Here is my recent images taken for Check point #2 and #3.
So far these are the latest, any helpful comments or tips would be greatly apprieciated.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Failed Check Point #2
I recently had check point #2, it became apparent that the technique i was using to get my Panoramic images was not adequit and producing less then professional results. I found that i was having problems with finding the Nodel point and that the results showed this evidently.
After speaking with Penny i found that a different approach should be taken. The hours i was shooting at where working and it was agreed that evening shots would be the primary attribute in each of the images. I also, under Penny's guidance begain focusing on Architectural magazines that focused on similar, if not identical photographic composition ideas.
I now am shooting with a wide angle lense (10-22mm) and the Tilt Shift lense. I am also using now a 15-55mm,which i seem to find alot easier to work with.
The question now remains, will the images be good enought for check point #3.
If anyone has any suggestions on how i can improve i would apprieciate it.
After speaking with Penny i found that a different approach should be taken. The hours i was shooting at where working and it was agreed that evening shots would be the primary attribute in each of the images. I also, under Penny's guidance begain focusing on Architectural magazines that focused on similar, if not identical photographic composition ideas.
I now am shooting with a wide angle lense (10-22mm) and the Tilt Shift lense. I am also using now a 15-55mm,which i seem to find alot easier to work with.
The question now remains, will the images be good enought for check point #3.
If anyone has any suggestions on how i can improve i would apprieciate it.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Common Trend's in Architectural photography 18/9/2008
Common Trend’s: Architecture:
Within the industries there are many common trends that are used over and over again by the best of the best in their respective industry professions. Many architectural photographers with websites and magazines tend to have a night or evening shot of the outside of the building as the first page.
It’s not uncommon for most of the shots to be taken using a specially designed lense called a tilt shift. They produce a relatively low angle shot to keep the vertical lines of the building straight.
Another common trend for industry architectural photographers to use is the wonderful wide angle lense. These lenses are great; they have a specially designed lense curve which allows for a great degree of capture. Theoretically it makes the room or house look bigger then it really is. It’s not uncommon to see architectural images taken using the wide angle lense.
Most shots use the lighting systems from the actual house to provide extra light in conjunction with evening or late afternoon light. Sometime’s the use of flash is required in order to bring out details in areas where their isn’t sufficient light. A lot of architectural images are usually lit with some sort of flash at some point during a shoot.
Within the industries there are many common trends that are used over and over again by the best of the best in their respective industry professions. Many architectural photographers with websites and magazines tend to have a night or evening shot of the outside of the building as the first page.
It’s not uncommon for most of the shots to be taken using a specially designed lense called a tilt shift. They produce a relatively low angle shot to keep the vertical lines of the building straight.
Another common trend for industry architectural photographers to use is the wonderful wide angle lense. These lenses are great; they have a specially designed lense curve which allows for a great degree of capture. Theoretically it makes the room or house look bigger then it really is. It’s not uncommon to see architectural images taken using the wide angle lense.
Most shots use the lighting systems from the actual house to provide extra light in conjunction with evening or late afternoon light. Sometime’s the use of flash is required in order to bring out details in areas where their isn’t sufficient light. A lot of architectural images are usually lit with some sort of flash at some point during a shoot.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Panoramic Prac 15/9/2008
Here is the lastest on my recent test shoot for my Panoramic Architectural Folio for this year.
Problems i seem to be incountering are exposure and the nodel point.
The building shots where coming out flat and the sky was pretty boring. After speaking with Lindy and Melita it has been recommended that i shoot just after sun down to get a better a affect.
In regards to the nodel point i'm still struggling with getting the camera into the right postion but i am making progress, with check point due tomorrow i have already produced my first test image with the full layout organised.
In comparison to my very first shoot, this one has progressed considerably. I have began practising with different layer options and are very close to the beginning of shooting my first of the three final images that will be used in my folio.
Problems i seem to be incountering are exposure and the nodel point.
The building shots where coming out flat and the sky was pretty boring. After speaking with Lindy and Melita it has been recommended that i shoot just after sun down to get a better a affect.
In regards to the nodel point i'm still struggling with getting the camera into the right postion but i am making progress, with check point due tomorrow i have already produced my first test image with the full layout organised.
In comparison to my very first shoot, this one has progressed considerably. I have began practising with different layer options and are very close to the beginning of shooting my first of the three final images that will be used in my folio.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
3.3.2 Exhibition Trip 29/8/2008
Location: Showcase Gallery
Date:26/8/2008
Time: 15:18pm
Gallery Assessment:
Overview:
This exhibition is a presentation by the Canberra Branch of the Society of Australian Commercial and Media Photographers or ACMP. Established in 1991, it is the industry body for professional advertising. corporate and media photographers and representatives from the Australian Photographic industry.
Entry: was easy to find, not difficult to navigate, however, more signs with directions to the location couldn't hurt.
Lighting: Nicely setup, but not set for each work like the CMAG layout. Came across as a lower end of the industry lighting setup.
Works: Nicely displayed, all have the same setup for the exhibition with a range of black and white and colour images evenly spaced around the exhibition. All works where consistent in print size and quality.
Navigation: It is open and easy to move around in, however the start and finish of the exhibition isn't easy to work out. No clear sense of direction. Works where oddly placed around the exhibition, you would have to walk back around to double check if you have missed any works in the exhibition.
Date:26/8/2008
Time: 15:18pm
Gallery Assessment:
Overview:
This exhibition is a presentation by the Canberra Branch of the Society of Australian Commercial and Media Photographers or ACMP. Established in 1991, it is the industry body for professional advertising. corporate and media photographers and representatives from the Australian Photographic industry.
Entry: was easy to find, not difficult to navigate, however, more signs with directions to the location couldn't hurt.
Lighting: Nicely setup, but not set for each work like the CMAG layout. Came across as a lower end of the industry lighting setup.
Works: Nicely displayed, all have the same setup for the exhibition with a range of black and white and colour images evenly spaced around the exhibition. All works where consistent in print size and quality.
Navigation: It is open and easy to move around in, however the start and finish of the exhibition isn't easy to work out. No clear sense of direction. Works where oddly placed around the exhibition, you would have to walk back around to double check if you have missed any works in the exhibition.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
3.3 Exhibition Trip 26/8/2008
Location: Gallery 5, Canberra Museum and Gallery.
Date: 26/8/2008
Time: 14:40pm
Overview of Exhibition:
This Exhibition continues the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Canberra Museum & Gallery's Opening in Feburary 1998. This Series of exhibitions, drawing on CMAG's Permanet Collection of photographic Works.
Assessment of Design:
Entry:
Easy and clear to see, nice entrance to exhibition space with the glass wall and doors, printed information on the glass looks like a very professional exhibition. Navigation to entrance from entry to the gallery was not clear but not overly complicated.
Lighting:
Was professional, varied from work to work, professionally setup and aimed at works.
Works:
The images where impressive, however the frames varied on each work which i felt didn't help, Sizes where different which wasn't a bad issue, spacing was varied from even to uneven spacing. Some works didn't have frame's at all. I didn't feel the exhibition worked as well as it could have because of this factor.
Movement:
the design of the space is easy to navigate through. You could entre either entrance and the direction was easy. There where no boards in the middle which made you have circle around again to see the images you missed at the start.
Improvements to be made:
The white walls helped the images, however i felt that a grey background would have worked better for the exhibition.
Better directions to the right gallery in the museum and all works should have the same frames.
Artists On Display:
Oliver Cotton, David Paterson, Arthur Wicks, William Yang, Matt Kelso, Marcica Lockhead, Denice Ferris, Rob Little, Marzena Wasikowska and Ted Richards.
Note: works all varied, vastly different images. Most works where framed nicely. Rob Littles 'Colour Lenticular Photograph' is amazing, very different too all the other works. Arthur Wicks circular Montages are very interesting and different from anything i've ever seen.
Date: 26/8/2008
Time: 14:40pm
Overview of Exhibition:
This Exhibition continues the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Canberra Museum & Gallery's Opening in Feburary 1998. This Series of exhibitions, drawing on CMAG's Permanet Collection of photographic Works.
Assessment of Design:
Entry:
Easy and clear to see, nice entrance to exhibition space with the glass wall and doors, printed information on the glass looks like a very professional exhibition. Navigation to entrance from entry to the gallery was not clear but not overly complicated.
Lighting:
Was professional, varied from work to work, professionally setup and aimed at works.
Works:
The images where impressive, however the frames varied on each work which i felt didn't help, Sizes where different which wasn't a bad issue, spacing was varied from even to uneven spacing. Some works didn't have frame's at all. I didn't feel the exhibition worked as well as it could have because of this factor.
Movement:
the design of the space is easy to navigate through. You could entre either entrance and the direction was easy. There where no boards in the middle which made you have circle around again to see the images you missed at the start.
Improvements to be made:
The white walls helped the images, however i felt that a grey background would have worked better for the exhibition.
Better directions to the right gallery in the museum and all works should have the same frames.
Artists On Display:
Oliver Cotton, David Paterson, Arthur Wicks, William Yang, Matt Kelso, Marcica Lockhead, Denice Ferris, Rob Little, Marzena Wasikowska and Ted Richards.
Note: works all varied, vastly different images. Most works where framed nicely. Rob Littles 'Colour Lenticular Photograph' is amazing, very different too all the other works. Arthur Wicks circular Montages are very interesting and different from anything i've ever seen.
3.2 Research Paper 26/8/2008
Architectural and Panorama Research Topic:
Topic’s:
To identify what is the expected quality of Architectural photography and Panoramic photography in the Australian photographic industry in relation to:
· Architectural Magazines
· Digital Photography Websites
· Architectural Websites
Then identfy photographers who represent that industry and compare how my folio will fit into the industry upon completion of this semester. Where i would like to head in terms of a photography career.
Common Trend’s: Architecture:
· A lot of the websites and magazines tend to have a night or evening shot of the outside of the building as the first page.
· Most of the shots are low angle and have been taken with a wide angle lense.
· Most shots use the lighting systems from the actual house to provide extra light.
· The main shots of areas of the house (like the kitchen) are taken facing towards the visual objective from the centre of the room.
· Some of the Websites and Magazine have detailed diagrams of the house/building within the page.
· Special features like, solar hot water panels, underground heating, rain water tanks are in almost every magazine.
· The use of quotes by the Author or Website owner are often incorporated into the pages with detailed explanations into unique design characteristics.
Common Trend’s:
· All the websites feature an image of a Panorama, wether it is relevant to the hints and tips section on any website.
· Some feature the design process and making of a Panorama.
· Most offer handy tips and guides when creating the Panorama.
· Most refer to great works done by previous panoramic photographers.
· Most outline helpful equipment that can be used to create a great panoramic image.
· Many hyperlink there information sources to the manufacture’s of the equipment.
· Some are members of Photographic organization similar to the ACMP or AIPP
· Lots of Panoramas this days a large, bright and have high contrast.
· Most are digital but some are film
· All Panoramas in the market today are related to older panorama’s of yester year.
Photographers Common in the industry:
A list of photographers who have a common tendancy to be used in magazines that are involved in the Architectural photography industry or Panoramic industry.
Architectural/Panoramic Media in Australia:
What Media in Australia are around that specialise in either Panoramic Architecture or either Panoramic photography or Architectural photography.
Bibliography:
Internet Sources:
· Casey Smith Australia 2008, Panoramic Photography, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.caseysmith.com.au/copy.php
· Tom Putt Australia 2008, Panoramic Photography, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.tomputt.com/index.php
· International Association of Panoramic Photographers Australia 2008, IAPP, Panoramic Photography, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.panphoto.com/
· David Bailey Australia 2008, Panorama Photography, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.davidbailey.com.au
· Peter Bennetts Australia 2008, Architectural Photographer, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.peterbennetts.com/
· Rhiannon Slatter Australia 2008, Architectural Photographer, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.rhiannonslatter.com.au/
· Alison Griffiths Australia 2008, Architectural Photography, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.alisongriffiths.com/bio.htm
Topic’s:
To identify what is the expected quality of Architectural photography and Panoramic photography in the Australian photographic industry in relation to:
· Architectural Magazines
· Digital Photography Websites
· Architectural Websites
Then identfy photographers who represent that industry and compare how my folio will fit into the industry upon completion of this semester. Where i would like to head in terms of a photography career.
Common Trend’s: Architecture:
· A lot of the websites and magazines tend to have a night or evening shot of the outside of the building as the first page.
· Most of the shots are low angle and have been taken with a wide angle lense.
· Most shots use the lighting systems from the actual house to provide extra light.
· The main shots of areas of the house (like the kitchen) are taken facing towards the visual objective from the centre of the room.
· Some of the Websites and Magazine have detailed diagrams of the house/building within the page.
· Special features like, solar hot water panels, underground heating, rain water tanks are in almost every magazine.
· The use of quotes by the Author or Website owner are often incorporated into the pages with detailed explanations into unique design characteristics.
Common Trend’s:
· All the websites feature an image of a Panorama, wether it is relevant to the hints and tips section on any website.
· Some feature the design process and making of a Panorama.
· Most offer handy tips and guides when creating the Panorama.
· Most refer to great works done by previous panoramic photographers.
· Most outline helpful equipment that can be used to create a great panoramic image.
· Many hyperlink there information sources to the manufacture’s of the equipment.
· Some are members of Photographic organization similar to the ACMP or AIPP
· Lots of Panoramas this days a large, bright and have high contrast.
· Most are digital but some are film
· All Panoramas in the market today are related to older panorama’s of yester year.
Photographers Common in the industry:
A list of photographers who have a common tendancy to be used in magazines that are involved in the Architectural photography industry or Panoramic industry.
Architectural/Panoramic Media in Australia:
What Media in Australia are around that specialise in either Panoramic Architecture or either Panoramic photography or Architectural photography.
Bibliography:
Internet Sources:
· Casey Smith Australia 2008, Panoramic Photography, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.caseysmith.com.au/copy.php
· Tom Putt Australia 2008, Panoramic Photography, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.tomputt.com/index.php
· International Association of Panoramic Photographers Australia 2008, IAPP, Panoramic Photography, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.panphoto.com/
· David Bailey Australia 2008, Panorama Photography, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.davidbailey.com.au
· Peter Bennetts Australia 2008, Architectural Photographer, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.peterbennetts.com/
· Rhiannon Slatter Australia 2008, Architectural Photographer, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.rhiannonslatter.com.au/
· Alison Griffiths Australia 2008, Architectural Photography, viewed 18 August 2008, < http://www.alisongriffiths.com/bio.htm
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