Module3: Professional Photography

Diploma in Professional Photography

01/08/14
Date Sent to Tutor 01/08/14
Date Received by Tutor
Date Returned by Tutor
Mark
Introduction
This assignment required 50 images be taken of friends or family undertaking an activity they
enjoy, choosing the best 4, processing and presenting them for critique. For each image the
folloing questions must be ansered!
". #hy did you choose these photos over the rest of your collection$
%. #hat do you &nd particularly successful about them$
'. (f you had the chance to do this assignment again, hat ould you do di)erently$
( undertook this assignment ith friends during the %0"4 *ound the (sland *ace+",, a -0 mile
sailing race for yachts around the (sle of #ight. The di.culty of shooting from a moving
yacht as larger than ( imagined. ( have included the unedited /012s in the report and,
here necessary, commented on any changes ( ould make on editing.
Contact Sheet
Image 1
3 contre4jour+%, image taken at sunrise ith a small amount of lens 5are.
( chose this image as ( really like the fact that despite the very bright back lighting, none of
my other attempts at this lighting style orked as successfully.
The yachts gloss hite surface has provided enough &ll lighting to make out features on the
subject hilst keeping the sunrise detail in the background. The camera has enough dynamic
range to prevent the sun from holly over4e6posing the sky 7as is evidenced by the visibility of
the distant masts8.
(f ( ere to retake the image, ( ould!
". Try to increase the amount of lens 5are 9 the current amount makes it look accidental
rather than planned.
%. :se a " or % stop neutral density &lter and &ll in 5ash to better control the brightness
of the background relative to the foreground to prevent the banding in the sky caused
by the ;4bit /012+',.
'. *e4framed the have the subject looking into the scene.
Metadata:
ISO "00
Aperture f<"0
Shutter
Speed
"<"%5
Focal Length "= mm
Image 2
3 close cropped portrait taken in natural light ith a shallo depth of &eld.
( chose this image as it is probably the best of the shallo depth of &eld shots took that day.
The lighting as harsh as it as very bright sunlight but the camera has, in the main coped.
(f ( ere to re4shoot it, ( ould!
". either use a di)user to soften the light to the face or increase the shutter speed to drop
the brightness level by > a stop
%. try and use a polarising &lter to remove some of the re5ections from the subject?s
sunglasses.
Metadata:
ISO "00
Aperture f<"'
Shutter
Speed
"<40
Focal Length =0 mm
Image 3
3 side4lit image ith lots of re5ections from the boat?s sails creating nice &ll lighting. 3
shallo depth of &eld dras the eye to the subject.
( chose this image because ( really like the combination of colour and depth of &eld draing
the eye to the subject and the very subtle lighting di)erences beteen the sunshine key and
re5ected &ll.
(f ( ere to change the image, ( ould!
". edit out the metalork sneaking in to the image in the top4left corner and the red and
green loops in the bottom left to prevent them draing the eye.
%. @rop the image so the subject as on a thirds line.
'. 3sk the subect to rotate his head a bit top catch a slightly better pro&le.
4. Aropped the (BC to "00 and changed shutter speed to reduce noise.
Metadata:
ISO 400
Aperture f<4
Shutter
Speed
"<4000
Focal Length =0 mm
Image 4
3n image taken in natural light ith the main lighting source throing shados onto the
subject. ( chose this image as it is my favourite portrait of the day. The shados emphasise
and add te6ture and the shallo depth of &eld lifts the subject form the background.
(f ( ere to change this image, ( ould!
". need to decide if the background or yacht rail should be horiDontal.
%. drop the shutter speed to ensure that the 5ag did not blo out.
'. try to get the subject to turn slightly toards the camera or look in the other direction.
Metadata:
ISO 400
Aperture f<;
Shutter
Speed
"<%50
Focal Length 4' mm
References
". /0 Eorgan 3sset Eanagement *ound the (sland *ace, http!<<.roundtheisland.org.uk
%. @ontre4jour de&nition, http!<<en.ikipedia.org<iki<@ontre4jour
'. @olour banding de&nition, http!<<en.ikipedia.org<iki<@olourFbanding