Final Evaluation

From doing this course, I have researched many of different artist. Their work has inspired me to think outside of the box and expose myself to different emotions within photography. It has allowed me to know how to present my work with the meanings in the picture anther than in text. Photographers such as Bill Brandt gave me  further interest into looking into body form and shape. He gave me the aspiration to delve further into complex photographs.

I have developed in my technical skills via the camera itself. I have gotten used to holding the camera in different positions and learning the different shutter speeds in order to get movement. Also I have learnt to use different aperatures e.g. A small aperture number will allow more light in.
Furthermore, I have develop new skills in photoshop like learning how to use levels, liquify and filter gallery. On top of this, I have learnt how to manipulate images such as selective colour and 4th plinth.

From the first photograph I have taken you can see a major difference. This is seen in the ways of my actual subject e.g. from just basic flowers with no meaning, to photos of light refections and\or culture representations. The ways in which I have developed come from my mind being opened to more than just a photograph but rather to capturing pure things. I found an interest in photography more as the further I did the course. I think I have also developed as before I stayed in an automatic setting, where as now I use manual settlings.

Dual Tone

Computer and physical experiments are a good way to demonstrate my abilities to experiment. In my computer experiments I see things such as dual tone, Black and White, Repetition.

Black and White

Repetition 

I also used experiments with physical experiments. I used things such as glitter, fake blood, ripping paper. Doing these allowed me to change the meanings of pictures of even highlight them. I think they show a different side of photography. 

Going further into the future, I think my work is heading in the direction of still life photography. However, In my unit 2, it is heading in the direction of Cultural and conceptual. I think I would like to combine the two together to make conceptual still life photographs.

I think I became more successful towards the end of my photography course. In the beginning the formal elements such as shape and line were not that good, however, I think I became more confident towards the end with things like depth and portraiture. I also think that I succeeded more in my Photoshop skills more than things like studio set up skills. 

Overall, If I could redo my unit 1 again, I would. However, I think that it is not bad for a first attempt.