Evaluation

My final images images were taken at a sea life centre, and were photographs that focussed on coral and other plants that live in the ocean - similar to Vittoria Amati. My artist research also helped me with choosing what to photograph in term of the colour, as the artists i looked at all took very vibrant photographs, as so i wanted to emulate this in my work. The lighting for these images was not up to me as it was at a sea life centre, so i had to completely change what i was photographing if i didn't like the lighting - but luckily there was a good mixture of lighting and vibrant plant life.

My first final outcome was photographed at a mid angle and very close up, in order to capture the detail of the plant. I also shot at a high shutter speed of 1/30th of a second. I chose this angle to make it look larger and as if the person looking at the photo was swimming towards it. An issue I found with the photograph is that some parts of it are slightly too blurred, whereas the intention was for it to be a crisp and clear image. I also think I should have shot it at a lower angle to add some dramatic perspective, as the image as it is now doesn't look too visually striking or eye catching outside of the colour, whereas if I had shot it from a lower angle it would look much more interesting.

The second final outcome was of the same type of plant as the one in the first photo, but instead is a different part of it. This one is much larger and I shot at a shutter speed of 1/15th of a second in order to capture some blur and show its movement. An issue is that most of it is slightly blurred, and so its hard to differentiate the parts that are moving faster than the parts that are moving slower. I think I should have shot this with a slightly higher shutter speed or a much lower one, as a higher shutter speed would mean there would be less blur on the areas of the photo moving less, while some blur remains on the faster moving areas of the plant - therefore there would be some blur left over. If I'd shot with a lower one it would create a more interesting picture than the one shown here, and the more blur would make it more abstract. As the photo is now it doesn't look as interesting as it could have been had I been more ambitious with the shutter speed.

This photo was intended to show a higher shutter speed (1/200), which is evident in the result. This again is a photo of another plant which is found in the ocean, along with some small stones and pebbles found on the sea bed. An issue I have with this is that the subject I chose to photograph doesn't show off the shutter speed I used very well, as you can't tell whether it would be moving or not. I probably would been better off choosing to photograph something that was more obviously moving. Other than that, I like how the light shines from the corner behind the plant and creates a contrast in colour. I think it would have looked a lot more interesting though if I had shot from a lower angle, as the photo, while looking interesting colour wise and the contrast, doesn't look as interesting as it could have been.

My last outcome is of another plant found in the ocean. I chose this one in particular for its golden colour, as it really stood out from the other plants that I saw. My intention for this one was to have it captured with a low shutter speed and the fish around it being blurred, but with the plant being very clear. I would have liked to have taken a much longer shutter speed to create a really interesting photo, but due to how busy the sea life was I wasn't able to, as there were often people leaning over which changed the lighting. The shutter speed I shot at was 1/4. I think the angle I photographed this at was good, although again I think I could have been a lot more ambitious with the shutter speed.

From these photo's I've learned that I need to start considering more inventive angles in which to shoot at, in order to create a more interesting photographs, as well as be more ambitious with the shutter speed. I also need to think about photographing things in environments where I have less restrictions, as when I was at lea life taking these photos I was restricted in terms of using a much lower shutter speed.