Unit Evaluation

FRANKIE'S EVALUATION2

ILLUSTRATION - A day in London

ILLUSTRATION - A day in London

Another picture in London.

I edited this statue by first sharpening and increasing the levels of black against the white background. I then decided that the image would look better with monotonous all over except the union flag in the background.

ILLUSTRATION - A day in London

 Just a simple photo taken of a pigeon walking around on the street - as is very common in such a city.

I edited the colour and sharpness again - making the colour  a little darker to try and bring out the mood of the puddle and the wetness of the pavement to make it seem like a dreary day, even though it really wasn't.

EXHIBITION - Well's Cathedral

Just simple basic sharpening and colour enhancing on this image. 

Taken in Well's Cathedral, it shows the unusually windy staircase leading - on the right - to a huge hall and - straight on - into the court-yard.

ILLUSTRATION - A day in London

Before & after of a picture I took on the London eye of Central London.

I put over a black and white on Photoshop - like the other colour-selection image I posted - and went through the process of selecting the colour, copying and pasting - etc.

I then enhanced the red colour I had chosen as well as sharpening the image and cropping out the boring skyline.

CONCEPT - Sepia

 I edited the image once more to place a sepia over the very top of it.

This gives the photo a really old feel - just as I wanted.
The effect given to the viewer really shows the oldness to the area - perhaps displaying it as it would've been when it was first built, as it looks seemingly untouched.

ILLUSTRATION - A day in London

CONCEPT - Sepia

This is a picture taken of the street next to Wells Cathedral.

I edited by darkening it and enhancing the colour before playing around with other effects until I came to sepia.

I feel this effect brings out the more historic look to the viewer, but I think - once the attention is drawn to the archway - the cars beyond disturb the more old-age look.

This picture does comply with the rule of thirds.

EXHIBITION - Well's Cathedral

This picture shows an arch inside Wells Cathedral, I took the picture looking directly up towards one of the small windows just beyond a decorated wall.
In photoshop, I made sure to enhance the picture by using the sharpening tool and then adjusting the brightness and contrast of the picture. Finally, I edited the colours slightly to make the picture look really deep and belittling.

EXHIBITION - Well's Cathedral

 I manipulated this image in Photoshop.

I used the basic method of making the original image black and white, duplicating the image and using the new layer by selecting the colour I wanted (the gold in this case) with the magic wand tool and copy-and-pasting this selected colour onto the original black-and-white image (deleting the copied layer) and so being left with this. With a few adjustments and enhancements to the golden colour, I found this image to be effective on the viewer.
If I was a person looking at the images, I would think that this image can be seen as a little bland, however I feel that others may like this image because of how it draws the attention of the viewer to this old, grand clock.

EXHIBITION - Well's Cathedral

EXHIBITION - Well's Cathedral

This picture was taken of the exterior of Wells Cathedral. 

It follows rules of symmetry, but not the rules of thirds. 

I edited it to really make the centre (the angel) stand out in a really menacing fashion against the darkness.

CONCEPT - Sepia

I brightened and sharpened this picture of a very large building & courtyard in Poland which I took around April last year before placing a Sepia effect on it.

ILLUSTRATION - A day in London

I manipulated this image by using brightening the colours and sharpening the image.

This picture was taken on the London Eye in the evening - as we can see the evening sun hitting the buildings just off to the right from the centre.

Slightly tilted shot of a cathedral in Poland.

I used a feature in Picnik called 'boost' which boosted the colours of the photo - making the golds, greens and the blue of the sky really stand out. 

  This picture does the same thing, though I don't think I'm very happy with the darkness the 'boost' tool has made the red-brick of the tower.

On the other hand, I really like how this picture came out. The light hitting the front of the cathedral looks great and, again, the enhanced colours really make this picture stand out.

Project Plan

Photograpic Porfolio

Close-ups within the classroom

Close-ups on Big Ben

Seeing the bright colours of Big Ben and the sky around it, contrast with the cold silver of the statue.
You could look at the picture like the horse is ready to leap over or into the side of the tall clock, or as if the horse is raising up in the shadow of the structure - either way this photo is very interesting to look over.

Across the clock-face.
Although it is slightly blurry, we are able to witness the fine detail of the clock itself - unlike what many people hustling around London do most of their lives see

Looking up at Big Ben from not-so-far below.
The golden of the structure really reflects in the sun set in a blue sky - making London seem like quite a sunny city.

Three photos of Symmetry

Big Ben is in clear symmetry behind the lamp-post. However, the background does not follow along and is different on both sides. The clocks of Big Ben are reflected either side - the lights across the middle of the photo are also fairly equal also.

This photo really sets a dark, bleak morning in London and that's why I like it.

This is a very symmetrical photo.

The colours are very tropical and are very warming in feeling when you look beyond the arches and into the sunlight beyond.

The golden bricks of the wall are seen on both sides and there appears to be equal amount of wall, ceiling and arches.

The picture illustrates a very posh, well-refined way of life for the owners of the house.

Everything appears to be very tidy and both sides of the room have equal amounts of furniture and are lit equally. Chairs, lamps and curtains are all seen on both sides.

Edited photo in 'thirds rule'.

This photo already complied with the 'Rule of thirds' and so didn't need much editing. However, I did crop the top of the photo because it would look a lot better like this.

How can you make a photo interesting?

Can You Make a Photo Look Interesting

'How to set up a camera' - Simple guide for beginners.

 

 This is a simple guide drawn by Becky, Megan and myself on the topic of how to use a camera to take a photo. It is aimed at the less tech-savvy individuals who are looking to learn how to set up and take a picture on their camera. We have also included additional information about accessories, uploading them to a photo-sharing website and reviewing the photo on their camera.

With comical pictures and straight-forward instructions, the guide really would help those people with trouble in these areas.

Manipulated Images

 'Escape Button'

I edited this image with close reference to my previous post; trying to make it seem like a lifeline or an actual way to 'escape'.

I used different brushes with different occupacity to outline the button itself in faded darkness - I then used the Gaussain blur to fade each different part of the blackness together so they're able to connect to create an overwhelming darkness which helps the effect in the previous analysis, though leaving a little lighter 'glow' of wood around the main focus which is the button.

I used the eraser to create highlights around the side of the button. 

Lastly, I covered up the blurry text which was unreadable with some text (Courier New, I think) which I also blurred to make it fit with the rest of the picture.

'Snake and Mouse' 

I did use only one filter for this picture (Chalk and Charcoal) which I darkened the shadows and lightened the highlights with added effects.

'The Teacher in his Domain'

I simply used just one layer on this picture, too.

Cutout - the name of the filter - gives the image a far happier & childish look - the main reason I simply added the filter and did not edit it further.

All Images edited in Photoshop and Taken by Francesca Fisher