Personal shoot 8- Work diaries

This photograph was taken for my personal shoot 8 as part of my close up personal project. This photograph is a close up of playing cards which
has been organised to only show the heart in the centre of the cards. This idea is to show how love is the centre of everything. By editing this photograph in black and white and then erasing the heart back to its original colour made this photograph stunning to look at. This photograph also shows an old fashioned appearance to it and makes this photograph very simple but interesting to look at. Overall I really like how this photograph has turned out and would like to develop this shoot in my own time.

This photograph was also taken for my personal shoot 8 and shows the technique close up. The playing cards are organised to show a spiral effect which makes this photograph very unique and different as they aren't just set out in a straight line. The editing process of this photograph was to begin with adjusting the curves and levels to get the lighting correct. Then converting the whole photograph to black and white and then erasing the diamonds on the number 10 card back to their original colour. This makes this photograph look very professional as it doesn't have to much red to make the photograph look false its the right amount.

If I would go back and add and improve this shoot I would of found a photographer or inspiration to gather more ideas to make this photo shoot more interesting. I would of also taken more photographs with the use of a different technique for example studio blurring.

This shoot was influenced from the previous shoot and video showing color emerge. The color that stood out to me was the color red. This was because the color red is a very bright and vibrant color. It also has a connotation of love which is the reason I have photographed playing cards as it shows the symbol of love. The idea of using the technique selective color in them has been influenced by all of my photographs through out my portfolio as this has been a technique that has worked very well along side the technique close up.