HDR Experimental Research

This technique is useful for this photo because the photographer wanted to capture the colours of the sunset while still feeling the coldness blue by the barn. 
It's beautiful how the photographer has captured the deep dark blue of the barn and then the sun rays pop out to seek attention. The halo around the barn also is seeking attention also above the to colours of light, the middle shows a purple. 

The only useful technique to use for this photo would be bracketing because if you were to take the photo the light of the sky would be blocking the top of the Eiffel Tower. 
With the dark grey skies above the Eiffel Tower.
The dark skies gives the Eiffel Tower a sinister look. 

Once again inside the Notre Dame you defiantly would need bracketing because the highest point inside would be dark. By using this technique you can see the amazing colours inside Notre Dame. From the gorgeous bright blue to the oak wood benches. 

3 Iconic Photos that I've re-created (Updating)

The first photo I wanted to re-create was this one of Michael Caine. I have saw this photo many times in magazines. When my tutor asked to re-create iconic photos I instantly thought of this photo.

First I tried to get the lighting correct. I used only one
light at a forty five degree angle. In the lightbulb there is five light bulbs and I only used three to get the soft shadow on his right hand side.

In David Bailey's photo Michaels's jacket is completely blacked out. In Photoshop I applied a black paint on the jacket and then overlaid it so you can see the zips on the coat. For the shirt I done the exact same thing like the jacket I applied a white coat over the shirt but instead I done it twice. After I completed these two things I found a tie on the internet cut it down to size and make it fit. 

The next photo I used is of Robert (Bobby) Fischer. Many consider that bobby was the greatest chess player of all time. When I re-created this photo I was not sure what I was going to do. Then I came up with and great idea.

The chess piece above in front of Bobby is a king. I had a Lego minifigures and on of those 

 to be a king. Using the same setup as the Michael Caine photo for lighting I placed the king in front of my friend. When looking at the photo on Photoshop I realised that the king was too small and wasn't lining up with the right eye like it its in the original photo. So I masked the king made it bigger and too match the original photo. 

Studio Photography for Richard Hamilton.

The lighting set up was a snoot directly above the subject. Somebody help lift the snoot over the subject while it was laying on a table with a white background all around. I used spot meter on the bottle. In Photoshop I removed the shadow underneath the bottle to give it a lonely feel. I sharpened the image. I find this image a success because I wanted to give the bottle a lonely spotlight feel and this is what I achieved. 

I used two main lights in this photo  at 45 degree angle. In Photoshop I only changed the sharpness of the photo because it wasn't shining enough. I put the lights in this position because I wanted shadow on the right hand side. I found this photo successful because I got the angle and shadow I desired. 

This photo I used two light bulbs to light the background and facing down at angle to fully light the background and five as a main light. Main light used a diffuser which was set at 45 degree to the bottles . Behind the subject I used white paper and sat the subject upon a table. In Photoshop I removed major lighting shines on the left bottle.

On this photo I used a 105mm lens to capture the full detail of the perfume bottle top.

It was lit by using two 500w lights. I the background I used white wallpaper and I also used the shine reflector which was made with a piece of wood with tin foil taped to it.

In Photoshop I used the colour balance to remove a tungsten red colour cast from the photo. I cloned stamped some of the reflections out of the glass bottle itself. 

In this photo I used a 55mm lens to capture the whole bottle and the some of the background. I wanted to also get the background in to show you how really bright and golden the perfume bottle really is. Also one again we used the home made shine reflector. We held the reflector at an angle so the bottle was fully illuminated. We first tried the reflector vertical but cast a black shadow on the bottom of the bottle and I found as I increased the angle with the reflector the shadow diminished. In Photoshop I used the spot healing brush too remove the scratches and dents in the bottle. As always I sharpen the image to give it a crisp feeling. 

In this image I used a 55mm lens to capture the wide spread of the bottles. I used two constant lights on 45 degree angle and a flash gun bounced off an umbrella. Originally the bottle were behind a green coloured paper background, also the bottles were separated too. In Photoshop I firstly made a vibrate green gradient background. Then I lasso tooled the bottles copied and pasted them and moved them together. 

In this photo I done the same exact same thing as the one above I had the two constant lights at a 45 degree angle. I had a white background but that did not matter because I was going to edit it in Photoshop. In Photoshop I replaced the background with a blue gradient and removed the major shine on the bottle. I also use colour balance because it had a tungsten glow on the original photo. 

Locational Photography for Alex Drozd (Subject: Architecture )

Locational Photography (Architecture) 



For Alex's assignment I have chosen Architecture

Here are my nine photos.

 This photo was taken in St Martin's Church, Bullring. This is a stain glass window in a dark area and it gives the window a lonely feel but the colours are vibrant. In Photoshop I outlined the stain glass window with the magnetic pen tool and paint the background black to make it stand out even more. I took the photo direct on to get a central position. 




























This photo was taken in St.Martins church in the city centre.  I wanted to capture the whole church so I took the photo with a wide angle lens. I took the photo in HDR (Using brackets) because I wanted to capture the light differences. I took twenty five photos ranging from 1" to 15" seconds long. In Photoshop I put the photos together in the HDR app. Once the picture came out like this I adjusted the contrast and brightness and also the sharpness. I think this photo is a success because I captured the photo the way I wanted to, where all the light is captured 
and just shows how big the church is . I have done the same process on the photo below.

 After taking the photo the other end of the church I thought that I needed to take one this side to show the churches full view and see how amazing it really is. 

This photo is of the Last Supper and this was taken in St.Martins Church. I took the photo to capture the golden cross and Jesus in the background but I really wanted the cross to be the eye catcher. The original photo was extended to the whole table of The Last Supper but I cropped the image to focus on the cross with Jesus in the background. After I done that I sharpened the image to give it a crisp feeling. This photo is successful because I have good tonal range and it shows a lot of detail.  






































    This image was taken in the Custard Factory in Digbeth. I was about to take the photo of the lion and the trees on their own but the little boy walked in shot a put his hands behind his back. I found this amazing and I was in the right place right time. The reason I took the photo like that was because I wanted to capture the symmetry in the trees and the lions face.  In Photoshop I cropped the image and I also sharpened the image. I find the photo a success because the little boy with his hands behind his back while studying the piece of work.

I took this photo just outside the Custard Factory at the time we was looking for symmetry. I took the photo looking up and try to capture the patterns and the structure. When I took the photo it seem too dark so on Photoshop I changed the brightness and contrast and also sharpened the image like I do to all my photos. I really think this photo is very successful because I captured the sky in its prime during the day and I love that it has reflected off the windows.

























 This photo was taken outside St.Martins Church. I captured the spire looking through some interesting architecture in the ceiling. I took the photo through the ceiling because I thought the spire will stand out but also the architecture to catch your eye too. I didn't  
Photoshop this photo much just a simple sharpen of the image. I think this image is successful because the this looks like a picture inside a picture and that's what I was going for.  Also I think the photo resembles the new and the old. The new being the structure in the ceiling and old being the church spire.


























This is one of my favourite photos I have ever taken. This was taken inside the Custard Factory.  You can see this photo two ways, are they going up or down? I took the photo looking up to make it as if the people are flying/falling. In another photo the same I used the flash but I prefer the one without because the statues resemble shadows. In photo shop I change around with the colour balance because it had a blue tint over the image. I think this image is successful because its personally one of my favourties. 






































This photo was taken in a secret area on the outside of  St.Martins Church. Before this photo I went to the church a week before to plan out. I found this creepy door way. I took the picture at this angle because I wanted to capture the moss around the door and the patterns of the stone. In photo shop I lowered the pixels in the picture to give it a better look also I sharpened it. This photo is successful because I captured the moss and the patterns the way I wanted too. I wanted to make the door way creepy and secluded and this is what I achieved. It feels the doorway has been neglected. 

Locational Photography Plan

Types of indoor and outdoor locational photography.

                    Indoor:                                         Outdoor:

                  Churches                                       Architecture

                  Fashion                                         Urban Fashion

             Basketball Games                              Football Games



















Locational Photography can be a wide range of things, from fashion to sports. This photo is outdoors and is took in a place where everyone knows. The photographer had took the photo during the night to capture light streaks off the bus.
In the Birmingham area I would take this photo at the market near the church.

This photo is taken in an area where it's not very known to the public.
This photo was taken with HDR effect to capture the dark grey sky.
In Birmingham I would take a photo similar to this in the Tyseley Railway Museum.

This photo was taken most likely in a field full of colourful flowers. It has been taken with a wide aperture to decrease its depth of field. So the flower stands out from the background. If I had to take this photo I would take in the Botanical Gardens near me.







Churches (My Locational Photography)

For my locational photography assignment I'm going to take take photos of churches.
This I really like. I love the archway into the church and how the greenery has taken over but has still kept the shape of the doorway. In Birmingham I would go to St. Edburgha's where I live because the church had green moss on the walls too.

 Once again I love the area where the church is. Surrounded by greenery makes this place a haven. The water down below makes you feel relaxed and calm. Unfortunately there is nothing like this in Birmingham so I will have to make do with what I have.

Compared to the other churches this one is not that spectacular. Although it's not set in an area where there is plenty of nature, this church is more common. Set in a village and people see these types of churches everyday, but also is a challenge to capture a picture similar to this people who have to travel far too find a village in such a niche area.

6 Iconic photos that are being recreated plan

Next is a photo of Bobby Fischer. I'm just going to change the person. The lighting I will use is a studio light with a defuser on the right hand side. On the left hand side I will use a background light and a key light to the right which will be undiffused to get high contrast. He was the world champion of chess.

 The photo is a iconic photo of Clint Eastwood. Im going to replace the guns with toy guns and a white background. This photo I'm going to take outside no artificial light will be used. Clint Eastwood is very famous for spaghetti westerns.

 This will be taken in a a studio and will be using one key light facing head on and one background light to cancel the shadows.

This photo I'm going to get two people and the person holding the gun will be holding a game controller or A Justin Bieber CD. This photo will not need article light due to the photo being taken outside.

This photo of Michael Caine is going to be recreated by me by putting funny glasses on my friend. The light will be on the left hand side at 45 degrees at the same time the background fully lit up.

David Bailey

Photography research on studio photographers

David Royston Bailey

Born in Leytonstone, England on Jan 2^nd 1938

Born in Leytonstone, England, David Bailey had to gather some jam sandwiches and head to the cinema with his family because it was cheaper than putting on the gas fire. He said “I bet we saw at least seven to eight movies a week” David had a terrible time when he was three years old. He remembered those bombs from World War two hitting his house. (Alfred Hitchcock lived the road opposite)

In one school year he only attended around 34 times and left school on his birthday when he turned fifteen. From there he became a copy boy for the Yorkshire Post. After he done his dead end jobs, Mr Bailey got called up for National Service.

While in the RAF (Royal Air Force, 1957) in Singapore David had his trumpet taken off of him and instead he bought a Rolleiflex camera. In August 1958 he was demobbed and wanted to peruse a career in photography so he went out a bought a Canon rangefinder camera. He wasn’t allowed to attend London College of Printing because of his school record so he became the second hand man of David Ollins.

He acted as the studio dogsbody while earning £3.50 a week (£3 10 shillings) He was happy when he was called to have an interview with photographer John French. He was for John Cole’s Studio Five before offered a contract for fashion photographer for British Vogue magazine later the same year.

David Bailey has taken many photos but he’s most famous photo is of Queen Elizabeth II.

David Bailey took and released this photo in celebration of the Queen 88^th birthday.

He also took a picture of other many famous people including:

Michael Caine

Here Michael Caine looks very sinister. David cropped the image to you as a viewer to only focus on the foreground (Michael) and not the background.

Mick Jagger

In this photo David Bailey wanted to pull off the eskimo type of feel with Mick Jagger. That or he is freezing cold. Once again David has gone with the close up portrait so we can focus on him and only him.