Wide Angle - Techniques Work Diary
My straight images for this shoot were achieved by having the lens barrel on 18mm (short focal length) and having my camera on manual mode and manual focus. I generally had my ISO set at 100 and had my f/stop at around F11 to F13. My shutter speed was always 1/125.
I liked the majority of my images from the shoot but felt some were much more successful than others. At the start, I found it very challenging to get the camera settings correct for the effect that I wanted to achieve. However, as I progressed during the shoot, I found my optimum settings and got to grips with the concept of wide angle and close up photography.
Below show two images which I captured during the shoot.
This is my favourite image from the shoot. It demonstrates both wide angle as well as close up techniques. I feel that the image is more successful due to it showing an interesting subject with an eye-catching background which features many bold and vibrant colours. I think that the wide angle is fully emphasised by the fence line in the background as it helps to create the feeling of distorted proportions and scale. I captured a few images similar to this one, but the image above is definitely my favourite.
The image above is my least favourite from the shoot. It was one of my first images from the shoot and does not show anything that I wanted it to show! Also, in my opinion it is too dark. This is possibly due to the fact that I was struggling with my camera settings at the time at which it was taken. However, after this point, my technique began to improve. If I were to reshoot this image, I feel as though I could improve it by shooting from alternative angles to try to add more interest to the image and portray the plant from different and alternative perspectives.
Progression
If I were to try and carry out this shoot again, I feel as though a tripod would be a good addition to my equipment list! Especially when shooting still life objects and plants. It would allow me to spend more time adjusting my settings and making sure I did not get any camera shake in my images.
From doing a shoot based on this technique, I feel as though this is definitely something that I may wish to look into during my personal investigation. I feel as though using this technique may help the images to tell more of a story and as a result, be more attractive and eye-catching to the audience. I feel this technique would be especially useful if the investigation involved looking at animals as from my shoot, I found that the technique was effective at distorting and creating an alternative outlook on photographs of animals which made them original and effective. It also may be a technique to consider if I chose to look into documentary photography as part of my personal investigation.
My straight images for this shoot were achieved by having the lens barrel on 18mm (short focal length) and having my camera on manual mode and manual focus. I generally had my ISO set at 100 and had my f/stop at around F11 to F13. My shutter speed was always 1/125.
I liked the majority of my images from the shoot but felt some were much more successful than others. At the start, I found it very challenging to get the camera settings correct for the effect that I wanted to achieve. However, as I progressed during the shoot, I found my optimum settings and got to grips with the concept of wide angle and close up photography.
Below show two images which I captured during the shoot.
This is my favourite image from the shoot. It demonstrates both wide angle as well as close up techniques. I feel that the image is more successful due to it showing an interesting subject with an eye-catching background which features many bold and vibrant colours. I think that the wide angle is fully emphasised by the fence line in the background as it helps to create the feeling of distorted proportions and scale. I captured a few images similar to this one, but the image above is definitely my favourite.
The image above is my least favourite from the shoot. It was one of my first images from the shoot and does not show anything that I wanted it to show! Also, in my opinion it is too dark. This is possibly due to the fact that I was struggling with my camera settings at the time at which it was taken. However, after this point, my technique began to improve. If I were to reshoot this image, I feel as though I could improve it by shooting from alternative angles to try to add more interest to the image and portray the plant from different and alternative perspectives.
Progression
If I were to try and carry out this shoot again, I feel as though a tripod would be a good addition to my equipment list! Especially when shooting still life objects and plants. It would allow me to spend more time adjusting my settings and making sure I did not get any camera shake in my images.
From doing a shoot based on this technique, I feel as though this is definitely something that I may wish to look into during my personal investigation. I feel as though using this technique may help the images to tell more of a story and as a result, be more attractive and eye-catching to the audience. I feel this technique would be especially useful if the investigation involved looking at animals as from my shoot, I found that the technique was effective at distorting and creating an alternative outlook on photographs of animals which made them original and effective. It also may be a technique to consider if I chose to look into documentary photography as part of my personal investigation.
An excellent analysis as you have considered how you might exploit the technique and use additional equipment the tripod for example to help frame your subject... I like the visual outcome achieved so well done.
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