Evaluation

My initial aim was to create interesting photographs using water in various ways, for example reflctions in puddles and water droplets on windows. I wanted to use it in ways that they could be seen naturally, rather than manipulating water too much myself. Despite this, in some cases i had to manipulate it as my work depended on the weather. For example, i had to spray water nto a window in order to get the water droplet effect, rather than waiting for it to rain.

I think my photographs were mostly successful in being interesting and relatively unique, although in some cases i feel that they could have been more interesting and unique. I also think i was successful in mostly using water that was placed naturally despite the one case in which i sprayed water.

If i were to reshoot my fnal images i would make sure that the images were more in focus, as there are some areas which were intended to be in focus but weren't, although this is often hard to notice, and in a way makes the photo look slighty more interesting.

One of the issues i ran into was the rain, as rain was required for one of the photos i needed, but it didn't and so i needed to place water manually. Another issue i ran into was the camera lens not focusing on close up objects, which was something needed for these shots. Due to this the photographs were not as close as i originaly wanted them to be.

My shots were inspired by my artist, Alex Saberi, and are similar to two of his bodies of work. Although i feel i have differentiated my work enough from his, for example, where he focused of citied and urban areas, mine were set in moe rural environments, and focussed on trees and puddles in mud, than buildings and pudles on pavement.

Overall, i think my project worked out well, and i accomplished what i set out to do for the most part. Though i feel some areas could have been done better had i managed my time better and also shot in a variety of locations. I could also have produced more visually interesting photographs had i incorporated better use of colour and experimented with different light sources. A variety of lenses could also have allowed me to get the amount of close-up detail i originally wanted.