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Task 1: KTA 4

KTA 4: Presentation

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PhotoStory Script

Graphic/Shot Type	Script	Duration
Title Page	In this presentation, I will be discussing 5 types of Photography and their associated photographers, of which I find interesting.	6 s
Modern Bridge at night, WS	Architectural Photography is the photographing of buildings and similar structures that are both aesthetically pleasing and accurate representations of the their subjects.	8s
Stripy High-rise building, LA	Architectural Photographers are usually skilled in the use of specialised techniques, angles and equipment.	6 s
Glass Bunker surrounded by trees, MS	Iwan Baan (born February 8, 1975) is a Dutch architectural photographer. He has challenged a long-standing tradition of depicting buildings as…	8 s
Field surrounded by Concrete, LS	…Isolated and static by representing people in architecture and showing the building’s environment; in these pictures, some of themes are very apparent.	8 s
Diver over the city, VWS	Famous multi-award winning sports photographer, Bob Martin, during a career spanning 30 years has documented every major sporting event from the last 13 Summer and Winter Olympics to elephant polo and horse racing on ice.	12 s
One legged Racing Cyclist, WS	By utilising crucial angles, highlighting motion through focusing and use of scale to denote challenge faced by world-class athletes combines to form fantastic imagery.	9 s
Black and White Image of Mountain scape, LS	Landscape Photography is a genre, which intends to showcase different open spaces within the world, whether they are natural scapes or urban regions, macro or micro scale.	8 s
Crashing Waves and the Lighthouse, LS	They are defined as having little or no influence of human activity with the purpose of featuring subjects such as landforms and weather formations.	7 s
Solitary Lake Tree, WS	Michael Kenna, born in 1953 is best known for his black and white landscapes, unusual in form while utilising ethereal light sources by photographing at dawn or at night using exposures of up to 10 hours.	10 s
Copse and Clouds, WS	This technique creates amazing atmosphere and gives focus to the still standing structures in his photos; for example in this image titled ‘Copse and Clouds’.	7 s
Fox Cubs Fighting, MS	Wildlife photography is regarded as one of the more challenging forms of photography. For example, some animals are difficult to approach and thus knowledge of the animals’ behavior is needed in order to be able to predict their actions.	10 s
Snow Leopard/Steve Winter, WS	Steve Winter is regarded as one of the top wildlife photographers in the world; stalked by jaguars in Brazil, charged by a grizzly in Siberia, and trapped in quicksand in the world's largest tiger reserve in Myanmar. ‘The Snow Leopard’ by him is in fact regarded as one of the best in the world.	12 s
First Picture of the moon, EWS	Astrophotography is a specialised type of photography that entails recording images of astronomical objects and large areas of the night sky. The first ever photograph of an astronomical object, the moon was taken in 1840.	13 s
Orion’s Belt/Samuel Oschin Telescope, EWS	Astrophotography also has the ability to capture objects invisible to the human eye such as dim stars, nebulae and galaxies. In professional astronomical research, this photography revolutionised the field.	10 s
Horsehead Nebula, EWS	Willamina Fleming was born on the 15th of May 1857 and will be always be remembered by astrophotographers for her discovery of the ‘horsehead’ nebula.	13 s
White Dwarf Stars, EWS	In the field of astronomy, Willamina Stevens Fleming is also best known for her discovery of stars called White Dwarfs.	6 s

Task 1: KTA 3

-Chris Saunders (Portrait, Music)
-Mark Harvey, ID8 Photography (Corporate Events, Editorial)
-Duncan Philpott

1.  Chris Saunders has been a professional photographer for 13 years, over which documented the portraits of world leading actors, authors, film directors, musicians, comedians and has had the resulting work published in numerous publications globally. His list of clientele include corporates The Guardian, The observer, Sony, EMI, Universal Records, Random House Publishing and Harper Collins. He quotes "I became interested in photography twenty or so years ago after borrowing a friend's SLR to photograph this really cool cat I had at the time".
Tecniques:

• Lighting Position - Accentuate features, shadows the eyes
• Composition - Light Features (Combined with ground moisture causes shining/reflection), People Group (Used in band photography, using height to denote importance)
• Angle - Create Illusion (Satelite Dish Photo), To convey emotion
• Background - Converging Lines (Draws the eyes to the subject), Interesting Patterns, Colours
• Focus

2. Mark Harvey, owner and manager of ID8 Photography, is a sheffield based photographer with over 20 years experience in editorial, corporate, documentary and portrait photography. The broad range of assignments presented to Mark and his company by a range of clients notably including Sheffield Council, Manchester University, National UTC's and Sheffield Health Services, has provided them with a range of experience and skill giving the ability for ID8 to produce high quality images in any given situation.

Mark Harvey gave us some valuable advice:

1. Always prepare and have a vivid idea of what you want to capture
2. Always remember the three key principles: Aperture, Time, Focus
3. The best photos are not necessarily taken with the best equipment; opportunities for snaps can be at any time so be ready with any kind of camera

3. Duncan Philpott, one half of the sheffield based duo called Steel City Media. What began as providing minor pieces of companies for local companies developed into full-time career working for a range of editorial and commercial clients as well as following the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Series across the globe.
Involved Clients:

• Dirt Magazine | MBR Magazine | Privateer Magazine | Vital MTB | MTBR (Germany) | [R]evolution MTB (Australia) | Wideopen Magazine
• Monster Energy | Santa Cruz Bikes | Skins Compression Wear | Cotic LTD | FiveTen | Mondraker 

Using various shutter speeds and by following the subject during motion; Duncan had produced images such as this where everything but the subject is blurred in motion, denoting speed.

To achieve light streaks from traffic; Bulb photography and long exposure is utilised creating this amazing imagery.

Questions based on each photographer

1. How long has Chris Saunders been professionally taking photos?

2. Name 4 of his clients.

3. What are his 2 main areas of photography he works within?

4. What was his first instance of interest of photography?

5.

Task 1: KTA 2

KTA 2:

The 5 styles of Photography I have chosen to research are Landscape Photography, Architectural Photography, AstroPhotography, Documentary Photography and Portrait Photography.

What is Landscape Photography?
It may be categorised as a particular orientation of a photo, but predominately it is a genre which intends to showcase different open spaces within the world, whether they are natural scape's or urban regions, macro or micro scale. They are defined as having little to no influence of human activity with the purpose of featuring subjects such as landforms and weather formations. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adams_The_Tetons_and_the_Snake_River.jpg

Michael Kenna
Born in 1953, this British born photographer is best known for his black and white landscapes, unusual in form while utilising ethereal light sources by photographing at dawn or at night using exposures of up to 10 hours. This techniques creates amazing atmosphere and gives focus to the still-standing structures in his photos; for example in the picture below titled "Copse and Clouds".

http://www.michaelkenna.net/gallery2.php?id=11

Architectural Photography

Architectural photography is the photographing of buildings and similar structures that are both aesthetically pleasing and accurate representations of their subjects. Architectural photographers, are usually skilled in the use of specialised techniques, angles and equipment. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JM_EstorilSol_008.jpg

Iwaan Baan
Iwan Baan (born February 8, 1975) is a Dutch architectural photgrapher. He has challenged a long-standing tradition of depicting buildings as isolated and static by representing people in architecture and showing the building's environment; in this picture to the right some of the themes are very apparent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_Belt.jpg

What is AstroPhotography?
A: a specialized type of photography that entails recording images of astronomical objects and large areas of the night sky. The first ever photograph of an astronomical object , the moon was taken in 1840, but it was not until the late 19th century that advances in technology allowed for detailed stellar photography. Astrophotography also has the ability to capture objects invisible to the human eye such as dim stars, nebulae and galaxies. In professional astronomical research, this photography revolutionized the field.

Sport Photography: Bob Martin
A multi-award winning sports photographer; during a career spanning the last 30 years he has photographed every major sporting event from the last 13 Summer and Winter Olympics, to Elephant Polo and Horse Racing on Ice. By utilising crucial angles, highlighting motion through focusing and high exposure and use of scale to denote challenge faced by world-class athletes combines to form fantastic imagery.

http://db2.stb.s-msn.com/i/57/67ACBE0B86CBE29951D93B1C7014.jpg



Task 1: KTA 1

KTA 1:

Mind map of Brainstormed Photographic Techniques

Others types of photography include Aerial, Commercial, Forensic, Macro and Micro, Panoramic and Time-lapse.

Photography Terms:

1. Aperture
The size of the opening in the lens when a picture is taken; Changing the aperture allows for more or less light to enter.
2. Depth of Field
The distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.

3. Exposure
the amount of light collected by the sensor in your camera during a single picture.  If the shot is exposed too long the photograph will be washed out.  If the shot is exposed too short the photograph will appear too dark

4. Framing
Using other objects in your photograph to frame the main subject. 
5. Composition
The arrangement of the subjects in the picture

Leading Lines

By using the road, row of trees and hedge  line at the edge of the image; it gives vibrant focus to the central building. It's attractive eye-catching appearance is reinforced by colour boost of the sky and the golden tints of the roof.

The natural sedimentary lines starting in the foreground leads the viewer along the rest of the cliff; this spectacular view is accelerated by the contrasting stone yellow and the dark night sky. 






Rule of Thirds


The power points; where the line overlay bisects in this image is mirrored horizontally by the water beginning directly in the centre of the picture.

Wide Angle Shot

• Provides curvature to the Picture; obviously to encapsulate a wider area.
• Include more content in one image

Ken Burns Effect
The Ken Burns effect is a type of panning and zooming effect used in video production from still imagery.

Bulb Photography
Bulb, abbreviated B, is a shutter speed setting on an adjustable camera that allows for long exposure times under the direct control of the photographer. With this setting, the shutter simply stays open as long as the shutter release button remains depressed.

Practice Photographic Work

 HeadSpace



Leading Lines

Rule of Thirds

Solo Portrait Shot
Before

After

I have used Photoshop to correct the blues, brighten the image and improve contrast. Furthermore using the Spot Healer tool, I have removed some of the spots on the face and improve the black circles under the eyes.







Pair Shot

How to reflect on this picture, hmm...

Group Outdoor photo

UTC Mafia

High Angle Shot

Using a low position to take the picture, it makes the subject seem more imposing and prominent.

Wide Angle Lens

This is an example of a portrait shot using a wide angle lens; as you can see, it is not suited to this type of photography because the photo looks poor.