Final Piece & Evaluation
This is my Final Piece. I deliberately took it so I could put a tilt shift affect on it in Photoshop. I took this from on top of a multi storey car park in Basingstoke. I chose this location because I knew the area would be built up and have places like this where I could be elevated above my subject. Through my research I have learnt that there are a few things that make a tilt shift shot work; an elevated position to shoot from is possibly the most important. The positioning of the camera gives the impression that the viewer is looking down on the subject, as if they were a giant and the subjects are very small. Without this the photo doesn't look like it's of a miniature scene. Another feature is saturating the photo. If you've ever scene a real model village you'll notice the colours are very vibrant and warm. Putting the saturation up in a photo can give the effect of it being of a real miniature scene, which in the end, is the whole objective here. If the photo is not believable it doesn't serve it's purpose. This is what I was trying to do.
I think my photo has a lot it can improve on. First of all I don't think the scene was very interesting. A few cars and a bus isn't the most interesting shot I could have got. Maybe if the photo had an Iconic London bus instead of this white one the photo would have been more appealing on a basic level, never mind the tilt shift.
I think next time I should try and get an even better position, This location was good but it didn't quite offer the big scene I was hoping for. I understand after this project that there is a limit to how far back you can get, with the shots of Portsmouth. I have learnt a lot about the location to take the shot from during my time with this project.
One of the biggest difficulties I faced was finding a good place to shoot from and a good place to shoot at. Some of the photographers I researched used helicopters to get their shots, unfortunately I couldn't access that kind of equipment, so for me it was just standing on top of buildings which I found to limit me quite a lot. There are only so many rooftops in cities one can use.
One thing I do like about this photo was how easy it was to apply the tilt shift effect in Photoshop, just a few clicks and I was away! I also the colours in this photo, I toyed around for a while with the saturation. I had it set to a little more saturated than this but thought it was too much.
I think my photo has a lot it can improve on. First of all I don't think the scene was very interesting. A few cars and a bus isn't the most interesting shot I could have got. Maybe if the photo had an Iconic London bus instead of this white one the photo would have been more appealing on a basic level, never mind the tilt shift.
I think next time I should try and get an even better position, This location was good but it didn't quite offer the big scene I was hoping for. I understand after this project that there is a limit to how far back you can get, with the shots of Portsmouth. I have learnt a lot about the location to take the shot from during my time with this project.
One of the biggest difficulties I faced was finding a good place to shoot from and a good place to shoot at. Some of the photographers I researched used helicopters to get their shots, unfortunately I couldn't access that kind of equipment, so for me it was just standing on top of buildings which I found to limit me quite a lot. There are only so many rooftops in cities one can use.
One thing I do like about this photo was how easy it was to apply the tilt shift effect in Photoshop, just a few clicks and I was away! I also the colours in this photo, I toyed around for a while with the saturation. I had it set to a little more saturated than this but thought it was too much.