FINAL EVALUATION

Here you will need to summarise how your work has developed as a result of the shoots and research that you have undertaken.

·       How has your research influenced the images that you have created (name some influential artist that inspired you and explain their impact on your work). *****

·       What new technical skills have you developed and how has this impacted on your work

o    technical (learning new techniques in camera operation, shooting, studio lighting, compositional techniques, etc.)

·       Has the way you take photographs changed/improved.

·       In what way have you demonstrated your ability to experiment (computer experiments, physical experiments, etc.)

·       Is your work is developing in a particular direction e.g. abstract, compositional, etc.)

·       In what areas of your work were you most successful in what areas were you the least successful.

     

My work throughout the hole of Component 1 has improved by the development of my key skills on Photoshop, with Camera settings and writing up my evaluations. When I first started Component 1 my first shoot was on Line. When I first photographed these pictures, I didn't know about exposures, compositions and how to effectively edit my shots to improve the overall photo. However over the course of shoots I have learnt about contrasts, curves, shutter speed, exposure, brightness and many others which have all influenced my outcomes of my Final edits. 

When looking at various photographers and portfolios I researched and what they had developed I feel like two that really helped me develop my own shots was the work of Richard Avedon and Walker Evans. Both these photographers had a similar style of converting their images into black and white and having a high contrast. Walker Evans would work with many settings and people in America and explore the culture through these images. One of my favourite pieces he produced  was 'Subway passengers' 1938 which shows expressions of passengers on a subway in everyday life. It shows the classic working man reading a paper and the life of an elderly woman who shows a direct mode of address. 

Richard Avedon is a portrait photographer and photographed famous actors, models and people. One of my favourite shots of his was Marilyn Monroe 1957. This was because he captured Marilyn in an off-guard pose with a sad expression on her face. I thought this was really unique and i loved the contrast he again decided to use. 

My work Influenced by Richard Avedon and Walker Evans :

In my Opinion I think that my best work has been my Portraiture shoot, my independent shoot from New York and my Landscape shoot. The reason i think this is because my images from these shoots in my view have all been my strongest outcomes. By using the knowledge I have gained from the start like how to adjust my camera settings and the compositional techniques it has meant I have been able to improve my work from when i first started off. One thing that you can see during the progress in my shoots, is how i have learnt and improved to edit my images of Photoshop. By learning how to burn and dodge and how to edit out certain features of the image it has made the final series of images in my portfolios my best work. 

However the shoots I feel could have some improvement would be those I didn't enjoy as much like Shape and Movement. The reason for this is because I disliked certain elements in these shoots and struggled more with the outcomes and the edits overall. 





Image From Line ( First shoot done ) 

Image from Portfolio Formal elements ( last shoot in formal elements)