Edited Photographs (LO4)

Photo Name/Title: Farmer Barnes with a Toy
Date photograph taken: Sunday 20th March 2016
Time of day: Mid-Day

This fits the brief because the main theme for the film was identity and i feel that this image represents the identity of people in the second world war.
Meaning of photo: The older members of a community remember the effects of the 1st world war and are weary of how soon another world war will affect the younger generation.
My intention of this photograph was to show the worry and sadness during the 2nd world war. I chose to use the toy as a symbol of the previous war and a sign of childish hope.
I edited this photograph by simply changing it to black and white/ monochrome.
This image was chosen because although it looks simple at a first glance, when it is looked at more thoroughly, you can find an underlying power.
If I were to improve this image I would have tried to get more of my models face to convey his emotions more clearly.


















Photo Name/Title: ARP Playing the Pianola... Again
Date photograph taken: Sunday 21st February
Time of day: Mid-Day

This fits the brief because the main theme for the film was identity and i feel that this image represents the identity of people in the second world war.
The meaning behind this photograph is that music was used to bring people together and that the pianola was important to peoples lives.
The intentions for this photograph was to show the more musical side to the wartime identity.
I edited this image by turning it to monochrome.
This image was chosen because of the relaxed posture the ARP Warden had whilst playing the pianola.
If I were to do this image again I would try and see how the image would look whilst being taken from a different angle (an over the shoulder shot).


















Photo Name/Title: We need more of Grandmas Ginger Beer.
Date photograph taken: Sunday 20th March 2016
Time of day: Mid-Day

This fits the brief because the main theme was identity and i feel that this image shows identity for the everyday person living in ww2 and the hardships that come with war.
The meaning behind this photo is that people tended to be more self sufficient and made more things at home from scratch.This image is meant to show the work and love used to make something from scratch to consume.
My intentions in this photograph were to show the love and hardships that people endured.
I edited this photo to sepia tint so that it looked older but had more dimension than monochrome.
I chose this image because the unusual bottles and hand written note made this image look sweet and seems to emulate the rose-tinted way that people see this era.
If I were to do this again, i would have more bottles or I would have shown more of what is in the background.





















Photo Name/Title: Its wash day again.
Date photograph taken: Sunday 20th March 2016
Time of day: Mid-Day

This fits the brief because the main theme was identity and i feel that this image shows identity for the everyday person living in ww2 and the hardships that come with war.
The meaning of this photo was to show the drudgery that happens with everyday life and to show that even though there is a war, you have to keep going on.
My intentions for this photograph was to be able to show through the wash house to see what was inside.
I edited this image by changing it to monochrome.
This image was chosen because of the 'Tidy clutter' within the wash house and the door frame shows framing.
If I were to take this photograph again I would make sure the camera was straight and I would show the entire doorframe for maximum impact.
















Photo Name/Title: More tea warden?
Date photograph taken: Sunday 20th March 2016
Time of day: Mid-Day

This fits the brief because the main theme for the photography was identity and i feel that this image represents the identity of people in the second world war.
The meaning of this photo is to show the way people in the war had to work together more to work things out/ to get things done.
My intentions for this photograph is to create a happy feeling within the viewer at the simplicity of the image.
This image was edited my making it monochrome.
This image was chosen because of the simplicity of the initial photograph but the deeper hidden meanings behind the scene is so profound (civility, friendship and responsibility).





















Photo Name/Title: Not another air raid.
Date photograph taken: Sunday 20th March 2016
Time of day: Mid-Day

This fits the brief because the main theme for the film was identity and i feel that this image represents the identity of people in the second world war.
The meaning of this photograph was to show the final warnings for an air raid that had to happen in order to keep people safe without the use of electricity.
My intentions for this image as to show strength of people and the communities built in wartime.
i edited this photograph by changing it to sepia tome.
This image was chosen because of the realism it creates to the viewer.
If I were to do this again I would have made the sepia slightly darker.


















Photo Name/Title: Baby in the gas mask.
Date photograph taken: Sunday 21st February
Time of day: Mid-Day

This fits the brief because the main theme was identity and i feel that this image shows identity for the everyday person living in ww2 and the hardships that come with war.
The meaning behind this photograph is the lengths people went in the war to keep children safe.
I Edited this Image by changing it to sepia tones to make the image look more authentic to the era.
This image was chosen because it has a baby in a gas mask in it and the composition of the image is interesting.
If I were to take this again, I would zoom more into the baby's face in the gas mask.

















Photo Name/Title: Kitchens Just been cleaned.
Date photograph taken: Sunday 20th March 2016
Time of day: Mid-Day

This fits the brief because the main theme was identity and i feel that this image shows identity for the everyday person living in ww2 and the hardships that come with war.
The meaning of this photo was to show the basic kitchen design that was heavily prevalent in this era.
My Intentions for this image was to show the rapid modernisation in kitchens today in comparison to back then.
I edited this image by simply changing it to monochrome
This image was chosen because I felt that this image best showed the Identity of the people in this era.
If I were to take this image again I would zoom into the objects more to give more clarity to the image














Photo Name/Title: More milk to go to the City.
Date photograph taken: Sunday 20th March 2016
Time of day: Mid-Day

This fits the brief because the main theme for the film was identity and i feel that this image represents the identity of people who lived and worked on the farm. It also shows the hardships in the war.
The meaning of this photograph is the massive amounts of extra food and labour required to feed Britain after there was block aid. This shows Milk being taken to the cities from the countryside.
I edited this image by changing half of the image to sepia tint and the other half of the photograph to monochrome to see how it looked.
This image was chosen because of the unusual angle and it looked interesting to me.
If I was to do this again I would include more of the background to give the milk floats more context.


















Photo Name/Title: Sitting in the Parlour.
Date photograph taken: Sunday 20th March 2016
Time of day: Mid-Day

This fits the brief because the main theme for the film was identity and i feel that this image represents the identity of people in the second world war.
My intentions for this image was to show the small amounts of calm that did happen in the war and to show the parlour with someone in it (which was a treat in itself).
I edited this image by changing it to sepia tones.
This image was chosen because of the relaxed but slightly tense pose the model was in, which shows the ill at ease feeling that people had in the war
If I were to take this again I would have asked the model to take off her Lanyard to make the image more realistic to the time.

Bibliography/References

Website for Gallery setting Photoshop work:  http://benedyca.com/photogallery.html on 13th May 2016

Website about pros and cons of Analogue Photography: http://petapixel.com/2015/05/26/film-vs-digital-a-comparison-of-the-advantages-and-disadvantages/
 on 18th December 2015

Analogue vs Digital Photography:  http://photography.about.com/od/filmvsdigital/a/FilmVsDigital.htm on 18th December 2015.

Christina Garcia Rodrego Photo: www.pintrest.co.uk

 Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristina_Garc%C3%ADa_Rodero on date above

Martin Parr Photo: http://121clicks.com/inspirations/martin-parr-inspiration-from-masters-of-photography on 23rd October 2015

Info: http://www.martinparr.com/ on date above

Duncan Phillpot Photo: http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/Brycelands-Big-Bad-Banger-Bonanza-Photos-of-Ratboy,823?mobile=false on 22nd October 2015

Info: http://duncanphilpott.com/ on date above

images I will be editing

The 10 Images I will be editing are:


1: SUNP0010.JPG

Edits for this photo:
Cutting-To cut out the date/time stamp
Change to monochrome- for historical authenticity











2:SUNP0004.JPG
Edits for this photo:
Change to sepia for a more historical authenticity and change in colour












3:SUMP0022.JPG


Edits for this photo:
Change to monochrome- for a more historical authenticity

4:SUMP0016.JPG


Edits for this photo:
Change to sepia- for a more historical authenticity and more use of colour

5:SUNP0008.JPG


Edits for this photo:
Change to monochrome- for a more historical authenticity

6:SUNP0025.JPG

Edits for this photo:
Change to sepia- for a more historical authenticity and more colour

Rotate the Image to portrait

7:SUNP0005.JPG


Edits for this photo:
Change to sepia- for a more historical authenticity and more colour

8:SUNP0001.JPG

Edits for this photo:
Change to monochrome- for a more historical authenticity

9:SUNP0012.JPG


Edits for this photo:
Change half to sepia- for a more historical authenticity and more colour. Its playful

Crop- Crop out the date/time stamp.

10: SUMP0015.JPG


Edits for this photo:
Change to monochrome- for a more historical authenticity

Rotate image to portrait

Feedback LO1 & LO2

All shots from 2nd shoot

In my second shoot I first intended to use an analogue camera but because the film I needed didn't arrive in time, I used my digital camera instead and will just edit them to look vintage. Some of these photographs are similar to the 1st shoot because I didn't realise that I had saved some of the photos from a previous shoot.:

 

Shoot Evaluation:
In my shoot I asked my models to go into the cottage and outside the cottage and to  act like they did in the war. I did this to make the images look more natural and authentic to the time period.
The main instruction for my models was to act natural. I also asked them to look just off centre to the camera (if at all). I also went around and took photos of things that were inside of the cottage (and outside) to give more context to the rest of the shoot.
I did gain permission from the models to take and use the images for coursework.
Timings for my photo shoot did go well because I had good amount of time to take good photographs (more than in the 1st shoot). I did use this time effectively and am happy with the majority of the photographs taken.
Overall, I didn't have much control over the models movements or the composition of the photographs. This is because I wanted the photographs to develop organically. I mainly asked my models to stop what they were doing at times that I thought would take a good photo or moved things around slightly. I also changed their positions slightly if needed and moved props around to get the right aesthetic.
The equipment/ props I used in this shoot was costumes, models, furniture (such as wwii memorabilia of many types), RAF memorabilia, a pianola, the tables, an emergency air raid siren and the camera.
I think that the props did effectively show the narrative that the photographs are based in wwii and show the everyday lives of these people.
I used the automatic camera settings whilst taking the photographs to both save time and to try and get the best quality images possible.
I did not control the lighting whilst outside as I had no control of the suns movements but whilst I was inside I used the nets and curtains to control the light available in the room as I did in the first shoot.
Whilst taking the photographs I tried to keep a deep depth of field so that I could see all the details in the photograph.
I did not use filters whilst taking my photographs because I was editing the photographs later and it would give me greater control of the end result of the images.
I didn't need to use my contingency plan as everything went ok and I got the photographs that I was after.
My favourite images from this shoot were SUNP0010 and SUNP0025. This is because these images are the most interesting to me and show the hardships of the war and it shows what was needed to be on in times of emergency.
When editing I will make the photographs either sepia toned or monochrome to make the photographs look from this period in time.
If I were to do this shoot again I would try and be more confident in directing my models in order to get a good photo.

All Shots from the 1st Photoshoot

In the first photo shoot, many of the images were corrupted so I was only able to retrieve a small portion of what was taken This will make it more difficult to have a good selection of shots for my final exhibition. All of my photographs were taken in colour to allow better manipulation of black and white to ensure the best photograph.:



Shoot Evaluation:

In my shoot I asked my models to go into the cottage and act like you would in your own house. I did this to make the images look more natural and authentic.
The main instruction for my models was to act natural. I also asked them to look just off centre to the camera (if at all).
I did gain permission from the models to take and use the images for coursework.
Timings for my photo shoot did go well because I had good amount of time to take good photographs. I did use this time effectively but thanks to the corruption of photos I don't have much to show.
Overall, I didn't have much control over the models movements or the composition of the photographs. This is because I wanted the photographs to develop organically. I mainly asked my models to stop what they were doing at times that I thought would take a good photo or moved things around slightly..
The equipment/ props I used in this shoot was costumes, models, furniture (such as wwii memorabilia of many types), RAF memorabilia, a pianola and the camera.
I think that the props did effectively show the narrative that the photographs are based in wwii and show the everyday lives of these people.
I used the automatic camera settings whilst taking the photographs.
I did not control the lighting whilst outside as I had no control of the suns movements but whilst I was inside I used the nets and curtains to control the light available in the room.
Whilst taking the photographs I kept a deep depth of field so that I could see all the details in the photograph.
I did not use filters whilst taking my photographs because I was editing the photographs later and it would give me greater control of the end result of the images.
Photographic elements?
I didn't need to use my contingency plan as everything went ok (apart from losing many photos due to not checking I had an SD card), other than no SD Card everything went well.
My favourite images from this shoot were SUN0004.JPG and SUN0008.JPG. This is because these images are the most interesting to me and show the underlying feelings in this era.
When editing I will make the photographs either sepia toned or monochrome to make the photographs look from this period in time.
If I were to do this shoot again I would remember to check for an SD Card in my camera and have a spare one with me just in case.

Explinations for rece, risk assessment and Contingency Plan

A recce form is what you need to fill out when looking over the location you wish to use and analyse things such as risks at location, what you will need to bring, such as extra batteries and about if it is a public space or not. We use this to assess the shoot location. Recce Forms are important because it shows that you have considered the safety of the crew and models. I will need to create a recce form for both the cottages and for my contingency location (the City Road Cemetery.)

A risk  assessment is used to show the overall risks that could happen in a shoot. This also tells you the likeliness of the risk, the level of risk and what is to be done to correct/minimise this. They are important because it shows that you have taken consideration into the risks involved in the photo shoot. 



A contingency:

LO2 Target audience member

Abigail is a 35 year old woman who has a love of history and enjoys going to re-enactments (especially wwii) and works as an office accountant in Sheffield city centre.. She goes to vintage shops and goes across the country for wwii themed weekends (like the Pickering wartime weekend). She enjoys going to these events with her family and enjoys the music and the happiness/ frivolity these events create.