Evaluation:
In this evaluation I will be reflecting on my own work for this unit and evaluate myself on how well I did and what do to improve. This is unit 57 Photography and Photographic techniques, we were assigned to take pictures of different camera techniques such as beauty lights, painting with lights, slow motion pictures and so fourth. We then had to recreate and shoot an image of our own which would be influenced by another image that has inspired us and then to put it onto a magazine cover.
The theme of my project was about food, and I wanted to recreate images of food that I had found on Pinterest which looked really nice and was aesthetically pleasing therefore I wanted to recreate that idea into my own with the inspiration and information that I have received by evaluating the images. For example why the camera angle was chosen like that and how that affected the overall image of the food, and how that gives off another influential and pleasing look to the image, making it more appealing and interesting to look at.
I have developed my idea by looking and studying into each different images and how they are different. I feel that my work changed through the project as I got a sight into how food pictures are taking and how I can use that information to develop and produce my own one with the same aesthetics and appeal.
In terms of reference material I feel like I could have done better as I feel I only looked into one type of food. And this type of food is from a different culture which mean I have looked further into that culture to be able to attain that kind of food from them. It is an extremely popular food from the Asian culture and almost most Asians and even Europeans eat it, therefore it is something that you can usually find everywhere you go and it's also a kind of food I eat at home so I'm interested in analyzing it and photographing it for photography unit. It doesn't require lots of tools and equipment as the food just needs to be cooked and if the photographer or me in the case wants to photograph it good enough to have it included in my work I would have to consider the setting where I'd put the noodle bowl and whether the setting has any features that might help boost the appearance and beauty of my photography for example the lighting or whether the place can have a meaning for example taking a picture of it from its actual culture which would imply and suggest that it was taken from the specific culture as well therefore they would have known what to do differently and better. Moreover whether my camerawork can pull off an angle in which I can capture the details of the noodle and its beauty so not only would it look great but if people were to see the image they would be interested and would want to try it out as they might crave it from its detail.
I feel that the more people practice taking pictures of the thing they desire, it would not only improve their work greatly but it would also allow them to appreciate the beauty of the particular object that they desire. And that can come in every shape and situation from taking images of food, to people, to countries, nature and so on. I feel that my skills have developed quite a bit during this project, as not only was I taking pictures of random things but the fact that I understood those images that I took the pictures of and understood the different types of techniques that those images were shot in and this helps me build up knowledge about photography in general which means when I would look at an image I would fully understand the work that was put behind in order to take an image as amazing as what it is.
Further aspects of my studies that I wish I had explored further into is the specific details of the techniques that artists use in their photography and also to study further from the artists themselves, as most of the images I had looked into were by artists however the artist's name wasn't in the image itself and there aren't many artists that I found that would specialize in this particular food, but that is probably because of the lack or research that I did. Therefore it is an area that I would hopefully put a lot of time and effort into, and not only would that inform me about the artists but I could use that opportunity to learn and educate myself more on their style and techniques so that the next time I would do a similar project I would have all the fundamental knowledge of that area and I would be able to create a high quality work.
In the front cover of my magazine, I have fiddled around with some of the color settings in Adobe Photoshop, and I did this in order to try and give a little more attention and focus to the main image of the cover and in order to express the color of the actual food in the cover. Furthermore, I made the filter more warm and this is because I wanted to give off the impression that eating this type of food in a warm atmosphere or in a good day (sunny day) it would be better off, than eating it in a cold weather.
The picture I took for my magazine cover is something that I have never seen anyone do before and it something that looks completely off and unique as it is a burger inside noodles, and this is supposed to be a combination between the Eastern culture and the western culture. It was a bit creative but it's not something that you'd put your hopes on to see if it'll be made into a real thing or not.
In terms of materials I didn't use much apart from the food itself and my phone to take an image of the food itself. I wanted to create a message behind the image that I took and the message is that several food from different cultures may have or can have a chance of being mixed together in a weird but fascinating manner. It is also about a culture I'm interested and absolutely like so it was motivating and fun for me to do this.
Overall, I am happy with the picture that I have taken as not only was it fun but it was also fascinating and informative, as it sort of helped me implement the things that I have learnt from doing task 2 which was all about taking images of the techniques that we were assigned to follow including beauty light, painting with light, shallow depth of field etc etc. I like the focus on the food and not the background too much as they puts emphasis more on the food than the background however that can be considered in a good way or a bad way, good way being that since it's focused on the food it'll grab the audiences attention quickly as they would spot the food easily because of its size in the image. However it may be bad because too much focus on the food may sometimes put off the audience therefore having some sort of space or leeway can give a breathing room for the food itself in the image and for the audience too. Some of the elements in the picture are quite intriguing and some are not, mainly the shot of the photograph was decent it wasn't anything special nor was it to the professional standard and quality as I wanted it to be and as I had seen and learnt from the images I looked at to give me the inspiration. Therefore if I was to do this again or have a chance to change it I would put more effort in making sure the shot of the image is as I am intending it to be so I would be able to see it from my point of view as a normal person taking the picture and as the audience looking at the image.
I feel that the more people practice taking pictures of the thing they desire, it would not only improve their work greatly but it would also allow them to appreciate the beauty of the particular object that they desire. And that can come in every shape and situation from taking images of food, to people, to countries, nature and so on. I feel that my skills have developed quite a bit during this project, as not only was I taking pictures of random things but the fact that I understood those images that I took the pictures of and understood the different types of techniques that those images were shot in and this helps me build up knowledge about photography in general which means when I would look at an image I would fully understand the work that was put behind in order to take an image as amazing as what it is.
Further aspects of my studies that I wish I had explored further into is the specific details of the techniques that artists use in their photography and also to study further from the artists themselves, as most of the images I had looked into were by artists however the artist's name wasn't in the image itself and there aren't many artists that I found that would specialize in this particular food, but that is probably because of the lack or research that I did. Therefore it is an area that I would hopefully put a lot of time and effort into, and not only would that inform me about the artists but I could use that opportunity to learn and educate myself more on their style and techniques so that the next time I would do a similar project I would have all the fundamental knowledge of that area and I would be able to create a high quality work.
In the front cover of my magazine, I have fiddled around with some of the color settings in Adobe Photoshop, and I did this in order to try and give a little more attention and focus to the main image of the cover and in order to express the color of the actual food in the cover. Furthermore, I made the filter more warm and this is because I wanted to give off the impression that eating this type of food in a warm atmosphere or in a good day (sunny day) it would be better off, than eating it in a cold weather.
The picture I took for my magazine cover is something that I have never seen anyone do before and it something that looks completely off and unique as it is a burger inside noodles, and this is supposed to be a combination between the Eastern culture and the western culture. It was a bit creative but it's not something that you'd put your hopes on to see if it'll be made into a real thing or not.
In terms of materials I didn't use much apart from the food itself and my phone to take an image of the food itself. I wanted to create a message behind the image that I took and the message is that several food from different cultures may have or can have a chance of being mixed together in a weird but fascinating manner. It is also about a culture I'm interested and absolutely like so it was motivating and fun for me to do this.
Overall, I am happy with the picture that I have taken as not only was it fun but it was also fascinating and informative, as it sort of helped me implement the things that I have learnt from doing task 2 which was all about taking images of the techniques that we were assigned to follow including beauty light, painting with light, shallow depth of field etc etc. I like the focus on the food and not the background too much as they puts emphasis more on the food than the background however that can be considered in a good way or a bad way, good way being that since it's focused on the food it'll grab the audiences attention quickly as they would spot the food easily because of its size in the image. However it may be bad because too much focus on the food may sometimes put off the audience therefore having some sort of space or leeway can give a breathing room for the food itself in the image and for the audience too. Some of the elements in the picture are quite intriguing and some are not, mainly the shot of the photograph was decent it wasn't anything special nor was it to the professional standard and quality as I wanted it to be and as I had seen and learnt from the images I looked at to give me the inspiration. Therefore if I was to do this again or have a chance to change it I would put more effort in making sure the shot of the image is as I am intending it to be so I would be able to see it from my point of view as a normal person taking the picture and as the audience looking at the image.
