Exam Piece Five

Image Five

I decided not to Photoshop this image as I wanted at least one or more of my images to be original images without any editing involved.

Representation of relationship

The relationship this image portrays would be the relationship between nature and man, this is due to the fact that the plant, which you would usually see in a more natural place is now growing from places deemed impossible for them to grow, the fact that nature can grow in man made things and from man made things proves that nature is adapting to man and can now grow places that man have claimed and created.

Formal Elements

There are a range of formal elements in view in the image above, for example texture is a part in this image as if you look just before the plant as the wall that is just in focus you can see the texture of the wall. Another element would be form, this is due to you only being able to see the plant in this image. Colour also plays a big part in this image the same as my other images, this is because on the plant there are two different greens, also the green stands out on the red brick wall, there is also a hint of white in the back also some greenery from other plants nearby. I would say this image shows space this is due to the main subject being just to the right of the image, it looks almost as if it is just entering the image. 

Compositional Elements

The compositional elements in this image I would say a slight hint of rule of thirds in this image, this is due to the plant being to the right of the image. Another element would be viewpoint, this is due to the image being taken at a certain viewpoint to get the wall in the back and to get the plant that close, the depth of field of this image is a shallow depth as the only thing in focus is the plant growing from the wall. I feel that there is almost a leading line in this image, the leading line being the wall if you look at it from an angle.

Critique

I feel like even though the image is not Photoshopped as I wanted it to be a natural image, it could of benefited from it, but at the same time if I would of moved closer to the subject of the image, this would be just to avoid the wall before the plant and a little off the wall to make the leading line and rule of third stronger.

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Exam Piece Four

Image Four

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Representation of relationship

The images above show the relationship between nature and manmade, I think this shows that relationship because it is a single plant out in the middle of a deserted concrete area growing though the ground which is a manmade thing. It also shows plants in the background over manmade things such as the fence and more of the concrete ground.

Formal elements

There are a range of formal elements in the images above, for example you have texture from the ground which has a big part in the image and it is in focus, another element would be form as the thing in focus is the plant and everything else is out of focus because of the shallow depth of field. Colour plays a big part in all of the images I have taken this one is no different with the colour of the plant being made more vibrant in the second image but also the background is darker and the colours are much duller than the first image. The image is also an example of the element of space the plant is at the start of the image just entering the space of the image.

Compositional elements 

The conventional elements in the image include the rule of thirds, which is after I edited it by using crop to make the rule of thirds more obvious to make the image better. Another compositional element would be view point which is similar to my other images as I got down on the ground to get the image from the view point of the plant. Depth of field much like my other images is a shallow depth so it focuses more on the foreground and the background is the plants in the background.

Photoshop Process 

The process for this image is pretty straight forward, I first cropped it to the size I desired by using the crop tool and then I used the sponge tool to dull out the colours and the rubber tool to add some colour back into the plant as it was washed out.

Critique

I feel like this image could have been taken better, I feel like I could have gotten lower to the ground to have the image straighter where the plant is involved or gotten closer to the image, that way I would not have had to crop it so much to make it how I wanted it to be. I feel like though I like this image I should of just tried more to make it how I imagined it to be.

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Exam Piece Three

Image Three

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Representation of relationships

I chose this image to represent the relationship between nature and manmade as the wall was made by man but  the looks of it was also knocked down by man which gave the plants more of an opportunity to grow there and adapt to different living spaces. I think this is a good example because it shows that no matter what man does nature will adapt to survive, I think this is a good example of that because it shows the lengths nature goes to survive.

Formal elements 

In the before image the formal elements are limited but still there, for example the use of leading lines is still there but the background is too busy to focus on, so with the crop of the image it helps the eyes and the leading lines. Another formal element used similar to my other images is colour but the after image helps the images stand out whereas the before image the colours are washed out. Texture also has an effect in the image as the wall has a lot of texture involved as well as the leaves on the floor which stands out more in the after image due to the colours being more vibrant. 

Compositional elements

The compositional elements involved in the images above are leading lines of the wall, another one would be view point as the image is taken at the view point of the plants which is interesting for the viewers as you can see how the pant sees things which is unusual. Though the depth of field is still there in the image unlike the other images it is not shallow nor deep it is around the middle as you can see behind the plant at the front. The foreground of the image would be where the plants are and the background would be the bricks. There is also the use of triangles within the image where the plants leaves are. I would not say there're rule of thirds in this image.

Photoshop Process

The photoshop process was straight forward and simple, I went onto images and then adjustments and selected curves and made the image little darker so the colours were not washed out as much and became more bold. I then cropped the image to get rid of the busy background and have it focus more on the wall and plants themselves.

Critique

 I feel with this image it is quite busy but I chose to use it because I liked the way the wall was and how the camera shot was lined up with it. I feel like I could have done it better to get a less busy picture. Other than the wall lines I also like the compositional elements used and the formal elements also, I like the colours and texture, I also like that even when the depth of field isn't so shallow that the picture can still have focus.

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Exam Piece Two

 Image Two

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Representation of relationships

Similar to my image one the this image represents relationships between nature and manmade. This is because the wall is a man made man build object yet the plant has still found a way to grow and survive. This shows the relationship as the plant is nature and the wall is manmade and the plant is making this relationship as it is goring onto something that plants do not normally grow on as they cannot survive or get the nutrients needed to stay alive like they can in the ground.

Formal elements 

The formal elements in the image before editing on photoshop would be form, as the plant represents form and it's the only thing in focus. Another formal element would be texture though you can see the texture of both the wall and plants leafs in the original image in the edited one it is much more obvious and easier to see. Colour is a big part in the after editing but not so much in the first, with the way the image was edited the colours are more vibrants and not as dull, the leaves are a lot more brighter and the wall is darker making it better to look at. 

Compositional elements

The compositional elements in the before image where no editing was involved are very few as it only included view point, which is the view point of the plant on the wall. Another one would be the rule of thirds as the plant and wall are on the wall are in line with it. The depth of field in the image is a big part as it helps define the plant from the wall with the shallow depth of field. The use of triangle from the plant helps with keeping your eyes in the picture, the triangles are on the plants the leaves are triangle shaped and also the gaps between them are. The rule of thirds is not included in the first image as I had to edit the image to make sure it included the rule of thirds to make the image have more compositional elements and make it better. The foreground of the image would be the plant and the background would be the wall and floor.

 Photoshop process

The process I did on photoshop was straight forward and simple. I first cropped the image using the crop tool to give it the rule of thirds it needed for the compositional element, I made sure to deselect the delete cropped pixels tool just incase I cropped it wrong and needed ti change it. I then proceeded to go on to image then adjustments and selected curves to make the colours more vibrant and stand out.

Critique 

In this image I like the depth of field as it is a shallow depth of field which makes the plant stand out more than it would with a deep depth of field. I also like the formal elements involved such as the texture and colour, I did not however like the compositional elements as it did not have as many as i would of liked, the image overall could of gone better if I would of taken more to get it how i want instead of editing it on photoshop, also I should of gotten something to stand on as I was not high enough to get a good picture right above and with the wall straight, I think with the wall straight at the bottom it would of made the image a lot better.

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Exam Piece One

Image 1

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Representation of relationships

For my relationship I chose nature and manmade, the image above shows that relationship as it shows a small plant growing out of the ground, but the ground is not dirt it is a concrete ground which shows the relationship as the ground is a manmade thing and nature has adapted to grow in such places in order to live.

Formal elements  

     There are a few formal elements in the image above, one of these being colour as there are two main colours which are both vibrant and noticeable, those being orange and green, but in my Photoshopped image the colour would be just green as that is the only colour other than the black and white backing. Another formal element would be form, the form in this picture both edited and none edited would be the flower and the depth of field is shallow so your eyes stay focused on the flower only, the edited one only emphasises this form as it's the only colour on the image. Texture plays a role but not a big one as it's only if you look at the floor or if the image is bigger that you see the texture on the ground and also on the leaves of the plant.

Compositional elements 

    Out of all of the compositional elements there are not that many. One of the few would be rule of thirds which plays a big part in the image my other image taken did not have this. Another one would be view point as the picture was taken at the view point of the plant. The depth of field also plays a pretty big part in this image as it is a shallow depth so it only focuses on what is at the front and blurs out the backing. The image also has a foreground and background.

Photoshop Process

  Though the photoshop process took a while it was a relatively easy, I started out with my image and then I duplicated the layer. I then selected the black and white tool and merged this layer down to the backgrounds copy, this only made the copy black and white instead of every layer. I then selected the rubber tool and zoomed in with the brush pretty small and began to rub out the black and white in that was on the plant, this took and while as the plant was so thing but tall so I had to keep it quite far in with the zoom and slowly rub making sure not to get the back ground. I zoomed out after I rubbed to see how far along I was and also to make sure even if I went slightly over the lines that you could not tell. 

Critique 

       I chose this image for my final one as I liked how the flower stood out and the angle it was shot at, I also liked the depth of field involved in the image and the formal elements that were involved and also because of the few compositional elements that are there were more than the other images taken. I think I could have positioned the camera a little better to have the plant more foreword facing instead of to the side. I also think I could have included more compositional elements to improve the picture. Overall I like this image but there are things I could have done to make it better.

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