For this shoot, I went to a butterfly garden on the Isle of Wight and took pictures of butterflies and plants.
Unfortunately, I lost my SD card, therefore the photos I have enlarged are screen grabs and had ended up slightly blurry due to the lack of quality.
For this shoot, I was inspired by Imogen Cunningham for a few pf the photos (mostly the flower pictures). I like how she frames her the flower because there is no distractions from the background I take a lot of inspiration from her when I am taking photos of flowers. Additionally, I like how she makes the photo seem very simple and elegant but the more you stare at it you can see the detail, texture and tone in the petals and stamen. For example:
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Best Images
I like this photo because you are able to see most of the detail and veins on the butterfly's wing. Additionally, I like how there is a variety of shades on the butterfly by there being greens and yellows.
I like this photo because the butterfly is the main focus of the image. Also, I like how the colour of the wing on the butterfly kind of mirrors the flower, making the photo look slightly balanced and symmetrical.
I like how this photo is of complementary colours (from the red and green). Also, I like how the flower looks delicate, like how Imogen Cunningham's flowers look. I like how the flower stands out a lot compared to the darkish green background, making it the centre of attention.
I like how the pink in the centre of the flower stands out by being a deep rich colour, drawing the main focus. Additionally, I like the photo because the flower feels up majority of the frame so there are no distractions from the background.
Worst Images
I don't like this photo because I didn't have the the correct exposure due to having my aperture too low. Therefore, you can hardly see the butterfly and the pattern on its wing. To avoid this I need to double check my settings.
I don't like this photo because it looks to busy and displeasing. I didn't have the correct lens with me, therefore I was not able to zoom in as closely as I would like to creating a lot of negative space. To avoid this in the future, I'll bring extra lenses with me so I can get more up close and detailed photos.
AO1 - Imogen Cunningham was a helpful in this shoot because I was able to use her style of frame work when was taking of the flowers and butterflies, therefore I was able to capture a lot more detail in the petals ad singe because the photos are very zoomed in and there are no distracting elements from the background.
AO2 - For this shoot, I used a Canon 600D to take these photos with my settings set to ISO 400 and shutter speed set to 1/125 through out the whole shoot. I wanted to have a fast shutter speed just incase the butterflies started to fly away I was still be able to capture a clear image. My aperture was varied during the shoot but was mostly kept to around f8 - f11 depending on how much light was coming through because in some areas there was glass panels where more light was able to come through.
AO3 - My idea for recording A Reflection in Nature was to show more of the insects and different kind of plants to what you might normally find in public garden. By doing this, I am able to present a more wider range of nature and expand my projects slightly. I like how I have shown this with the pinkish/ purplish flower (Best Image 4) because you would not typically find flowers like that in public flower gardens in England.
AO4 - In my opinion, I feel as if I have produced a strong series of images that relates to A Reflection in Nature by producing a wider range of nature compared to previous shoots with deeper meaning, therefore I will be able to create more of a variety of portfolio images.
Manipulating My Images
For this shoot, I decided to take the blue butterfly photo (Best Image 1) into photoshop and use the quick selection tool to only select the butterfly and get rid of the background. After, I dragged the image onto a picture of the model and rearranged the sizing so the images was a lot smaller then the original. Then I quickly copy and pasted the new arranged butterfly photos and pasted it multiple time onto the model and then placed them so they were covering her completely. I moved the each photo in a different position so it helps break the photo up a bit more and adds more texture. After placing each butterfly in a position I was happy with, I used the rubber tool to rub out any parts of the butterfly that was on the outside of the models silhouette so everything fitted in nicely. Then I grouped all of the layers of the butterflies into one big folder and changed to opacity so they were slightly faded and you were able to see the model underneath.
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