Wet plate photography

 This type of photography is when the photo is taken onto a metal plate. It was said to be invented by Fredrick Scott Archer and Gustave Le Gray in around 1851. A picture made through wet plate photography is made through these steps:

• put the metal plate into a film holder
• put silver nitrate into a flat container
• put some fixer into the same container
• clean the metal plate off and pour collodian onto in
• make the plate light sensitive with collodian and silver nitraite
• turn the lights off let it sit for 3 mins
• have the camera already set up and focused for the subject
• place the film into the camera and take the picture
• put it into the developer for 10-15 seconds then water wash it for 10-15 seconds
• then put it into the fixer, the photo will then show

This is an image showing the process of wet plate photography:

Overall I think that wet plate photography can be a good method of photography as it can produce good pictures that can have contrasting colours. It can also be a good way for people who like to have hands on methods of making and producing photos. However, it can be time consuming as there is lots to do to produce the image. It can also be costly as there is lots of equipment needed to produce the photo. Also if a mistake is made or the photo does not come out right then the whole process must be done again, it also only lets one photo be produced unlike digital cameras which can produce many copies.

This is an image taken using wet plate photography, I like the way that the hair of the girl looks and the contrast between the hair and the girls body:

This is another photo taken using wet plate photography, I like this photo as the girls face is what is in focus. I like that the light is centred on the girl and that there is contrasting colours of black and white:

Source: https://fstoppers.com/portraits/step-step-guide-wet-plate-photography-2540

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collodion_process

Reflection photo task

We had to take photos of reflection and to try to make the photos have two different parts to it. 

I took this photo on the train. I liked that you could see the reflection of the people and the outside of the train:

I liked this photo as you can clearly see the reflection of the people in the train:

I liked this photo because you can see the outline of the city as well as the funny face that Edward is pulling in the reflection:

I liked this photo because you can see the boy in the photo with his headphones as well as the reflection of me and my friends in the window:

I liked this photo because you could not only see the the inside of the chair and the living room but you could see the reflection of me taking the photo. This photo was the only one i took on my camera whereas the rest were taken on my phone:

iphone camera

Each version of the iphone have slightly different varients. The first generation iphone have a fixed focus, 2.0 megapixel camera on the back that can take digital photos. It doesnt have any optical oom, flash or autofocus and doesnt support video recording.
The iphone 4 introduced a new front camera to the phone which can take VGA photos and record SD video. The back camera introduced a 5.0 megapixel camera that could record high definition videos and pictures. It also had a backside-illuminated sensor that means that photos can be taken in low lighting and an LED flash can stay lit whilst a video is recording.
The iphone 5 introduced the new panorama feature and also allowed photos to be taken whilst recording a video.
The iphone 6 introduced a 12 megapixel camera that had 4K HD video capability.

I think that the iphone camera can produce a good quality photo and i would use it to take photos myself. I think that the photos still look good and are of a good quality even once put onto a computer and enlarged.

This is an image of the camera on the iphone:

This is an image of the iphone camera taking a video:

This is an image taken by an earlier generation of iphone. The front camera doesn't produce as good a quality image as the later models or other camera but still can produce a good image:

This is a photo taken by an iphone. The photo is in focus and has an effect on it. It shows that the back camera can produce a good image. I like the way that this image captures the two people unaware:

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone#Camera

Joe Buissink - photographer

Joe Buissink is a wedding photographer. He decided to become a photographer after taking a photo of an intimate moment between a mother and a child. He decided to become a wedding photographer because there he could see the "open and honest display of emotions" that people gave. He began to take photos in 1995 and since then has become a very famous wedding photographer that many people e.g. celebrities want for their wedding.

I liked this photo because of how symmetrical it is. I liked that all men are wearing almost identical outfits and how the 2 on either side are sitting the same way. I also like how this brings the attention of the photo to the dog in the middle:

 



 

I liked this photo of the bride coming down the stairs as the filter makes the whole picture look creepy. I like that the trees in the background stretch across the whole image and make shadows on the ground:

 



I liked this image because of the spiral stairs that go through the photo. I liked that the bottom starts black and they turn into light. I also like how this brings attention to the woman walking up the stairs and the contrasting red colour that she is holding:

 



Perspective photos task

We had to take photos of exaggerated scale and perspectives. This is when you make the photo look like your are holding something in your hand when in reality you're not or making something small look huge.

I liked this photo as you can see my arm stretched out and it looks like I am picking up my tiny phone, this took me a while to do as I found it difficult to take pictures in this way:

I liked this photo because it makes my arm look long as it's stretching across the room to grab something that's on the other side:

I liked this photo as it made my hand look huge and capable of holding a long mirror in my hand:

Altogether I found this task quite difficult as I found it hard to get the perspectives in the photos.

Bob Martin - photographer

Bob Martin is a sports photographer. He specialises in taking action, graphic and editorial pictures for many different people. He has won many awards during his 30 years of photography such as being a three time winner of the British Sports Photographer of the year and the World Press Photo Sports picture. He lives in England is the only Sports Illustrated photographer that is based outside of the USA. His photographs have been placed in many different magazines such as Sports Illustrated, Time, Life Magazine, The Sunday Times and The New York Times. He has taken pictures at many sporting events such as the Olympics and Horse racing on ice.

I like this photo because the athlete is a silhouette in the sky. I like the way that the picture is in lots of darkness aside from the two spots of light. I like that Bob Martin has managed to capture this image at the perfect time to make the silhouette stand out:

 

I like this photo because it's in the middle of action and you can see the facial expression that the man has as all the mud comes flying towards him. I like how Bob Martin managed to capture the image at the perfect moment to get the mud flying and the mans expression:

 

I like this photo because it shows the precision of ballet and how precise the girl is being. I like that it is in black and white as it adds effect to the girl, it makes her seem more in the spotlight as she is the brightest area in the photo. I also like the shadows on the floor and on her body from the angle that she is standing at:

 

I like this photo because the photo is just focusing on the hands coming out of the pool. I like that the bottom of the photograph is darker and less in focus which brings more attention and focus to the lighter area of the photograph where the hands are.

 

Source: http://www.bobmartin.com/

 

Photoshopped photos

 

Before:

 

After:

I used the quick selection tool to highlight the word "water" on the extinguisher. I changed it to a dark blue colour and then put on the effect "darker colour" which made the speckled colour on the word. I then went onto curves and changed the filter of the whole picture to one that is darker. This created the photo, I like how it looks like something out of a horror movie.

 

Before:

After:

 I used the quick selection tool to highlight the shoelaces, I changed these to a pink colour and put on a "difference" effect and turned down the opacity. I then used the tool to highlight the jeans and change them to a pink colour. I changed the effect on this to "hue" then turned down the opacity. I then then went onto curves and changed it so that the picture looked like that.