Taking Photographic Images for Purpose - Music Events

This is a photo I took at a show in Le Pub, Newport of the guitarist of a band called Reaper in Sicily. I like this photo because of the high exposure and the strong green light on the guitarist. I also think this is a good photo because the person's facial expressions are clear and dramatic. This photo could be improved by not having the subject in the centre as this does not follow the rule of thirds. 

This is a photo I took at a show in Le Pub, Newport of the singer of a band called Manhattan Coast. I think this is a good photo because it has a lot of colour from lights and I think this demonstrates the excitement at the show. The photo is blurry but I think this shows movement and liveliness so it is not necessarily a bad thing.













This is a photo I took at a show in Le Pub, Newport of a band called Manhattan Coast. I think this is a good photo because it has lots of bright colour from lights and I think this shows the excitement at the show and makes the photo visually entertaining. I also think this looks good because you can see each member of the group and it looks as though every member has a different colour light on them which makes each individual stand out. The photo is also blurry but I think this shows movement and liveliness so it looks good.

This is a photo I took at a show at Cardiff Solus of the singer of a band called You Me At Six. I think this photo is good because you can clearly see the person in the photograph and can see it is a show. The bright blue colour in the background from the lights looks good against the dark of the subject's clothing and I also think the light and shadows on the person's body looks good.

Taking Photographic Images for Purpose - Portraits

This is a photograph I took of my brother whilst on holiday. I think this is a good photo because of the bright colours, like the blue from the sky, and the light and shadows on his face. Also, you can clearly see the person and the expression on their face.







This is a candid shot I took of a friend. I think this is a good image because of the bright colours of the person's shirt and the background. Also, you can clearly see the person's face and expression.















This is a candid shot I took of my friend, Rhiannon. I think this is a good photo because you can see the texture of her hair and fabric of her clothes with contrasts well to the smoothness of the background and her face. I think this photo would be better if it wasn't in black and white so there would be more colour. Also, you cannot see this person's face very clearly.

Taking Photographic Images for Purpose - Concept - Close-up/Macro Shots

This is a photo of a rock on the ground in a forest. I think this is a good photo because of the rough texture of the rock and the ground. I also think it is good because of the bright green colour of the moss and leaves contrasts nicely to the dark colours of the rock and the shadows. I think this photo could be improved by being closer to the subject of the photo (the rock) because I feel a lot of focus on the subject was lost because of the background. 

This photo is a close-up I took of the back of the tuners on a ukulele. I think this is a good photo because of the small pattern on the neck of the ukulele. Also, the colder,
harsh colours of the metal tuners contrast the warm colour of the wood. When I asked people they said that they also like the warm colours and the out-of-focus background because it "draws attention to the subject." They did not like the contrasting wooden patterns so I could improve the photo by taking it without the wooden table and floor in the background.

This is a photo I took of two beaded candleholders that were used at my mum's wedding. I took this photo because I thought the beads and stones would have a good texture in the photo. I think this photo could be improved by better lighting so it is clearer what the subject is. When I asked people they said they liked the pattern of the beads but thought that the photo was too dark in some areas. I agree and that is how I would improve it.

This is an ornament in my living room. I like it because it reflects a lot of light. I think this photo works because of the irregular pattern of the glass and warm colours. I also like the reflections in the small pieces of glass.

This is a close-up shot of a clock in my house. I think this photo is good because it follows the rule of thirds well because the subject is not centred, but further to the left. There is not much colour in this photo and it looks dull. I could improve it by introducing more colour into the photo.

This is a photo of a silk tie. I think the photo looks good because of the lines of the pattern of the tie and also the texture of the silk. I also like the lighting and shadows in this photo. I think the colours are a bit boring, apart from the vivid red, so I could improve the photo by making it more colourful.

This photo is of a frosted window. I think this photo looks good because of the pattern on the window and also the windowpane divider follows the rule of thirds and is on the right rather than in the centre. I used Photoshop to straighten the image so that the divider is straight and therefore easier to look at. I also used Photoshop to brighten the image as the colours were too dark at first.








This is a photograph of a broken pane of glass in a telephone box. I think this is a good photo because of the pattern of the broken glass and the bright red of the telephone box and very light blue of the glass. I also like the angle this photo was taken at. I think this photo could be improved with better framing. I think the photo would look better with some of the red telephone box showing at the top of the photo as well.

This is a photo I took of a Momiji message dollop my window sill. I like this because most of the photo is black and white apart from the bright red heart and the doll's face. I made the view outside of the window black and white using Photoshop to draw more attention to the subject, because the bright colours outside were distracting.