With contrast, we went out and shot things which contrasted each other, initially we did this with just things in the world around us and not people. My main focus was light vs dark because it almost represented good vs evil. I found this field of photography difficult but I quite liked it. After going out shooting, I went back to the classroom and put my pictures into contact sheets, where I then chose my top 4 and Paul chose his. The 4 that Paul chose made it into my straight prints, but before printing them off I edited them to see what seemed appropriate.
Both Paul and I chose this picture because the light and the dark is very evident through the dark room and the lightness shining through the window. I edited this so it was black and white therefore the light and dark contrast was more evident. If I took this picture again I would make the window more central so the X was right in the middle.
Paul chose this picture but I did not and even now i do not like this photo, however I took it because the contrast is natural vs man made which is a contrast I like. I did not overly edit this picture because I thought it was a picture that looked much better with a natural vibe. I like how I zoomed in so that you couldn't see all of the drain, I don't think it would look good like that.
To improve my knowledge on contrast I think I would create a list of different contrasts so it is easier to determine more contrasts.
Contrast 2 (studio)
In this lesson I took photos in the studio to show contrast, the main theme I focused on in this lesson was colour contrast which was quite easy since Shannon has purple hair which contrasted well against the white background. I liked shooting contrast in the studio because I like doing studio photography. After having finished the shoot I went back to the classroom and put my shoot pictures into contact sheets, from there I chose my top 4 and then Paul chose his. After Paul choosing his top 4 I edited these, usually making the colours more evident so the contrast was more evident. After editing, i then printed these 4 off as my straight prints.
Both Paul and I chose this picture because it was full black against a white background, when I then edited this as a straight print I altered the curves high so the picture was brighter therefore making the background a bright white and the black of her jeans and clothes a more bold black. I really like this picture because it is really simple.
Paul chose this picture but I didn't, I think he chose it for the multiple contrasts however. Perhaps the reason is because you have the colour of the skin against the white background and then the bracelets. Nevertheless when I edited this picture I edited the curves so that the background was brighter, the skin was more evident and the bracelets were bolder. I didn't even like this picture once it had been edited.
To improve my knowledge of contrast within a studio I would google human contrasts and then incorporate this in my work.
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