For this unit we were supposed to shoot advertisements for different companies that other people chose for us. To do this, we did our typical routine for taking pictures, but spent more time on the editing process. While taking photos we had to have one clothes company, one food company, and one album cover. Taking the pictures was relatively easy, and not much different than any other unit. However during the editing process we had another task to make it look like an advertisement the company would use. To do this I added the slogan and the logo to make it more believable. I downloaded different fonts to match the companies, and got images of the logo to add to the picture. overall I think they turned out well
For unit four, I have decided to do motion. because there are so many diverse things you can do with motion. I would like to try and cover all of the bases with my motion photography, including some with blur, and some very high shutter speed photos. I think this would cover most of the bases and make the portfolio diverse and fun to look at. For this unit I will have to learn how to balance shutter speed and the amount of light in the photo so it doesn't come out over exposed. I think that will be challenging but will come out with a good effect in the end.
For this unit, instead of analyzing our photos ourselves, we asked others to do it for us. To do this, I went around school and showed people the eight photos that I took for this unit. After looking over the photos I asked them 4 questions about the composition and theme in general. The first question that I asked was "Do the photos look too similar? If so, how could I improve the diversity?" the response for this question was almost completely the same, no matter who I asked. Most everybody said that although you can tell all of the pictures take place around the same part of town, I did well in making the photos I did have diverse with different types of architecture, colors, and perspective. Next I asked "What do you think of the composition in the photos?" This question again was almost exactly the same for everybody. Everybody said they really enjoy the different angles, focal lengths, and the usage of rule of thirds throughout all of my photos. However, Some said that I should watch the signs I was cutting out of the pictures so it doesn't look too cluttered on the outside of the pictures, and the wall picture never seemed to grab anybodies attention. The third thing I asked is "Do you think the theme of architecture was conveyed well throughout the photos?" Everybody said yes, they could see the architecture in nearly all of them. The two pictures that people had a harder time seeing the theme of architecture was the zoo picture and the sculpture. Finally I asked "What is one thing you think that I could improve on?" For this question i got mixed answers from everybody. Somebody said be careful cutting the scenery and signs out of the photos. Another said I should zoom out more and show the entire scene instead of focusing on just one thing, and lastly, somebody said that although they like my eye, try to improve some of my photos to have a story behind them. Overall, I think that asking others for their opinion will help me improve my photos even more now that I know what others are thinking.
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