Connecting Essay 2

Reference Image:

For my reference image I have taken an image of a jellyfish because one of my images I took  looked a lot like a jellyfish. The image bellow shows lots of different jellyfish all swimming around. The shape and the general feel of the image actually create the feeling of jelly in your hand just by looking at the image.  

My Image:
My image was from dropping a lemon into water. I then flipped the image and repeated the image five times and then putting them at different sizes though out the image. We can see the shape of the top of the Jellyfish the top round part and also the tentacles coming out from the bottom of them giving it the appliance of a jellyfish.

The Connection:

The main connection between both of the images is that they both look like Jellyfish with the top round part and the tentacles sat the bottom of them. They are also both bright objects on a very dark background. My image is light due to the reflections from the flash but the reason you can see the jellyfish is because they are luminous.

Connecting Essay 1

Reference Image:

In my reference image we see that I have got an image of a flower peacefully floating down a river. We set that this seems to be a typical type of tranquil image. In this image we also see small drops of water on the flower and the centre of the flower has become flooded allowing for the petals to rest on the surface of the water. 

My Image:

In my image we see that I have a flower floating very tranquilly in a tank of water allowing for a rather surreal feeling in the image. The main thing I like about this image is that the flower is very crisp and you can't tell that the flower is in water, it looks more like it is just floating there in the air.

My Connection:
The main connection between the two images is that they are both of flowers with some elements of water. Both of them are also very tranquil and rather surreal and create the same type of calm atmosphere when you view them allowing for the viewer to feel very calm while viewing the image.

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Evaluation:

Plans For The Shoot:
In my last shoot to do with water I wanted to build on the water droplets I created in my first shoot.
I have seen in photo libraries mater drops on a flat shiny surface so wanted to try and create this.
I will need a shiny surface and water for the shoot.

What I Actually Achieved:
I set up the mirror on a flat surface outside and set up my camera on a tripod. I then squirted water over the mirror to form water drops. I tried wiping the mirror first with oil so the water would sit better but this did nit work.  The best effect I got was on a clean dry mirror and then shooting in bright sunlight.  I tried some directly overhead and some at angles. In some images the water picked up the image of my house or trees which gave a nice coloured edge to the drops. I shot some images at f 32 to keep all the water drops in focus and I shot some images at f 3.5 to get a narrow band in focus. Some were shot overhead and some at angles. All my images were shot on a 100mm Canon macro lens.

This is a monotone image that I have edited. I added more contrast and clarity in Lightroom and a small vignette. The image above was shot at 1/320th second at f10.

In this image I again added more contrast and clarity but also added a green tint which reminded me of a beer bottle. This image was shot at 1/160th sec at F10.

The image above was shot at f2.8 1/1600th sec  ISO100.  I added a tint in Lightroom to try and get a lid of liquid gold or oil look.

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Evaluation:

Plans For The Shoot:
In my next shoot I want to look at water in a natural setting. I have a forest close to me so thought that even in a wood there would be lots of opportunity to discover and take photographs of water. I hope to achieve some creative pictures of water in a natural setting by using interesting angles and reflections. I think most people just pass by puddles and patches of water without giving it a second thought. My aim in this shoot is to discover what I can see in these little patches of water.

What I Actually Achieved:
I took my camera with a single flash attached to a local forest.

This is a small puddle about 30cm across. I got really low to the ground and focused on the water. The edges of the puddle made the image look like I was peering into another world or looking through a hole.  I did not realise this until I got the image on my computer. I have made it black and white and added a small vignette to the image to enhance the shape of the puddle. 1.250th f5.6 hand held Canon 5D mk3 with a 24-70mm wide angle lens.

This is another puddle and I focused on the water to get as sharper image as I could of the reflection of the trees. I think it looks like a picture of trees taken from down a bank. The puddle was quite muddy hence the brown look.

1.320th f6.3 hand held Canon 5D mk3 with a 24-70mm wide angle lens.

Progression:

I would like to develop my outdoor photography further and get some more imaginative shots. I want to visit the sea and do some early morning shots and late evening shots hopefully of sunsets or mist.

Here we have an image of a sunset from a green area rather then a typical beach. The great thing about this image is the array of colour within the image and how they have manipulated the sunset to create the very colourful image.

Here we see a type of photo that I would like to try and re-create in my exam shoot. This is because these type of photos are very interesting and create a sense of calmness and serenity in the image. This type of photo would have been taken using a long exposure and possibly some form of filter in-front of the lens.

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