1. Photography
Fitness For Purpose
UNIT 16 - PHOTOGRAPHY UNIT
BRIEF
To take part in a photoshoot
and take 12-24 photographs
following one subject or genre
TYPE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
I will be doing landscapeI will be doing landscape
photography as I will be
taking taking photos of a
graveyard and also photos
photos in the city which will
include builds. I’ll also be
doing camera phone
photography.photography.
EQUIPMENT
For my camera I shall be using
the iPhone 4 which has a 5
megapixel camera which takes
photos at a 4:3 aspect ratio.
LOCATION
The location of my shoot will
be in city center in
Cambridge, also at Mill Road
Cemetery in City Center.
PEOPLE
The only people who will be in
my photos will be people who
happen to be in the area I
want to photograph
ESTIMATED TIME
The bus journies to get into
town will take about 2 hours,
then 2 hours to take the
pictures so about 4 hours
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
It may rain so I need to beIt may rain so I need to be
careful when moving around,
also I need to watch out for
traffic and make sure I don’t
walk into someone/something, I
must also take care as to not
annoy anyone if they do not
want to be in my photos, Iwant to be in my photos, I
will just calmly apologize and
delete the image.
LEGAL + ETHICAL
Again I need to take intoAgain I need to take into
consideration that some people
don’t want to be photographed
so I must keep that in mind
and try avoid taking photos of
people as much as I can. I am
allowed to take photos in Mill
Road Cemetery so that will notRoad Cemetery so that will not
be a problem.
BUDGET
The bus ticket will cost
around £5 for a return, this
will be my only cost.
QUALITY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
IMAGE 1
STRENGTHS
The blur looks really nice inThe blur looks really nice in
this image and makes the
bricks on the floor look like
wooden panels giving it a nice
abstract effect, there is good
contrast in the image which is
most visible with the umbrella
at the backat the back
WEAKNESSES
The blur in this image will
not appeal to everyone, since
it is blurred there is really
no main focus to the image.
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IMAGE 2
STRENGTHS
It has a nice leading lines
effect to it and good
lighting. The image has good
colour balance wich looks
natural.
WEAKNESSES
The image looks a bit to lightThe image looks a bit to light
and could have used with a bit
of editing to darken it a bit
and add some contrast to it,
the added contrast would
stengthen the overall effect.
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IMAGE 3
STRENGTHS
The image is visually stunning
and uses the rule of thirds
effectivly, the black and
white effect works well for
this image.
WEAKNESSES
The image could have used aThe image could have used a
bit more contrast to it, it
might have been nice to blur
out background elements in
Photoshop to bring more focus
to the statue.
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IMAGE 4
STRENGTHS
It has an old vintage/gothic
feel to it, there is a nice
gradient in the sky, the
background is covered up by
twigs giving it a nice effect.
WEAKNESSES
The tree on the left has aThe tree on the left has a
weird glow to it, maybe a
result of editing to much. The
sky looks a bit grainy,
possibly due to the quality of
the camera, the image looks a
bit dark.
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IMAGE 5
STRENGTHS
It is different and abstract,It is different and abstract,
it stands out. There is an
obvious focus to the image as
the main focus is centered
surrounded by negative space.
The ground has a really nice
texture to it.
WEAKNESSES
It could have been cropped soIt could have been cropped so
the main focus would be bigger
and more eye catching, it may
have been nice if there was a
vignette over the image
bringing more attention to the
burnt pile in the center.