Final Evaluation

Final Evaluation

I like how all of my photos turned out in my final images because as you go through the shoot, the technique that I have used develops to show how I have experimented with different techniques in Photoshop to produce a wide range of images. Also, I like how I have laid out my photos in my final images because it takes you on a journey through the different techniques by changing slightly each time.

I like my coloured photos because I was able to emphasise the different colours and highlight because I was able to bring them out more using selective colour and vibrance in Photoshop. Also, I like how in my sunset coloured photos, I managed to exaggerate the oranges and red to help make the photo seem more magical and calming, and help show the energy the sky had that evening. I my coloured London photos because I had to experiment and test out different ways on how to bring colour to the sky due to the original photos being very dark and gloomy, I found, using burning, vibrance, and a photo filter helped bring out and emphasise the colour.

I like my half black and white and colour photos because I was able to experiment with Photoshop and the different settings to help make my photos seem more interesting, such as the gradient tool and marquee tool. When I wanted to use the gradient tool, I made sure I brought out the colour and detail a lot more then I usually do because I found when using the gradient tool it dulls the colour slightly. Therefore, I wanted to make sure that I still had the strong and bold colours in certain areas of my photo because I wanted to show the vibrancy in them. I like the affect this tool gave because it had a smooth transition between the coloured and black and white areas still giving the calming affect as if it was all coloured or all black and white. I used the marquee tool to help me produce half black and white and coloured photos by selecting certain areas and using the elliptical version, after I used the rubber tool and rubbed out the areas I wanted. I like the affect this gave me because it allowed me to experiment with different patterns and shape sizes in my photo to create unique and intriguing photos. This allowed me to explore different ways I could create an interesting photo by having circles inside of circles creating a strange affect or having one big circle which almost makes it seem like a painting.

I like my black and white photos because I was able to demonstrate the tone and texture in the clouds and sky a lot more easier by using shadows. To help emphasise the shadows, I used burning and dodging in different areas to create a stronger contrast. I like the gloomy and foreboding affect that this gives because they stand out from the rest of my photos which seem more peaceful and calming. By doing this, this shows how I understand how to develop my photos in different ways and experiment with different techniques in Photoshop to creates different affects.

Inspired my one of Simon Roberts photos, I decided to blend two of my photos together to create an alluring affect on the viewer. By doing this, I was able to experiment with different techniques, such as editing two photos separately to then bring them back together to create one photo. This helps me expand my final images further by having more of a variety of photos and demonstrate that I have understood Simon Roberts work and I can incorporate his ideas into my own, by using my photos and my sense of style and editing.