad or angry, because of the expression of the guy and the way he his standing. I think he is going into a fight or already killed someone .


•What problems would you face if trying to recreate the photograph.
shadow motion, because of the time of day and which way the shadows go.  To take it  outside of college, I would have to pick the right time to take the picture.

 What are the props within the images?
Basically I would use someones hand or my own hand to get the picture.  I would change the hand more to a gun like shape, as it looks more like a gang type of image and more of a montage.

•Location: - studio, outside, film set?
I would say classroom or  dark place, so bring more depth of the hand.






 •What are the props within the images?
I say the hand ,as you don't need that much on props .
•Lighting – what type of light source has been used? (key, fill, hair and what 

I would use  classroom lights , because it would bring depth to the hand, or I could use a  natural light to bring down the lightness of the hand 
•What camera settings/considerations may have been used? Think about ISO, apature and shutter speed.
I use moderate shutter speed, because it look likes it be making a move or some Yin and Yan thing.

I would use the apature to  get the right portion of the image and get the right shade of light on to the hand .


•What message could the photograph be trying to convey?

I'd say it could be a world peace kind of thing, because of the way the hands are postioned in the picture .


•What problems would you face if trying to recreate the photograph.









•What are the props within the images?
- red-head for the sun 
-some  martial arts

•Location: - studio, outside, film set?
class room  and outside college like country side or city 

•Lighting – what type of light source has been used? (key, fill, hair and what type of light, for example, spot light, torch, window, redhead or studio)

The red head for the the sun and natural light for the building, because they need 2 different lights if I had to recreate this image again .


•What camera settings/considerations may have been used? Think about ISO, apature and shutter speed.
I would use very fast shutter speed, to make the model doing it in slow motion onto the image and  make more effective of the image.

•What message could the photograph be trying to convey?
Peaceful mind, because of their technique and the way the time of day is being used in the background.

•What problems would you face if trying to recreate the photograph.


I'd say the balance standing still whilst creating the image will be difficult because how long it will take to get the image and the angle of the image.
















•What are the props within the images?
-coat
-hat
-sun glasses
( I would take face out)
•Location: - studio, outside, film set?
I'd say I would do it at home, because I have a coat similar to my secondary research.

•Lighting – what type of light source has been used? (key, fill, hair and what type of light, for example, spot light, torch, window, redhead or studio)
(You need to answer this question)
•What camera settings/considerations may have been used? Think about ISO,  
I would use the Isolation aperture onto the face,because it makes more of creepy look and more out spoken model , because it be more reflected on the model and some light & dark shades 
•What message could the photograph be trying to convey?

A weird message ,as the model looks weird.

•What problems would you face if trying to recreate the photograph.



I'd say the goggles, as they are rare and hard to find and probably cost a lot of money to buy.



•Location: - studio, outside, film set?
I'd say I would do it at home, because I have a coat similar to my secondary research.

•Lighting – what type of light source has been used? (key, fill, hair and what type of light, for example, spot light, torch, window, redhead or studio)
(You need to answer this question)
•What camera settings/considerations may have been used? Think about ISO,  
I would use the Isolation aperture onto the face,because it makes more of creepy look and more out spoken model , because it be more reflected on the model and some light & dark shades 
•What message could the photograph be trying to convey?

A weird message ,as the model looks weird.

•What problems would you face if trying to recreate the photograph.


I'd say the goggles, as they are rare and hard to find and probably cost a lot of money to buy.