This photograph was taken at a local firework display. I used a tripod but my neutral density filter was not necessary as it was taken at night. I lengthened the exposure time to 30 seconds to capture the motion blur from the people. To edit the photograph I increased the contrast and clarity and decreased the shadows and exposure slightly on the raw file.
The next two images were taken in the same way as the previous image. I layered both images over the main picture and changed the opacity until all of the photographs merged into one picture.
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For the final image I edited into black and white in response to Titarenko and Machalowski’s work, I also think that it looks more effective in black and white as the crowd look more ghostly. I removed the blurred lights in the crowd with the patch tool and the burn tool to remove the glow from the lights on the right of the photograph to create a darker more atmospheric image.
In this image I took a photograph of a moving amusement ride by using a slightly decreased shutter speed, the lowest ISO and smallest aperture size. At the time of the photograph I did not have a tripod or neutral density filter as I was not planning to take any photographs that day but came across the opportunity which prevented me from capturing more motion blur in the photograph without over exposing it. By developing this image I decided to remove some of the random marks on the metal platform underneath the ride as this may draw attention away from it. I also increased the contrast and gamma correction and decreased the offset and exposure so that when I layered other images over the top this picture would stand out the most as the main image, creating more contrast and intensifying the image to create a more dynamic feel. |
I did not crop the metal platform from the picture as I think it is an important part of the image, it breaks the image down into two sections, contrasting between the stationary and moving features and helps stop the whole image becoming too confusing. I feel I have created a much more effective sense of movement in this image where almost all the image is blurred.
To develop these images I took the two photographs below and merged them together. I took both photographs at an angle looking up the escalator as this was similar to the work of Titarenko and Machalowski.
First I took the image on the right and cropped the escalator on the left hand side of the photograph. I then copied the escalator and pasted it onto the escalator on the left hand side of the photograph on the left. It fit perfectly onto the photograph as the two were taken at the same location with the same aperture, ISO and shutter speed so the exposure and angle were the same.
I then took the new image and cropped it to remove the unnecessary detail in the left of the photograph, which may have drawn attention away from the escalator. I also turned the photograph black and white in response to Titarenko’s and Machalowski’s work and also because I think it makes the background of the picture look simpler so does not distract away from the escalator.
The photograph below was taken at Bury market. I used a neutral density filter so that the photograph was not over exposed as it was taken during the day.
To develop the image I increased the contrast to give parts of the image which appear over exposed more detail. I then used the burn tool to further darken over exposed areas.