independent shoot two

independent shoot two

This shoot is inspired by the work of Gabriel Hemery's tree photography.

artist research

Dr Gabriel Hemery is a silvologist (forest scientist), author and tree photographer. He co-founded the Sylva Foundation with Sir Martin Wood, a tree and forestry charity established in 2009. He is a photographer specialising in tree, forest and landscape photography, working under the name of The Tree Photographer.

image bank

contact sheet(s)

best/ edited images

images that require improvement

 i felt this image was too dark and underexposed, if i were to take it again i would take a raw image instead of taking this image with an altered exposure

i felt these images lacked focus and didn't show any depth at all and so they will not be presented within my final images

i felt these two images were both sides of the spectrum, the one to the left i felt was too exposed and the one below was underexposed

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

(Here you will discuss how you developed your work based on your research of e.g. artists/photographers, etc).

(It is important that you show a progression of your work… which may mean revisiting a subject area and adding additional images showing a development of your ideas or refinement of the final images through).

the artist research was vital during this shoot as i needed something to base my work off of,

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

all images were taken on an iPhone 8 with the camera settings below;

bridge image-  

1/1500sec, f/2.2, ISO25

trees and lampost- 
1/1100, f/2.4, ISO 50

tree image-

1/1500sec, f/2.2, ISO25

To edit this image (below) i altered the curves, brightness, contrast and the levels of the image, i felt by doing this i accentuated the different styles of shape that the different coloured leaves created, after i had done this i altered the saturation and vibrance of the image to highlight its features. To complete my image, i did a final alter to the shadows and highlights of the image. i then decided that the darker blue in the bottom right hand side of the image looked better that the lighter blue and so i created a layer mask to keep the dark blue. this process and the difference in images is displayed below.

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.  

(At the end of the entry you will discuss whether you have produced a personal and meaningful response, this means  (are my images creative/relevant to the subject area studied/connected and influenced by any research undertaken).