Future commisions - LO5.3

If I were to use my work for this project as an example for future commissions, I would use a website to display my work to potential clients. I think this would be the only realistic and interesting way of doing this.
As my project is photography based I think it would be the easiest and most practical way to display my work. I will also be able to include all of the research and planning I went through to get to my final project. A website would look very professional, also

Creating a website to display my work for potential clients would also help me be more organised with my work as I could easily change the way I want to display my work if I’m not happy with it until I am eventually satisfied with the way it is laid out.
Also a website is a great way to advertise my work; I could potentially advertise my website on a more popular website which would attract attention to my website. Potential clients could easily take a look. In addition a lot of companies/organisations will have a website that display’s their contact information, therefore I could simply email the address of my website to them so they could possibly take a look if they wanted.

Companies and organisations are always checking through the internet to look for potential partners or people to work for them therefore the more advertising for my website I do, the more attention I will get.

Feed back from other sources - LO5.1

Auidence Response

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After reading responses I found that for this certain photograph people seem to like the vibrant warms colours in the photograph and also the look of the location that the photograph has been taken in. However some people feel that the photograph looks slightly staged and should have been taken in a more convincing location

Majority of people liked how I had changed the photograph to black and white instead of colour so that it stands out from the other two photographs. Also the fact that it was an action shot was appealing to some people. Things that people disliked about the photograph were that there is too much background, should and have been tighter, also that the person is the photograph is a little to blurred.

Again, the colour of the photographs was pointed out as being a positive about the photograph, the colours look very warm and vibrant. Many people also liked that fact that this picture shows hard work ethic of students. There wasn’t anything that anyone disliked about this photograph.ReviewThroughtout working on my project my client has been highly impressed with the work I have done. They enjoyed seeing what I had to offer ideas wise, also they think they photographs that I have produced are great and are very happy to display them in The Henley College.

As for my photographs i feel that my strengths are the way I have edited them. A lot of comments have been made on the warm and vibrant colours that the photographs have, which makes them bold and stand out more. Also another strength I feel my responses show that I have is capturing people from the right angles in order to show a certain thing. One of my photographs was commented on as showing great work ethic.
My weakness would have to be the structure of the actual photographs themsevles. I got a few bad comments such as "too much background" or "Looks staged". As my project was all about unstaged photography, the fact that one of my photographs looks ever so slightly staged is a real disappointment.

Overall i feel as thought the majority of people liked the photographs that I had taken and would be happy to have them displayed in  The Henley College. The types of bad comments i got most likely wont get noticed as much as people think the majority of the photograph related to my breif.

If i were to do a project like this again I would take more time in taking the photographs to make sure that they are of a high standard and there wont be as many complaints for them. Other than that I don't think there would be anymore improvements that I would have to make.

Evaluation LO5.2 and LO5.3

After reading my brief I made SWOT diagrams to generate Ideas for what I could take photographs of. I came up with four separate ideas as to what I could do. I then sent them to my client and asked for a response as to what they thought would be the best idea and most practical and successful. My client and I thought that photographing students working and doing certain activities outside of lessons would be the best idea.

I chose to photograph students outside of lessons as my client and I both thought that it would be a good way to show the work ethic of students at the College when they aren’t in lessons. Also it by seeing photographs of students doing work outside lessons it may encourage students that might not be as motivated towards doing work outside of lessons.

Research for my project was fairly important. I had to research into unstaged photography so that I understood exactly what I had to do to complete the brief. Also researching helped me to make a plan and come up with ideas for my project so that I could work hard on it and make sure that it was to a high standard that my client would appreciate.

The Production process was highly successful. Due to researching I was able to take my photographs quickly and easily, also making sure that they were good quality. It took me a short amount of time to take my photographs with left me with more time on the written side of the project. I thought the whole production process went extremely well, especially editing the photographs as I knew exactly how I wanted them to look.

During the production process I had a slight problem finding people to photograph. This is because either they didn’t want to be photographed as they knew the photographs were going on display or there weren’t many people around that were doing the type of things that I wanted to photograph. I overcame this by going out on different days to find people who were willing to be photographed.
I developed some more photography skills during this project. I have rarely used shutter speeds in the past and I had to use them a lot for this project as I had to take many different actions shots that wouldn’t have worked without a certain shutter speed.

I thought the final outcome of my project was very successful. My photographs came out extremely well after being edited. Also my client was very happy and impressed with the final photographs that I produced. If I were to undertake a similar project to this in the future I would do more planning for my production process. I was organised, however I found that I struggled to take photographs on the days that I had planned to, therefore I would go out and make sure that on the days I would want to take photographs that there are going to be plenty of people that are willing to have their photographs taken.

Log LO4.5

Thoughts and feelings at the beginnings

What interests me about the work

Concerns

How I think the project will turn out

What I hope to learn

Initial ideas in response to the brief

Disciplines I’m likely to use

Skills I will need to use and develop

Important deadlines

Date	Lesson
12/09/11	At the beginning of the introduction to the Commission I was slightly worried as I didn’t know what sort of company I was going to work for. However I am interested in the work because it allows me to make something, which I enjoy doing for a company that earns money and I am interested in seeing what my chosen company would like me to do. I have no concerns at this moment in time. I think the project could potentially turn out well if I’m focused in my work and keep to deadlines. At this stage I don’t have any idea of the potential things that I could learn, therefore I cannot hope to learn something. I find the brief slightly confusing, however I’m sure as the project goes on I will able to understand the brief fully. I am likely to use disciplines such as photography or graphic design.
19/09/11	I felt confident that I could find a company or organisation that would want me to work for them. I’m interested in the idea of being told what to make and see how the final product turns out in the end. At this moment in time I don’t really have any concerns to do with this project. Now that I know roughly what I’m doing and I’ve put in some research into how I’m going to achieve my product I think it will turn out quite well. I hope to learn how to use a camera better so I am able to take photographs of a high standard to achieve high praise for my product. I finally understand the brief and think I will be able to work well to it. I will be using photography to create my product. I also will need to develop my photography skills so that I am able to take good quality photographs.
26/09/11	Today I looked further into the topic of my project with is unstaged photography. By researching more and looking at different pictures of unstaged photography that have been taken by other people, I am highly confident that I will be able to create a product to a high standard. I am now more interested in my project as it involves photography which I already have an interest in therefore I will most likely find the project much more entertaining. I am slightly concerned that I am going to able to finish the project for the final deadline. However this is just a minor concern. I will my project could potentially be really good if I put the right amount of effort and work into it as I can.
3/10/11	Today I started on working on the written work for my project. By doing this it has allowed me to feel more confident in what I am creating for my project and how I am going to achieve this. I will need to develop my photography skills further so that I am able to take some good photographs for my project that people will be able to understand and enjoy looking at. I’m slightly worried about the deadline and if I will be able to finish the project in time, however if I put a lot of effort and time into my project I will most likely be able to finish it.
10/10/11
17/10/11	Today I looked into what kind of target audience I was aiming my project at. Students, teachers and members of the public were my chosen target audience. As there would be members of the public seeing my work I had to look into what would be appropriate to have in my photographs and wouldn’t. By doing this, it has helped me to see what kind of photographs I can actually take and what I need to avoid taking photographs of so someone people do not get the wrong idea about the college or my project. I’m highly confident that my project will go well as I’m almost certain exactly what I need to do and how to achieve it.
31/10/11	Today I started to think about what I’m actually going to take photographs of, whether it is students in lessons, students out of lessons, etc. By doing this I am able to organize myself so I know exactly what I’m doing for my shoot. It also gives me a chance to show the people who I’m working for what kind of ideas I have come up with and if they have any feedback for me, or if I need to improve on my ideas in anyway at all.
7/11/11	Today spent the lesson writing my proposal for my project. After speaking with and getting feedback from the people I am working with I was able to come up with my final idea for my project and develop the idea so that it was of a high standard and so I will be able to actually complete the project. After writing my proposal I feel more confident in knowing what I’m doing and I am now able to plan my shoots and keep up with deadlines.
14/11/11	In this lesson I wrote up a production plan table to allow me to keep track of when, what and where I am taking photographs. This will keep me organized so that I am able to set myself a deadline of when the actual photographs should being taken by. I feel confident that I will be able to take the photographs in time for my deadline.
21/11/11	I spent this lesson putting all my work onto my blog. This helped me to make sure that I haven’t missed out any pieces of work and that I am up to date and my written work is to a high enough standard. Now that I have all of my work up to date as far as I can I am able to concentrate on taking photographs for my project so I am able to finish it on time.
28/11/11	Today I went out and took some photographs of the things that students get up to when they’re not in lessons. Mostly they were either in the library doing work, or socializing outside or in the canteen. By doing this I am also improving my photography skills further and taking some decent photographs. My interest in the project has developed more and more because of the photography side. At this moment in time I am concerned about the written work of the project and whether I will get it finished in time or not.
5/12/11	Today I went out and took some photographs of the things that students get up to when they’re not in lessons. Mostly they were either in the library doing work, or socializing outside or in the canteen. By doing this I am also improving my photography skills further and taking some decent photographs. My interest in the project has developed more and more because of the photography side. At this moment in time I am concerned about the written work of the project and whether I will get it finished in time or not.
12/12/11	Today I went to The Henley Rugby and football club to take photographs of some of the Henley students taking part in rugby. By doing this I was able to see what other kinds of activities students take part in when they’re not in lessons. At this moment in time I am confident that my project will turn out well as I’m starting to get good pictures together. As I’m doing a photography based project, which I already have an interest in, I’m developing my photography skills. As today I had to use shutter speed to be able to capture the rugby players running. I’m confident that I will be able to finish my project on time and produce some good work.
9/1/2011	Today I chose what photographs I wanted to have as my 10 photographs in order for my client to choose which three they wanted to use. I edited these 10 photographs so that they were of better quality. I’m happy with the photographs that I have taken and I’m sure my client will be happy with them also. Editing these photographs has given me the chance to practice my editing skills in order to change the lighting and other imperfections on the photographs.

Three Final Photographs - LO3.2

Firstly for this photgraph i started off by auto correcting the colour so that it looks better than the original. I then boosted the colour to make it stand out more and make the colours in the photograph look a lot more vibrant and interesting. I chose to edit these photographs to make them stand out more. The originals wouldn't have been as vibrant without being edited

For this photograph I used the same techniques and editing skills as I used for my first photograph

For this photograph I changed the colour to black and white and I also make the lighting on the photograph slightly darker so the person would stand out more from the background.

Unstaged Photography

Unstaged photography is where a certain moment is captured when no one realises it. The photograph has to be taken at the right moment for it to be perfect. Untsaged photography is a way of capturing people in the moment, whether they are happy and smiling, or upset, it’s a way of showing someone’s true emotions at a particular moment in time. Unstaged photography can also be used to capture other things such as animals. Most Unstaged photography occurs when someone is moving around or doing something, and they are completely caught off guard.

Final Photographs - LO3.1