Techniques: Wide Angle/ Close Up/ Macro: Work Diary Evaluation -

Wide Angle/ Close Up/ Macro - 

Equipment Used: 
Wide Angle/ Close Up - Canon EOS 450D, Canon lens 18mm-55mm
Macro - Nikon D300, Sigma 105mm lens, tripod, light diffuser, tripod

Settings:  
Indoors - 1/10, F/11, ISO 400
Outdoors -  1/125, F/10, ISO 200
Studio - 1/125, F/8, ISO 200

Lighting: 
Indoors - Natural indoor lighting
Studio - 1/8 

Theory: 
N/A

Wide Angle/ Close Up:

Favourite:

This image is my favourite as it accurately depicts the outlined topic of wide angle photography. Additionally, the setting that I implemented indoors were suitable here due to the windows which let natural light in and thus my ISO and aperture settings worked well. Also, the composition shows the distortion as created through the use of a wide angle lens at a wide and short focal length of about 18mm. Furthermore, the composition allows the foreground to be the central focus but also display the importance of context and setting.

Least Favourite:

This image is my least favourite, however, because the stylistic features of wide angle photography are not as prominent. Firstly, whilst the background does appear smaller than the foreground the other factors reduce the quality of this photograph. Moreover, this indoor setting was much darker and due to time pressures I failed to adjust the ISO, aperture and shutter speed to fit the less well lit environment. Additionally, the use of the flash meant that the foreground was vibrant whilst the background became less highly saturated in colour and was under exposed. If I was to improve this photograph I would implement the use of a tripod, change my camera settings and possibly change lens to one more compatible for wide angle photography with a smaller focal length. Although, there is one good thing about this particular image and this is that it creates a surreal outcome due to the size of the origami crane in comparison to the people in the background.

Macro:

Favourite:

This is my favourite photograph from the sub category of macro for a few reasons. Firstly, the studio setting more accurately allowed the lighting and camera settings to prevail over other conditions such as weather. Additionally, the magnification and thus the ratio of object size in this photograph is larger than life size and is roughly 2:1. Furthermore, the Nikon camera and Sigma lens use within the studio allowed for a good working distance due to the length of the lens. Moreover, I implemented strategies for improving this image such as use of a tripod, additional lighting (and diffuser) and finally manually focusing the camera. Finally, the implication of this image was to think about the huge monetary worth of something so little to some people and the macro aided this through connotation.

Least Favourite:

This is my least favourite photograph for various points. The set-up of the studio was easier to manipulate although the positioning of the subject in this photograph was too close to the lighting which meant that, despite the use of a light metre, the image is over exposed. Furthermore, the magnification and ratio is roughly 1:1 which is not larger than life as expected in macro photography. Moreover, I could have improved the overall image by more accurately using the manual focus.

Evaluation and Development - 

This shoot was a mixture of successful and unsuccessful photographs in that some displayed the technique relatively well whilst the ones placed in the position of least favourite were either less of an exemplification of the technique or more simply were less aesthetically pleasing. 

I will most likely use the technique of wide angle photography as my idea incorporates surrealism and fashion and therefore will need to show landscapes and clothing effectively from a wide  angle perspective especially if I wish to incorporate the aesthetic skill of distortion. 

I will not be using the technique of macro as the framing would not allow for me to display my surreal/ fashion ideas in such small framing unless I implement this skill within my fourth planned photoshoot where I intend on using train models to create a surreal change of scale in the style of the photographer Slinkachu.