Independent Shoot 3

       Imogen Cunningham:

     Imogen Cunningham, (born April 12, 1883—died June 24, 1976),  is an American photographer who is best known for her portraits and her images of plant life. 

     Cunningham uses black and white photography to convey the tones of flowers and nature. I like this idea as photography of nature is one of my strong points. Cunningham also uses a side light in photos like the last photo above. This helps as it shows natural tones and shading. 

I like The difference between Cunningham's pretty looking flowers and knights dying flowers which influenced me to take a variety of photos.

Image Bank:

Contact sheet:

Best Images:

Images that need improving:

These images were selected as I feel they were not the best angle.  For the second photo, I tried to take a photo of a decaying leaf to contrast the other 'aesthetically pleasing'. However, the angle and high level of decay did not suit the rest of my portfolio.

The second the last image is out of focus which is why it is in with this group.

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

My idea for recording Colour and Tone of Nature was to photograph both bright lively plants and flowers but to also capture dying nature. I was inspired from my research of Nick knight- which can be seen in the other independent shoot- and Imogen Cunningham. Knight inspired me to take the picture of the decaying leaves in my best images. 

The images came out as I expected, as i took more time with my compositions to create a wide variety .

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

I used my Nikon D3500 camera to take these photos. I tried to adjust the camera setting, like shutter speed, aperture and ISO to make the photos look their best. However, I can’t remember what every photo was taken in.

The settings of my best images are:

The first image

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

the second image

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

Third photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

fourth image

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

fifth photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

sixth photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

seventh photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm
eighth photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

ninth photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

tenth photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

eleventh photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

twelfth photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

13th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

14th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

15th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

16th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

17th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

18th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

19th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm 

       AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.
       The artist research was helpful as I liked that I could take photos of flowers in different ways and could show different combinations of colours. My research of Imogen Cunningham helped me focus on tones of nature. 

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.  

Independent Shoot 2

Research influence:

Nick Knight.

Nick Knight's has a reputation for pushing boundaries technically and creatively at every opportunity. He has worked on a range of often controversial issues during his career - from racism, disability, ageism, and more recently fat-ism. He continually challenges conventional ideals of beauty.Born in London in 1958, Knight studied photography at Bournemouth & Poole College of Art and Design. He graduated with a distinction in 1982.

      The above images showed a variation of colour in many ways. For example, more colours are created with the melted flowers, as the colours of each flower mix together. The melted flowers give a more dramatic look. The last photo shows analogous colours to create a soothing effect which contrast with the 4th photo which has complimentary colours of blue and pink to addd dimension.

I took inspiration from Knights photos and tried to find colourful flowers that I could then later on edit by adding saturation to add effect.

Image Bank:

 

Contact sheet:

Best Images:

Images that need Improving:

These images were selected as I feel they were not the best angle.  For the top photo, I tried to take a photo of a bunch of leaves and petals that have 'fallen' off of the flower. To do this i put the flowers in water so the petals wee flowing naturally rather than them being set in place.  However, the angle got to bottom of the tub in the background of this photo did not fit the standards of my portfolio.

The last image was taken to try and get a different angle of the flower with a bunch on leaves. i wanted to do this angle to explore different compositions. However i didn't get the aperture right and caused the exposure to be off.

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

My idea for recording Colour and Tone of Nature was to photograph both bright lively plants and flowers but to also capture dying nature. I was inspired from my research of Nick knight. Knights use of complimentary colours in the images above in my research, inspired me to take the picture of the dying flowers and ripping petals of flowers

The images came out as I expected. I had tried to take photos with different compositions to create a wide variety .

Best selected images...

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

I used my Nikon D3500 camera to take these photos. I tried to adjust the camera setting, like shutter speed, aperture and ISO to make the photos look their best. However, I can’t remember what every photo was taken in, but i know all were taken with a shutter speed of 1/125 and most had an aperture of 5.6

The settings of my best images are:

The first image

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5

Zoom=40mm

the second image

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/8

Zoom=40mm

Third photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=40mm

fourth image

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5

Zoom=40mm

fifth photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5

Zoom=40mm

sixth photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

seventh photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

eighth photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

ninth photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

tenth photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

eleventh photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

twelfth photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

13th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

14th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

15th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

16th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

17th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

18th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm

19th photo

Shutter speed= 1/125

Aperture=f/5.6

Zoom=55mm 

       AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

       The artist research was helpful as I liked that I could take photos of flowers in different ways and could show different combinations of colours. My research of Nick Knight helped me focus on both natural colours made by flowers but also abstract colours through photoshop. Knight also helped me look at more dying and non-pretty flowers by tearing petals off and squashing flowers.

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.  

Final Photos: