Evaluation and analysis of 5 photo's

Evaluation
Firstly, this task was not easily achieved, by my own fault. I was not organised enough to complete it to the standard I would of liked to. The photo's I took from the Whitney photo shoot I was rather proud of and I thought that went rather well and some of the photos were of quite high quality, one of them stood out more than the rest, it was a photo of gold railing, which was the main focus, the background was purposely out of focus to emphasise the railing and the surrounding plants. What I was not happy with was the 50 pictures we had to take, which can be found on my 'Contact sheets' blog, as I did not have a camera to take the photo's with out of college, I had to take them inside the college campus, which left me with a very slim range of photos, as the college campus isn't really the best area for photography. If I was to do this again I would definitely of tried harder to get a camera to take my pictures outside of college, which would of left me in a good position to get a merit or a distinction, where as now, I'll be lucky to get a pass in this.
By the limited array of photos I have, I have chosen to call my topic 'Every day life, in college'. As bland as this sounds, some of the pictures taken, I do actually quite like. I will now evaluate the chosen ones.

The first photo I am going to evaluate is DSC_0012.JPG which is found on the first contact sheet.
This is a photo taken of my fellow studenbgjhju. Which is relevant to my topic, in this Joe has limited the size of his legs and has seek ed refuge in the 'Refuge I liked this photo because of the bland colours, until you look at hat Joe is wearing with bright red trouserst colour on his trainers, his positioning in this photo lead me to take it from an angle which left everything to be seen, he looks encased by the yellow tapkjloe shjmurrounding him. It also has a comedy effect about it, which relates back to my topic.

The second photo is DSC_0028.JPG this is a photo taken off a water cooler around the college campus. I captured this photo just as the bubble has been released by it. I think its erupted almost in a volcanic like fashion. I also think it looks like a smoke cloud being released. The clear Aztec coloured water has been created by the casing around it, which makes it look a different shade. This photo has been made by the precise timing of this photograph being taken. I like the contrast between the bland whites and greys and the blueish shade of water.

The third photo I am going to evaluate will be DSC_0040.JPG. I took this photo of the view from the fire exit on the third floor at college. This gave me view of some part of Whitney, which allowed me to get a photo outside of the college complex, but still fits in with my topic as it was taken inside the college complex. In this photo the lighting was quite poor as it was taken in the early evening, I think it gives a dark mood and theme which I like, the sky makes this photo in my opinion, as the shade and tone of it co-insides with the objects and scene created below it.

The penultimate photo is  DSC_0042.JPG. I have taken this photo on the stairs where I took my previous one, the main focus of this is the downgrade of the stairs to see one of my fellow class mates. The angle I have taken this photo from kind of gives it a 3D effect as it seems as if you can fall through the photo down this stairs. This photo also has a dark mood to it, caused by the time of day it was taken also caused by the surrounding; the dull, white, metal rusting rails, the grey toned building.

Different Forms of Photography

Sports Photography

Sports photography refers to the genre of photography that covers all types of sports.

In the majority of cases, professional sports photography is a branch of photojournalism, while amateur sports photography, such as photos of children playing football
The main application of professional sports photography is for editorial purposes; dedicated sports photographers usually work for newspapers, major wire agencies or dedicated sports magazines. However, sports photography is also used for advertising purposes both to build a brand and as well as to promote a sport in a way that cannot be accomplished by editorial means.

Landscape Photography

Landscape photography is a genre intended to show different spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic. This popular style of photography is practiced by professionals and amateurs alike. Photographs typically capture the presence of nature and are often free of man-made obstructions. Landscape photographers usually attempt not only to convey the documentary aspect, but also an appreciation of the scenery that is being photographed.

Street Photography

Street photography is a type of documentary photography that features subjects in candid situations within public places.

Street photography uses the techniques of straight photography in that it shows a pure vision of something, like holding up a mirror to society. Street photography often tends to be ironic and can be distanced from its subject matter, and often concentrates on a single human moment, caught at a decisive or poignant moment. On the other hand, much street photography takes the opposite approach and provides a very literal and extremely personal rendering of the subject matter, giving the audience a more visceral experience of walks of life they might only be passingly familiar with. In the 20th century, street photographers have provided an exemplary and detailed record of street culture in Europe and North America, and elsewhere to a somewhat lesser extent.

Contact sheets

Witney Photo Shoot

This is portrait photo, directly of Joe's eye, I wanted to get his red hair into the shot to add colour which contrasts nicely compared with the colour of his eye. The eye is central in this and his hair is on the left-hand side. The mood of this image comes across as quite cold as it's quite simple.

This photo is one I took for the signs and advertising section. It's content is quite obvious. The sign is central in the image, the black sign contrasts against the plain cream coloured wall. As the colours in this are quite basic, I'd say that it has a quite bland and cold mood. It is what it shows.  

This is another portrait photo. The content is me being captured getting onto a bike, this is immediately obvious, it has been slightly distorted, as it is slightly out of focus, this has been done purely for a nice and subtle effect. The bike and I are the main focus of the image, but it has other things going on, for example the green drain pipes add colour which does not keep within the tone the rest of the image sets. They reoccur along the right-hand side of this photo. The mood of it is rather quiet but has colour that creates quite a positive feeling mood.

                                                       Without the bike, this image would not of been able to of been taken.

This image falls under the fine art category, it's main focus is the blue and gold railing, with the background being slightly out of focus, I have done this just to emphasise the railing, I liked the colours and how they contrast with eachother, I shot this at an angle that got the railing as the man focus of the image, they also reoccur along the whole image, it has quite a warm mood, in my opinion.

The Statement - Wiz Khalifa

I intend to take a range of photo's that relate to the topic of my desire, this will be my main aim for this section of the course.
My chosen topic is street photography. I have chosen street photography because it is a slight passion of mine and what I enjoy taking photo's of. I will explore the streets of Oxford to find the shots and images that I think will expand my grade to what I want.