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i love singing and continue to develop myself as a artist but producing my own songs.I have always had a lot of difficulties with writing and paragraph structure. So taking on this study was a bit deal for me, even simple tasks of filling out forms,I love everything about photography,I feel so happy that I have found that thing for me. My life has changed a lot over the last three years. Since college, got to know myself better and have grown up.a little bit lol ")

Monday, 28 March 2011

Reseach Assignment 1

Tegan Effie Mitchell
CIT075695
Why you like their work?
Jodie Lee is a natural lifestyle photographer who specializes in maternity, newborn, children and family portraiture. I like her work as I believe we share the same purpose in our photography, as we aim to capture the beautiful images of life for example; the emotions we experience (happiness, sadness, anger, etc), celebrations (weddings, birthdays, etc.), family portraits, etc. In addition I also believe that she utilizes a ’24 – 70 L – Series’ to capture the majority of the images explored; however she might have utilized a ‘macro lens’ to achieve ‘Image 6’. Through this assignment I aim to explore Jodie’s photography by critically analyzing her work, to not only gain an understanding of how she achieved the quality of each photo; but more importantly to develop my skills as a future photographer.    
 
I believe Jodie has utilised the following techniques to achieve this image:
-       A large aperture of 2.8 to achieve the shallow depth of field, which is demonstrated through the sharpness of the subjects face; as well as the out of focus background.
-       A focal length of 70 mm, which is demonstrated through the framing of the image for example; the subject is taking up the majority of the image.

Why do you think they chose the style of lighting they used?
I believe ‘window light’ has been utilised to achieve this image, as a soft brightness is produced and reflected on the subjects face/body. Therefore as a result, no flash was required to provide lighting and exposure. Moreover through my own experiences, ‘window light’ is a valuable key to producing these portraiture images; as they provide both ‘even light’ and quality exposure.


I believe Jodie has utilised the following techniques to achieve this image:
-       A large aperture was used to achieve the shallow depth of field, which is demonstrated through the sharpness of the subjects face/body; as well as the out of focus background. However the subject of the ‘bubble’ appears to be sharp, which also includes the subjects hands and face (slowly losing sharpness ‘as your eyes follow through the image’). Therefore this proposes that a smaller aperture was used, for example; 5.6 (this proposal has been developed, by comparing the aperture utilised in ‘Image 1’ and ‘Image 2’).

-       A focal length of 50 mm is utilised, which is found within the framing of the image for example; the subject is taking up majority of the image.

Why do you think they chose the style of lighting they used?
The lighting utilised is difficult to determine, as the background of the images suggests that the direct sunlight is used; which is normally not the best approach in achieving this image. However Jodie has nicely softened the light falling on the subject’s face, which I believe was achieved through the following 2 possible approaches: background lit by the sun, and using a large shaded area to block the direct sunlight or; a flash was used to lighten the subjects face/foreground. 

I believe Jodie has utilised the following techniques to achieve this image:
-       Once again a fairly large aperture was used to achieve the shallow depth of field which is demonstrated through the sharpness of the subjects face/body; as well as the out of focus background.
-       A focal length of 35 mm is used, which is exposed through the framing of the image for example; the view is a medium of a wide and narrow angle of view. I like the way Jodie has framed the image in terms of capturing the subject to the left, as well as the balance in colour for example; the subject’s eyes and the bark.    

Why do you think they chose the style of lighting they used?
I believe that overcast is present within the image, as a nice balance in contrast is achieved for example; an even light is portrayed in all aspects of the image. Overcasts, late afternoons or mornings are the ideal lighting opportunities to achieving these types of portraiture images. Therefore a flash wasn’t required during the process of this image
 
I believe Jodie has utilised the following techniques to achieve this image:
-       A small aperture was used to achieve a deep depth of field, which is demonstrated through the sharpness of the subjects (both arms and child).
-       A focal length of 70 mm, which is demonstrated through the framing of the image for example; the subjects are taking up the majority of the image (both arms and child).

Why do you think they chose the style of lighting they used?
This image is captured outside through the natural light (sunlight), however I suspect that the composer has used a flash to expose the subjects (both arms and child body/face); as well as avoiding sharp shadows as a result of the direct sunlight.
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I believe Jodie has utilised the following techniques to achieve this image:
-       Like previous images a large aperture of 2.8 was used to achieve a shallow depth of field, which is demonstrated through the sharpness of the subjects face; as well as the out of focus background.
-       A focal length of 70 mm, which is demonstrated through the framing of the image for example; the subject is taking up the majority of the image.

Why do you think they chose the style of lighting they used?
Beautiful outside lighting is achieved through either early morning or late evening, as they provide a quality light source. Therefore no flash was required to provide lighting and exposure, as perfect lighting was available.
I believe Jodie has utilised the following techniques to achieve this image:
-       A large aperture of 2.8 to achieve the shallow depth of field, which is demonstrated through the sharpness of the subjects face; as well as the out of focus background.
-       A focal length of 70 mm, which is demonstrated through the framing of the image for example; the subject is taking up the majority of the image.
-       However I suspect that ‘possibly’ a ‘macro lens’ has also been utilised to achieve a well framed and close focus image for example; the tight framing of the image (subjects head is majority of the picture).

Why do you think they chose the style of lighting they used?
Once again I believe ‘window light’ has been utilised to achieve this image, as a soft brightness is produced and reflected on the subjects face/body. Therefore as a result, no flash was required to provide lighting and exposure. Moreover through my own experiences, ‘window light’ is a valuable key to producing these portraiture images; as they provide both ‘even light’ and quality exposure




 

 


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