Constructed Realities - Written Statements
Floating
This photo shoot was the most successful as far as content. The class responses where in agreement and thought this worked the best. The lighting being yellow was the most common response. I did adjust the brightness and move the shadow. The class response helped improve the final print.
Giant
Ok, this one didn't work so well. The idea was great but I wasn't able to execute the details. It was the most challenging shoot- by far. I re-shot it many times and still wasn't able to get it the way I wanted it. The class liked the idea but were confused with the angle. They like this photo the least out of the series. I did try to shoot from different angles after all the response to make it more interesting but failed. I have a much better idea if I were to re-shoot this type of shot. I did attempt to reduce the noise and was slightly successful. The end result was average. I had such high hopes for this one.
Illusion
I thought the night time shoot made this photo more interesting. I tried a day shot and the Illusion did not make as much impact on the photo as a whole. The placement of lighting and the illusion itself, visually moves you around the photo. The responses where positive with this picture. I did focus on the lighting after the class responses. I added some extra light for the re-shoot which worked much better.
Floating Energy
I like that this photo as a specific focus. I didn't intend for it to turn that way but liked it after I saw the proofs. This was a favorite by the class. The lighting, again, was an issue because it was outside. I liked the evening light and purposely wanted to give it some darkness. I worked on lighting the area and it intruded on the movement of the energy/ The concept was favored but would have liked it more lit. I will continue to practice lighting but overall thought this was successful.
I liek the idea of the energy type ball between your hands in the last image. You might want to work on the the light balance in the rest of the image / skin tone. Cool concept.
ReplyDeleteThe images themselves seem like the lighting could be greatly improved, but I simply loove the idea. Perhaps reshoot with better lighting? Or change the white balance, that might be all it needs.
ReplyDeleteI think the first image of you floating is the most successful, but they all see to work pretty nicely as a series. Try knocking the shadow a little to the right in the first photo, it could make it a little more realistic.
ReplyDeleteI like the last one a lot, and the movement of the body works really well. But, the background is kind of blurry to me, or maybe it helps to create the sense.
ReplyDeleteI think the concept and composition of all of these images are working nicely, my favorite being the first. I also think your energy ball you have created is quite interesting and nicely illustrated.
ReplyDeleteThe main issue I see with the images is the level of noise in them however, I would attempt to reduce this with a noise reduction in photoshop, or otherwise it may have to be reshot.
im so delightfully confused by the second one. there seems to be a strange sense of distortion. does this person seem like an ape? maybe you could lighten the figure to bring it out in this one. the first one is also odd in an interesting way. i think it could be lightened as well. do the last two have a sinister feel? watch for noise, if possible...
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