Posting comments – Suggested action

My tutor pushed me to ask for feedback about this assignment and after taking a few days to mull it over I did just that. I got three replies so far and here is my reaction. Overall It was interesting to see just generally students doing the course thought. As they are considering the same...

Assignment 3 – Window or Mirror – Rework

Brief  For this assignment you had to choose between presenting a mirror or a window and while there are elements of a mirror in my work I would definitely describe it more as a window. A life abroad is filled with challenges and confusion and through this study I aim to explore and document an...

Suggested research and editing

After taking a day or two to digest my tutors notes on assignment 3 I decided to work on the main two aspects he talked about in his report. Namely 1 - Quality of some photo's 2 - Supporting reading for assignment Quality of work Clearly based on the trail and error involved in this...

Assignment 3 – Tutor feedback

Overall Comments An assignment that’s as thoughtful and committed as I’ve come to expect from you, David. Your personal and professional circumstances have obviously put you in a place- not just geographically- that makes everyday life rather less predictable than if you were living elsewhere, and you’re clearly committed to communicating and making sense of...

Assignment 3 – Contact sheet

Here are the contract sheets for the assignment Mirror or Window. I have split them into the sessions I went out, the final favourites I had and the photos I did for the combining shot. I was at a ratio of about 1 shot kept 1 shot deleted as I have tried to be a...

Assignment 3 – Mirror or Window – Final

Brief For this assignment you had to choose between presenting a mirror or a window. a. ‘Mirror’ Choose a community that you’re already a part of. It could be your child’s nursery or your regular gym class, but it should be something that takes up a substantial amount of your interest and time. b. ‘Window’...

Assignment 3 – Assessment Criteria

Assessment criteria points The assessment criteria for this course are as follows: Demonstration of technical and visual skills (40%) – materials, techniques, observational skills, visual awareness, design and compositional skills. I feel I have used the correct techniques to capture the moments that I wanted to. The quality of the photographs in part was sacrificed...

Combining using photoshop – Test run 3

This was probably my last session before I do a draft write up for this assignment. I think I have improved steadily in my application of combining photos to the point were I feel the first actually looks pretty realistic. I found masking the ground around the subject helped it blend into the new background...

Combining using photoshop – Test run 2

I would say after another few hours of practice I am getting a lot more efficient with using the select and refine edge tool in Photoshop to the point I feel the look I want will be achievable. I continued practicing on the street scene but found that now I am quite comfortable with selecting...

Combining using photoshop – Test run 1

After what seemed like forever I managed to get my head around selecting and laying in Photoshop. Maybe its the lack of patience in my old age but even this simple task seemed to take a lot longer than imagined. It seems with photoshop you could spend hours doing even the most simplest of tasks...