This project was a personal project which means that me as a student photographer had the opportunity to pick my own topic and choose my own photography shoots in studio or location. I chose to photograph close up photography because I felt that I had a lot of ideas for this topic and felt that I would have enough influences to allow my work to be improved and be inspired by. I made sure that my topic close up was a good idea so I planned my shoots in advance to make sure I hadn't ran out of ideas. The reason I did this was because in my previous project in my first year 'Personal' I had ran out of ideas and had to improvise a lot. This didn't happen in this project this is because close up photography is a very broad topic that me as the photographer can photograph anything I wanted as long as it brought out vibrant colors and textures that are shown much clearer. I also really enjoyed this topic therefore ideas came much easier to mind as I wasn't bored of what I was shooting.
In addition to make sure I had the correct knowledge and understanding of close up photography before I captured my own close up photographs I did an: project brief, definition page, image bank, research log and analysis of 5 photographers. The project brief was made to make sure my topic made sense and I know hundred percent what path I was going down to make my project the best that it can be. The definition page was made to gather an understanding of the meaning of close up and this was done by getting a dictionary definition, a list of words relating to close up, 4 analysis of close up photography and my own definition. This definition page was very helpful as it allowed me to get an understanding of close up and what was needed to capture a successful photograph. Further more the image bank allowed me to get a lot of ideas and inspiration from photographs that already exist showing the close up technique.This had also helped me develop my own ideas that I already had for the beginning of my close up project. The research log and analysis of the the 5 photographers was where I gained my inspiration from as researching 20 photographers work had helped me see the key elements needed to produce a close up photograph. Also researching and exploring further into 5 photographers made me more interested in my topic I chose and allowed me to gain knowledge on the growth of close up photography as the different photographers were from different time periods. One thing that I gained from the analysis of the 5 photographers I chose was how to angle the shots and what backdrops work better with certain object for example fruits.
Following all of these stated above I then captured all my shoots as part of my personal project close up's. After each shoot I did a work diary this was an analysis of two of my most successful photographs that I edited. This was very important as it was a small evaluation of my shoot and showed my improvements I had to make for my next shoot or the points I excelled at which made my work even better.I also had to state if I would add anything to this shoot if I had the chance to go back to it what would I do. This was very helpful as well as when I had time left after I finished everything I knew exactly what to improve on or add on to each shoot.
Towards the end of the project I had to write 5 connecting essays this was where I would connect my own photographs with photographs that already exist from professional photographers. This was done to show how my work at the end of the project was inspired and constructed from photographers that shoot close up's.I then annotated both of them and summarized them both with a conclusion stating the connection made. The connection made for example was the same main focus taken or the same structure they were presented in.
To break away from all the writing and photo shoots I had followed instructions for six print techniques these were: image within image, image and text, weaving, cluster, selective color, overlay,duo-tone, framing, montage and repetition . These made editing very fun and exciting to do and was editing techniques which made my work more interesting and fun to look at. By completing these print techniques also made my photographs look very complex and improved my knowledge and skills using the technology Photoshop.
During this personal project 'Close up's' I have learnt a number of different things. The first one being my skills in Photoshop. This has been improved as I have learnt how to use different effects and one important thing I have learnt is animation this is because this is something I didn't know in my previous projects. However I have found it very easy to do and made it a key aspect in my personal project. Before my personal project began we as a photography class had to photograph all different technique a few being multiple flash, blurring and wide angle. The three techniques that I used in my personal project were multiple imagery, animation and video. The reason I chose these three techniques was because they best fit with close up and made the close up object look better and more complex. By using these techniques has shown how I have taken on board the skills I have learnt and used them in my own project.
Overall this personal project has improved my creativity in photography and has helped me extend my knowledge on my topic close up to create very striking photographs. This project has given me confidence and boost in photography as everything I had done in this project was personal to me and was done individually which shows my skills independently and how I can manage my own time and complete this project successfully. Lastly the one thing that has stood out to me and that I have learnt best in this project is to always organize a shoot in advance and take a lot of photographs even if I thought they wouldn't work out. This then gives me a variety of photographs to edit for my project close up's.
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