Flowers

25/04/2011 20:10 By Unknown , In

I now have plenty of photographs of flowers to use for my final images.
Photographs from today:






I'm really happy with the way my images have turned out, and when we go back to college this week I plan on going through all of my photographs and picking out the final images, as well as writing out the descriptions that would be on the website to describe the t-shirts. The descriptions will be about the meaning of the flower, as all of the images have been taken in mind to portray the meanings.

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Editing photographs

19:07 By Unknown , In

I took more photographs today using the zoom lenses. I also screen shot how I edit my photographs:

I edit the brightness/contrast 
I then choose selective colour 
From this I can change every colour within the photograph, this allows me to darken certain parts of the photograph or lighten them, or slightly change the colours. I make sure that I never make any drastic changes, as this would make it look un-natural.
This is the out come of editing it, it has more shadows and becomes more interesting as you can see different textures on the petals.

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Print adverts

22/04/2011 16:45 By Unknown , In



(More! Magazine Issue 692)
I have been going through magazines that are aimed at the same audience that I think I want my product to be aimed at. This is young women from 16-35, the magazine these adverts are from is More! Magazine, which is aimed at the same age group. I have made notes on the adverts as they all include the same things, even though they're all very different. 
My print adverts need to include these things, the only thing I will struggle with is the website URL as I will not be hosting the website on the internet. I need to discuss with my tutors whether or not I could include the website address as though it would be hosted on the internet, for the sake of including it in my adverts. Also, I will probably not be including a facebook URL as I will not have a page on facebook, as I am not selling my t-shirts. 

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20/04/2011 12:49 By Unknown , In

I've created a collage in my sketchbook of images gathered from fashion spring/summer campaigns by H&M, D&G and Michael Kors, as well as from 'summer photoshoot' searches on Flickr.com
These images are my inspiration for the way I want my adverts to look, the colour scheme is obviously blue/green/natural colours that are carried on throughout my website and blog. My shoot will also be outside and look quite nautral - not obviously posing, more like snap shots, as this would be something that an audience could relate to and see themselves in, rather than a high-end fashion shoot that the audience might only be able to wish to be in. 

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Inspirational photographers

19/04/2011 18:08 By Unknown , In



George Lepp -
I think that from looking through Lepps photography, I can see that he focuses on one feature in each photograph - such as the curves of the petal, or capturing the water droplets on the flower. I think I could try and capture the same sort of things in my photographs too, especially since he concentrated a lot on tulips, and I have some tulips at home to take photographs of once they open.

I have noticed that focusing on one small thing tends to be a popular thing to do in nature photography, as it was mentioned in Photographing Flowers by Sue Bishop (2004).

I think that I will be experimenting a lot more once my flowers have opened, as I will be borrowing 300mm and 500mm lenses from Wednesday, and so I can experiment through the rest of the week and aim to have my final images for the weekend.

I aim to have 4 final images as I have decided to print 4 t-shirts, I think this is a good amount as I won't be selling them and it means that I will have a range of print adverts, as well as a range of t-shirts on show for my exhibition.

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Flowers

18/04/2011 17:11 By Unknown , In ,

Today I've been out and bought a couple of bouquets of flowers to take photographs of. These may or may not be used for my final images. I've taken a couple of test shots to test the lighting, and used techniques such as placing tinfoil underneath, as suggested in Photographing Flowers by Sue Bishop (2004).



I did this just to show how the tinfoil reflects light and bring out the colour in the flower. 

Edited photographs -


I'm quite happy with the way the edited photographs have turned out, as I was only experimenting with lighting. I have arranged to borrow some lenses for my DSLR and so I can experiment again later in the week, when the flowers have opened and I can take close-up photographs. 

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Organising my work

15/04/2011 17:11 By Unknown , In

I've created a table that reminds me of what is in my blog, this is simply for me to look at and remind myself what's in my blog already. I've also added another part to the bottom of the table, which is what needs to be done and added to my blog. I can add to this whenever I need to, and I can also take things off it whenever I have done them, and add them to the correct column. 
I have created this as I was constantly flicking through the pages of my blog, checking what is there and trying to decide what else to add. I think it helps to be organised though, as I now have an on-going table that I can constantly change, to keep myself organised throughout my FMP.

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How to advertise: What works, what doesn't - and why

01:10 By Unknown , In

by Kenneth Roman, Jane Maas, Martin Nisenholtz (2003)


I have been reading through the preview of this book on Google Books.

I think that this section will be something to read back on when designing my print-based adverts, although it can be something to think about when creating my video too. I know to carry on keeping my designs simplistic, as the audience are more likely to take notice of it. 
If I include text, it needs to be neat, easy and quick to read.
I need to make a visual statement to capture attention.
If I use more than one headline, use different sizes, set unimportant words in a larger typeface. I think that this would seem strange to the audience, which would make them look twice. 

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Location scouting

11/04/2011 17:24 By Unknown , In ,

I also found a great location that could be a possibility for taking my video/photographs


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I chose to go here as I had read about water was great for pleasing imagery, as it offered many reflections, which can add colours to the subject. It can also look calm and relaxing. I took some shots to show the area






I think that the area definitely offers a serene atmosphere, it is visually pleasing from many angles, especially if the weather was as good as the day I took the photographs.

I will definitely be considering this reservoir as a place to shoot my photographs/video, I'm thinking that I might use multiple locations, so that I get a variety of beautiful imagery to compliment my t-shirts.

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Weekend update

17:04 By Unknown , In ,

Over the weekend I have been reading and making notes from the book Photographing Flowers by Sue Bishop





After reading through the notes and the book I was highly influenced by photographs that were taken for artistic purposes, rather than to just show the flower. I liked how she concentrated on one part of the flower that stood out to her. I found that this can be called differential focus, which gives a more artistic interpretation of a flower as it was focused on a small part, using a large aperture. 


I also took note of the colour wheel, which we have learnt about in class before now, and reading it in the book reminded me of it's purposes.
Colours adjacent are harmonious
Colours opposite contrast
When taking photographs, watch out for dominant colours, and make sure to use them effectively. This would work well if you were to photograph a red flower on a green background, as they contrast, and the flower jumps out as red is a dominant colour. This wouldn't work if it was reversed. 

I tried some of the techniques I have written notes about for myself.




I have taken these photographs keeping in mind -
  • Awareness of the time of day/position of the sun to where I was stood
  • Awareness of the use of flash
  • Depth of field 
  • Differential focus
  • The colour wheel
  • Composition
After reading  the book and seeing Sue Bishops photography, I've realised that I don't need to go outside to take photographs of flowers, I can buy them from the florist and take them inside, to light them differently, and use techniques that she uses, such as using tin foil as a reflector. I will definitely be trying this at some point.
I also need to borrow different lenses, such as a 200mm as it can zoom in to the flowers detail much further.

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Time table - changed

08/04/2011 19:50 By Unknown , In

I've just changed my time table as I've come to realise that I can give myself more time and relax a bit, I need to work hard over the holidays but I need to research a lot and take a lot of photographs as my own research. This way I can find new places and new ways to take my photographs. I would like to have my photographs chosen and edited for the tshirts by the end of the holidays, as well as my tshirts made and possibly the photoshoot with my model done. If I manage to do this I will be able to spend the next 4 weeks after the holidays to edit everything and make my adverts, which could take a while and so I want to give myself plenty of time as I may have to learn how to use new software, and I will need to research into how clothing advertisements are set out. In my final week, before we hand our work in, I want to be able to make sure that I am happy with everything. I can spend my week tweaking anything that I am unhappy with, as well as updating my website, which won't take long as I have already built it.

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Photography research

18:44 By Unknown , In ,







I've been reading through a book called Mastering Nature Photography: Shooting and Selling in The Digital Age by John Kieffer (2004) on Google Books. 
It's actually about ways to improve your photography to be able to sell the photographs, but I can take information from this as I will be taking photographs to advertise and to sell on tshirts.
I've found a lot of helpful information that I can keep in mind when I go to take test shots, and especially for when I take my final photographs for my tshirts and for my advertisements. So far, I know that I want to try shooting near water to provide open views and reflections, which can become very interesting when photographed. 
I have learnt to take photographs from all different angles as you never know what you might discover. 
Also that water represents life, vitality, serenity, change, along with a few other things, which I can keep in mind to try and capture these meanings.
I want to take photographs at different times of the day, especially morning as things such as fog, mist and the sun rising can create interesting photographs that convey a lot of meanings.

I have also borrowed two books from the library about photographing flowers and landscapes. Tomorrow I am going to take advantage of the weather and spend the day taking test shots with my camera and camcorder, I can also scout some local locations. 

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