Personal shoot 4 - work diary

 For this shoot, I decided to use flowers as my main subject. The flowers that I chose were real but had been coloured. The colours included purple, blue, yellow, white and pink. I decided to use these bright colours because I wanted them to stand out against the dull coloured backgrounds. I placed the flowers in and around town in public areas to make them appear to stand out. By doing this I thought it would work really well because bright flowers are not commonly seen in to placed on the floor and therefore stood out. At first I was skeptical about how people would react to seeing a bunch of bright flowers positioned on the floor and in their eye line. I think that this shoot went quite well as I got a variety of different areas and positions. I also managed to capture some people's reactions to the flowers because they were intrigued by what I was doing. This helped my shoot because Mark Jenkins is known for capturing the reactions of the innocent members of the public. Overall, I think that the shoot was quite interesting and the photographs came out quite nice - including the animations.

 This photograph was one of my better in my opinion. I think that this is a good photograph purely because it captures the reactions of the members of the public as they pass. Within this photograph, we can see a woman and a child in a pram looking both at the flowers. This made the photograph work really well and allowed for it to relate to Mark Jenkins because of presence and reactions of the innocent public. I think it allowed it to work better and therefore it became a better shot. In terms of editing I decided to adjust the levels and curves because I thought that this shot was good enough to not need too much editing. I made the shot slightly darker to ensure that the subject stood out within the photograph and that the members of the public also became more defined. By making them more defined, it allows for the audience to see that the flowers and reactions are the main focus of this shot.

 This photograph is one of my worst shots in my opinion. This is due to the fact that I did not focus on the flowers before I took the photograph and therefore the flowers were blurred within it. I think that this is a shame purely because the man on the right is looking at the flowers and what is going on so it would've captured his reaction well.  In terms of editing, I did not adjust or change anything due to the blurriness of the shot. I thought that it would be pointless to try to edit a shot that didn't look proffesional from the start. By leaving it alone, it meant that I was able to focus on the shots that were in focus and the shots that showed reactions of members of the public. If I were to retake this photograph, I would ensure that the focus is placed on the flowers prior to shooting.

In terms of Mark Jenkins, I think that I achieved what I aimed to do. I captured reactions of members of public as they walked past the flowers. Reactions of the public are something that Mark Jenkins captures and I think that I did well with that. I also think I achieved a lot during this shoot because I placed a subject that stood out against the background and surroundings.