The Future - Final Evaluation
When I did my research into Andy Hughes I gained a lot of inspiration in the way he used a macro lens to do close up photography and this led me to try this in my own work. I was really inspired by the somewhat controversy of his images as some say he ‘glamorises’ litter. Although I can see where people are coming from, I think the bigger picture of how much litter there is on beaches provides a much stronger message. This is something that I hoped to include in my own photography.
For this project, there was inspiration everywhere. I'd see litter everywhere in the streets and want to photograph it if I had my camera on me. I'm really passionate about beaches because I live so close to one. This meant when I was there I was able to see how much damage litter was doing to this beautiful environment
My research influenced the development of my own work because originally I wasn't too interested in macro photography before I researched Andy Hughes. He inspired me to go out and do a shoot using a macro lens for the first time and although I'm not planning on using any of the images for final pieces, I'm really proud of my first attempt using this lens.
I think I could have gone into a lot more detail with how many people I researched. I wish I'd gone into more detail about how other people's work impacted mine and how I went about my project.
My work is based around the brief of the Devon Wildlife Trust. I wanted to present how much litter there was destroying the marine environments by going to beaches and cleaning up what I found whilst photographing.
Since we were given the brief, I had quite a strong idea in my mind about what I wanted to do. Therefore, my ideas didn't change too much. However, through my research into other photographers I began to understand different ways in which I could go about presenting my ideas.
How well did the work you produced communicate the ideas behind your project?
I think since the ideas behind my project were quite simple, my way of communicating them were successful. I wish I was able to produce more images so that I could present an even stronger message, but I am happy with the overall outcome.
What English and Maths skills did you use/improve with your project work or photography skills?
I used my English skills when I did my work on recognising bias in text. I had to think about the way in which each article was written and different techniques that they used in their writing. I also had to evaluate my images and analyse other photographers and this meant my technical language skills were put to the test. I've always thought my English skills were quite good and have been further improved with this project. In terms of Maths, I don't feel as though there was as much Maths this project as there has been for the last few. However, I still used them when creating a pie chart about marine litter where I also had to work out percentages.
I used a macro lens for the first time this project which was quite interesting. It took quite a while to get used to but I really enjoyed using it and want to purchase one for personal use in the future. For the 4D element of the project, I had to use Adobe Premiere which I had never used before. This was really difficult to get used to but with help from the lecturers and a student in the Creative Media course I was able to get a good understanding of how the program works and how I can use it in future projects to my advantage. We also did some panoramic photography which I hadn't done it quite a while. My first attempt wasn't great but after that I started to get the hang of it and was able to produce some more appealing outcomes.
For this project there weren't many new things that could push myself to do. However, there were a lot of times when it was difficult for me to get the hang of new software that we'd never used before. When I was using Adobe Premiere, there were a lot of times where I just wanted to give up. However, I pushed myself to keep going and was able to produce a really strong 4D outcome.
Through our peer assessment sessions, I was able to understand how people created their outcomes. Some of them required a lot of behind the scenes work that I wouldn't have understood beforehand including popping a balloon full of water. I also learnt from my peers how to use Adobe Premiere and create a good stop motion video.
I had to understand respect and professionalism when taking pictures at the beach because I needed to understand that some people may not want to have their picture taken if they are in the background. I also had to respect my environment and make sure to clean up any litter I found.
I really enjoyed the last peer assessment because I spoke to someone in the class I'd never spoken to before and it was really interesting to see her perspective of the brief and how her ideas compared to mine.
My drive was really important for this project because when I was using Adobe Premiere there were a lot of times that I wanted to give up. However, I was able to push through it and keep myself motivated.
Understand responsibilities as a person and as a student.
As a person and a student I understand that I have responsibilities to look after the environment and be respectful. I am aware of my personal voice and freedom of speech and I feel in this project I have been able to voice my opinion on marine pollution quite strongly.
Thanks to this project I have a really strong understanding of why we work with other people. I feel as though if I didn't go to a student in Creative Media for help with the Adobe Premiere aspect of this project I would have really struggled to create a good 4D piece of work.
I had to think a lot about deadlines for this project and I feel compared to other projects I have been able to meet deadlines more efficiently. I also feel as though I have been quite punctual and understand the importance of being in college as much as possible and being on time.
I managed my stress levels by taking a deep breath and trying to stay calm. I didn't take on more than I could handle and tried to not give myself too little time to complete too many things.
Since I care a lot about the marine environment, I put a lot of effort into my work as I really wanted to create a strong final piece. I was really passionate about this project and I feel as though that shows in my amount of research into marine pollution.
I've always taken a lot of care and pride in the presentation of my work. I make sure that my blog remains appealing and clean so that it is easy to navigate and presents my work nicely and effectively.
During photo shoots there was a lot of issues with the weather as it was often raining or really windy. However, I just made sure to keep a stronger hold on my tripod and I tried to use the poor weather to my advantage instead of disadvantage. It also got quite dark during a photo shoot so instead of packing up and going home I decided to create a dark panoramic image which I feel as though came out fairly good.
I did learn more about working in creative industries because the brief we were given was from Devon Wildlife Trust which meant that it would be quite similar to what it would be like if we were working professionally alongside another company. I learnt about how to stick to the brief and produce an outcome that both the client and myself are happy with.
I feel as though the work that I produced does meet the client brief because I created 2D, 3D, and 4D pieces of work which promotes the message of sustainability by showing an audience how much litter there is on the beaches and explaining how it could impact the marine environment. I found the brief fairly easy because it was something I was passionate about and so I found it a lot easier to motivate myself to create a strong outcome.
I really enjoyed getting to understand Adobe Premiere and how I can create stop motion videos. I hope there are more 4D elements in future project so that I can practice it more. I also enjoyed the amount of freedom we had and choice with the two briefs as it made me feel as though the work was more my own.
I am most proud of my stop motion video and my HDR image that I created. These were two things that I had never created before and for first attempts I feel as though they are really strong pieces of work. I am least proud of my macro photography work because I feel as though if I did it again I'd be able to create better outcomes.
I want to work on trying out some more interesting things on Photoshop and maybe create some more surreal pieces. I am quite good with Photoshop so I want to present the skills that I haven’t yet shown.
Any feedback I’ve gotten from people has been fairly positive. I’ve been told to include a bit more research so that I have more things to compare my work to which I understand and am going to try and do next project.
My 4D task was to create a stop-motion piece that worked alongside the brief. I decided to use a rubber duck in a bowl of water with the water level rising to represent how the water levels are rising and it is damaging the habitats of the wildlife. I use a camera to take multiple pictures that stitched them together using Adobe Premiere. I am really impressed with how it turned out because it was my first time using Adobe Premiere and I think I got the hang of it quite quickly. I struggled quite a bit with getting all the images in order because every time I’d put them on the timeline they’d muddle up. However, it took a long time but I eventually was able to put them all in the right order and working properly. There were no particular artists that inspired me but I did take a lot at some stop-motion and time lapse pieces which I thought were really effective. I wish I’d been able to create a time lapse piece as well as I did a lot of research for it. I’m going to see if I’m able to create something like this in the next project.
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