Work Diary - Walk 2

Evaluation

Like the first walk that we did, we had to take photographs for three subjects: Autumn Colours, Sense of Journey and Back of Head shots. In this second walk, I made sure I took as many Back of Head shots as possible amongst interesting and very different backgrounds to make up for the fact that I didn't take any on the first walk. I also interpreted Sense of Journey in a different way so I was able to capture more different shots that all relate to the same subject. I enjoyed this walk a lot more because we travelled a shorter route, so we were able to stop a lot more and take all kinds of photos that we wanted.  

This is my best image from the Autumn Colours topic because I like how natural and truthful it looks. Instead of capturing the leaves at the top of the trees, I decided to take a photo of the fallen leaves on the ground, all wet and muddy. This is because, this is truly what autumn is like. I also like the fact that you can see people's feet in the distances because it looks as though the photo is leading towards them and shows depth.

This is my worst image of Autumn Colours, this is because this photo doesn't show much colour at all. During the walk, the sky was dark and foggy - which is definitely shown in this image, making it look quite cold and dull. Even so, we can only see a hint of orange from the leaves on the trees, and other than that all we can see are the branches. I think this photo signifies winter more than it does autumn.

This is my best photograph for Sense of Journey. I like this photo because the line on the path is directly in the centre, making it the first part of the image that we look at. I also like that this photo shows depth as the line becomes narrower towards the background of the image. Another reason as to why i think this is the best image is because the background is slightly blurred whereas the foreground is still in focus, so we concentrate what is easier to see, like the line, pavement and leaves in the foreground. 

This is the worst image that i took for Journey because there isn't a focal point which the viewer can solely concentrate on. Although there is a road and cars in the shot, which relate to the idea of Journey, it is not obvious that this is what this image is connected too. If i hadn't have taken this photo so quickly, i could have zoomed in a bit more towards the cars and then that would make them the focal point. 

This is my favourite and best image from the Back of Head shots because I was able to blur the background, but keep the model in focus. I also like that the background is quite colourful which contrasts with the model's dark hair and grey coat. 

This is my worst photograph for the Back of Head shots because I didn't really take the background into consideration. Firstly, the background isn't blurred, so the whole image is in focus which means that the model isn't emphasised enough. Also, the whole image almost blends in all together which I don't like. 

Progression

If i were to go on another walk, I would solely concentrate on Back of Head shots and take my time when capturing them. This is because i want to master the blurred background, particularly with more interesting backgrounds and landscapes. I would also re-take some of the images that i took during this walk, as they came out blurry when they shouldn't have. These are some of the Autumn Colours photographs, Sense of Journey photographs and Back of Head portraits that i have found on the internet which i aspire to achieve if i ever add to this topic: