Photoshoot Review (Album 1&2)

In my first album , I was travelling on a ferry and wanted to show the bold colours whilst at sea. Although there is a component of the ocean in all my images and this is fairly dull in colour, I planned to use other parts of the image to have a strong colour contrast. I wanted to have various points that stood out in my work, I found this easier when the sea was included in my images as there is a stronger colour variation within the foreground and background. I felt this was done successfully. I wanted the composition to be an integral part of the shoot with both the horizon and any other objects in the images. One thing I think worked well is the pastel colours that David Noton had in his work. 

Some of my images had a glare reflecting off the sea which caused some of the images to be overexposed. Another thing I found caused issues was using manual focus as some of the images came out blurry. Whilst shooting, I experimented with framing photography that I have previously researched. 

During my second shoot I experimented with manual focus and manual mode on the camera. I did not have a set idea in mind for this shoot so I experimented with various camera techniques.Whilst using manual mode, some images became overexposed when I was attempting to capture clouds in the background and a vehicle in the foreground. I found this difficult to get the correct levels of exposure without having glare.

I used inspiration from Noton with regards to his pastel colours. Although I did not have the same dramatic landscapes as he did, I wanted to achieve the same composition. I felt like my work did not have the same impact as Nortons work. In the future, I would try to incorporate greater vast spaces such as valleys , although this may be difficult to achieve.