CD Cover - Skills Development

Here I have used different brushes in order to create the effect of the lines down the cover as well as the  shape creation tool to get the shape of the love heart.

Load Selection Tutorial And Evaluation

Load Selection Tutorial And Evaluation

In order to create this piece of text and the way it looks I used several tools in photoshop. I created the text then modified and expanded the text, then added effects such as a Bevel, to give it a 3D look, a shadow to make the text look even more immersive and i used the colour filler tool to fill in the space within the letter A.

Composition Images Evaluation

 Composition Image Evaluation

Extreme Close Up Shot:

This shot is an extreme close up shot; this has connotations of feelings and emotions.

This shot was taken using manual focus; this enabled us to get the right amount of focus, however I think this photo could be slightly more in focus. We did not use zoom for this because 

Tilt Shot:

This shot is a tilt shot, the camera is looking down on the subject, making him look venerable and weak. 

This shot is slightly out of focus, to take this I used manual focus. 

To improve this shot I could use manual focus more in order to produce a more in focus image.

Long Shot:

This is a long shot, a long shot would normally be used in order to introduce a person and their surroundings.

To improve this image I could place the subject in a more central position as this subject is slightly to the left.

Medium Close Up Shot:

This is a medium close-up shot. You would use this image to see the background as well as the subjects facial expressions.

This is a well composed photo, the subject is in the centre of the frame, his eye-line is above the rule of thirds and the image is in focus.

Improve this image I could create a lighter image perhaps with artificial light or changing the ISE settings on the camera.

Closed Frame Shot:

This is a closed frame shot. These are usually used in order to draw focus upon the subject, the subject is in the centre of the image, above the rule of thirds and the image is well focuses.

If taking another closed frame shot I could look into being more creative, perhaps just close framing his eyes for dramatic effect.

Shutter Speed Evaluation

Shutter Speed Image Evaluation

I used Shutter speed so I can capture an image that is moving fast. I changed the presets according to the speed the subject of the image is moving at. The camera I used ranged from 1/4000 sec to 30 secs.

 1. Image of An Elderly Man on a Bicycle 

For this image I have chosen to a shutter speed of 1/2000.

I used this speed in order to freeze frame the image, because a bike goes faster than a person I needed the shutter speed to be faster than a person can normally see. As you can see the lighting is not brilliant due to outdoor conditions, to improve this in future I would change the ISO settings on the camera, allowing more light to come through the camera, or alternatively use artificial lighting.

 2. Moving Car 

For this image I have chosen to use a shutter speed of 1/4000.

This is a very similar image to the first image. I used a higher shutter speed setting because the car was going slightly faster.

To improve this image change the ISO settings on the camera, allowing more light to come through the camera, or alternatively use artificial lighting.

 3. Running Water Image

For this image I used a shutter speed of 1/250 of a second. This image features running water, I used this shutter speed to capture the water in a freeze frame while running.

This image is slightly dark, to improve this I could again either use artificial lighting or change the ISO settings on the Camera.

4. Moving Torch Image

For this image I chose use a 4 second shutter speed. I used this to capture the moving light of the torch. This allowed me to create the effect you can see, the light has followed a pattern and left a trail.