I have created a new blog for my rescaled images...
http://rescaledimages.blogspot.com/
This blog shows how I produced some final images and also some of the actual final images.
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Final Editing
I have been editing my final pictures using photoshop. Here are a couple of examples of what I have done to the pictures by screen grabbing.
This is the original.
And here I have cropped it down so that the watering can is in the middle and also I have darkened the colours by changing the Hue/Saturation to bring out the typical look of a watering can and also it gives the image a lot more character.
This was the original image and it was too bright so I edited it by going into Layer, New Adjustment Layer and then Levels.
After changing the levels I ended up warming the colours in the image very slightly.
And then I increased the vibrance to really bring out the warmth in the picture.
Here is the original of the interior of the NotreDame.
Here is when I added a new black and white layer editor. I changed the levels so that it would bring out the light colours and darken the darker ones.
Here is the final edited image with the
Here is another original image.
To edit this one I first wanted to bring out more colour so I decided to open a new Hue/Saturation layer.
Then I changed the levels so that the colour was enhanced, only very slightly though.
Then I opened a new Black and White layer, changing the image so that it's not too light or dark.
Then I changed the colour balance of the image so it gave it a "Wild West" ancient sort of look. As it gives the building history.
Then I changed the balance again so it looked as if the building was painted white whereas it was actually painted a dark yellow.
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Narrowing "The Selection"
After taking many photos I need to narrow them down to about 6 images. The best of the best. I will then photoshop them (improving them). Here is my selection...
The shapes in the pictures above express the image to a 3d look. Also the texture gives it a sense of a 3 dimensional image. To aid this look, the lines in the walls add to the picture.
These doors stand out comparing to ordinary doors as they have an incomplete feeling and they show warm colours. It is also a social comment upon how people live without repair.
On the pictures above here, they are all about perspective and to show how the person is looking at the image or how the lens was looking at the image. The angles on the left image show an image as if a person is hiding from revealing their sins in church. The mage on the right show an angle like someone looking up towards the spire.
These images are also all about perspective, for example the image on the left portrays the view of the graveyard and the sky, so it abides by the rule of thirds and the second image is showing old/ancient architecture by showing the worn away face modeled and placed above a church door.
These were my best images during this level 1 City & Guilds Photography Course. The way I picked these images is from a process of elimination. The first step of the process was to delete all the images with really/slightly bad quality. The second step was to check if the picture contains what i want and didn't for what I didn't want. Finally I eliminated the pictures that didn't have the lighting in the correct areas even though I could edit that later in photoshop. But it would not be lit in the specific areas in focus that are the subjects of the photos. When these have been edited in Photoshop then they should look a lot better e.g. cropping, tilting, contrast, B & W and other editable features. All the information about how the pictures were taken are on previous posts.
My Expedition Photos
I have finally chosen the pictures from my expedition and have overall come to a good result. I have picked quite a lot and then from there i will narrow down the choices. Most of the Picture were in and around the three churches me and my team visited. Also taking flat-on photographs of field walls and shed doors.
f/10 1/160 ISO-100 f/9 1/80 ISO-100
In the churches I focused upon the windows and designs in/embossed into the wood and stone. also exaggerating the angles used to capture the spires and towers in very dynamic ways eg, including the roofs of the different sections of the church gives it a skyscraper feel.
Thursday, 7 April 2011
My Architectural Photography in France!
When I went to France (staying a little east from Paris) I took my SLR camera and took some really interesting pictures. And I focused upon the famous designs of Paris.
f/5.6,1/60 sec,ISO-100
This photo was taken around midday when the warm and orangey sun was out, it released a summer sort of glow onto the barn styled building. When I took this photo I thought carefully about what I want to include and exclude from the picture. Finally ending up with a satisfying result.
f/4.5,1/40 sec,ISO-100
This photo reminded me of the typical French architecture. The building was right next to the Notre Dame. It's red lighting also gave France an even more romantic look, you can also see a couple next to their traditional lamppost as well which helped give this look. Another reason this photo stands out is because the building looks as if it goes on forever, on the right and on the left.
f/3.5,1/4 sec,ISO-400
In this photo my intention were to look for a better view which stood out and gave almost a postcard effect. Eventually I discovered a spot further on that also gave the tower more character because of the trees in the foreground.
f/3.5,1/5 sec,ISO-400
This photo was taken with the composition effect of
f/11,1/200 sec,ISO-400
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