Photojournalism

For our first assignment we had to create an article around 4 different types of photography, Photojournalism and 3 of our own choice. I decided to go for Portrait's, Landscape's and Sport's photography.

Magazine photos

Due to doing a gaming magazine its quite hard to do photography for it, however for my critical debate i managed to use these photos, i took a photo of the GTAV game case then i edited them in photoshop. In photoshop i played round with the curves tool until i got the final results. I like how they turned out due to the red standing out in both photos.

Japer James inspired work

These were created in photoshop using the magnetic lasso tool to trace round the original image then i copied into a new document traced round it again, and placed it onto my cityscape and adjusted the transparency of my image.

Test contact sheet

       This is a test contact sheet made in Adobe Bridge

Negative Space

These's photographs show negative space as the background to the subject of the photo is either a plain colour throughout, such as white, or it is a repetitive image such as a brick wall.

original

Composition Techniques- Leading lines and focal points

Leading Lines- these are strong lines that direct the viewers eye to the focal point of the image.

Focal Points- The point of a photo that our eyes are naturally drawn to.

Leading lines can be found as either natural objects or ones that are man made examples of these are Wall's, Path's, Sun/Moon Light, Trees and Rivers.

These photos all show examples of leading lines, they show this by leading the viewers eyesight to the focal point of the image. This effect sometimes enhances the photo as it can make it more dramatic such as in 1st and the last photo. 

Street Photography

    1.    What is Street Photography?

      It is a form of photography that focusses on the human condition within public places. 

2.    What is the ‘decisive moment’? Research this and find an example

         The decisive moment is as described by Henri Cartier Bresson is “The decisive moment, it is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organisation of forms which gives that event its proper expression.” 

3.    What does the term Juxtaposition mean? Can you find an example?

         Juxtaposition is the act or placement of 2 things, usually abstract concepts near each other     

4.    What do you think are the ethical considerations for Street Photography? 
         I would take into consideration that the subject may not want there photo taking, they don't know they're having their photo taken. I'd also take into consideration the situation they're in, for example a homeless person, as even though its a representation of life you have to consider if it is morally correct or not.   
                

5.    Compile a personal list of do’s and don’ts for a Street Photographer
           You should not go out of your way to take photos of children or security operations. You should also make sure that your photos do not cause offence. However a couple things you can do is smile naturally as it eases peoples nerves, ask their permission and be respectful of them.   

6.   What do you like about it? Explain the feelings the image gives you.

What I like about this image is that the subjects are centred in the frame, I also like the 2 stop signs either side of the subjects and that people in the background are looking at the dog and the man.       It gives the feeling that the man is loosing a battle with the dog and every passer by is stopping to watch how it will end.