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Module3: Professional Photography

Diploma in Professional Photography

01/08/14

Date Sent to Tutor 01/08/14

Date Received by Tutor

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IntroductionThis assignment required 50 images be taken of friends or family undertaking an activity theyenjoy, choosing the best 4, processing and presenting them for critique. For each image thefollo ing questions must be ans ered!

". #hy did you choose these photos over the rest of your collection$%. #hat do you &nd particularly successful about them$'. (f you had the chance to do this assignment again, hat ould you do di)erently$

( undertook this assignment ith friends during the %0"4 *ound the (sland *ace+ " , a -0 milesailing race for yachts around the (sle of #ight. The di culty of shooting from a moving

yacht as larger than ( imagined. ( have included the unedited / 12s in the report and,here necessary, commented on any changes ( ould make on editing.

Contact Sheet

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Image 1

3 contre jour+ % image taken at sunrise ith a small amount of lens are.

( chose this image as ( really like the fact that despite the very bright back lighting, none of my other attempts at this lighting style orked as successfully.

The yachts gloss hite surface has provided enough &ll lighting to make out features on thesubject hilst keeping the sunrise detail in the background. The camera has enough dynamicrange to prevent the sun from holly over e6posing the sky 7as is evidenced by the visibility of the distant masts8.

(f ( ere to retake the image, ( ould!

". Try to increase the amount of lens are 9 the current amount makes it look accidentalrather than planned.

%. :se a " or % stop neutral density &lter and &ll in ash to better control the brightnessof the background relative to the foreground to prevent the banding in the sky causedby the ; bit / 12+ ' .

'. *e framed the have the subject looking into the scene.

Metadata:

ISO "00

Aperture f

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Image 2

3 close cropped portrait taken in natural light ith a shallo depth of &eld.

( chose this image as it is probably the best of the shallo depth of &eld shots took that day.The lighting as harsh as it as very bright sunlight but the camera has, in the main coped.

(f ( ere to re shoot it, ( ould!

". either use a di)user to soften the light to the face or increase the shutter speed to dropthe brightness level by > a stop

%. try and use a polarising &lter to remove some of the re ections from the subject?ssunglasses.

Metadata:

ISO "00 Aperture f

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Image 4

3n image taken in natural light ith the main lighting source thro ing shado s onto thesubject. ( chose this image as it is my favourite portrait of the day. The shado s emphasiseand add te6ture and the shallo depth of &eld lifts the subject form the background.

(f ( ere to change this image, ( ould!

". need to decide if the background or yacht rail should be horiDontal.

%. drop the shutter speed to ensure that the ag did not blo out.

'. try to get the subject to turn slightly to ards the camera or look in the other direction.

Metadata:

ISO 400

Aperture f