Composition Photos

Composition photos evaluation -

First, I needed to make sure that my images followed the rule of thirds, keeping the eyes of my subject in the top 3rd of my image. This conveys the idea and image of a superior figure, perhaps even of some authority.

It is often important for my subject to be in the far right of the grid, allowing the background to show. Then, for this to work, my subject needed to be in complete focus while the background was not in focus, and thus, our eyes are immediately drawn the subject that is in focus.

If my subject was further down the frame, (image on the below) then the subject doesn't look as superior and is somewhat belittled.

          The distance these images were taken at varies. Some images are taken at a medium-shot, while others are taken at a long-shot. The effect of a medium-shot allows us to see more of the subject, perhaps uncovering more information about them or the image itself. When using a close-up, we can see the facial expression of my subject with increased detail, therefore, allowing us to instantly be able to identify their emotions and perhaps even their personality.

The lighting made my images lack the aesthetic quality that they had the potential to maximise. This was because the sun wasn't fully shining due to an overcast which lead to a dimmer side light on my subject. Then, the camera in use was being inexplicably inconvenient as the flash kept constantly activating, despite all efforts to prevent this. This meant that my subject was lit by the dim sun, and then again, lit at the front by the flash on the camera.

The tilting position on an image can convey many different personas of the subject/model in the image. For example, if the picture is taken from above, then the subject may come across as small and insignificant, whereas, if the image is taken from below and looking up (image below) then the subject can suddenly become everybody else. However, one problem with this 'superiority' shot is that it emphasises the nostrils of the subject and making the nose more or less distracting, and consequently drawing our eyes away from the positioning of the subject which therefore means that we cannot understand the ideas behind the image properly.

Intial Skills

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Manual Focus features		N
Shutter Speed	Y		I often take pictures as hobby whenever a photo opportunity presents itself and so I have played around with the shutter speed in order to capture a picture of greater aesthetic quality.
Aperture control	Y		When doing photography, I would often choose to have only the subject of my image in focus, and so I have had to play with the aperture.
A tripod	N
External flash		N
Self timer facility	Y		When I wanted to be in a picture and nobody else available to take it, I have had to use the self timer.
Light meter		N
Composition grids		N

Photoshop Skills

Which of the following features of Photoshop have you used before:

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Have you ever used Photoshop ever before?	Y		I occasionally use Photoshop when editing my images.
Text control	Y
Filters	Y
Brushes		N
Layers	Y
Opacity control	Y
Shape creation		N
Brightness and contrast control	Y
Dodge/Burn		N
Clone stamp tool		N
Colour curves adjustment		N
Resolution setting control		N
Magnetic lasso, polygon lasso tool	Y
Cropping tool	Y
Retouch tool		N

In Design Skills

Which of the following features of In Design have you used before:

Feature	Yes	No	Comments if yes – where have you completed this skills and to what level
Have you ever used In design ever before?		N
Margin and column guide creation		N
Inserting text in ID		N
Inserting images in ID		N
Resizing images in ID		N
Text manipulation – resizing, rotation		N
Text manipulation – controlling kerning and leading		N
Text flow creation		N
Text effects – drop shadow		N
Drop cap insert		N
Using transparent imagery in ID		N
Shape creation In design		N
Text wrapping		N
Exporting to PDF from In-design		N