Final Evaluation

• My research and preparatory shoots have massively influenced the final series of images I have created. For example when researching photographers of the Sky, like Masahisa Fukase, I found techniques that they used that have influenced how I have edited my photos. The influence of the artists I have researched can be seen throughout my final images, due to them being in Black and white and how I have used Burning and dodging- which Masahisa Fukase and Edward Steichen influenced me to use.
• From this project I have learnt how simple images can become very effective after editing. Due to this, my work has developed massively, as I thought less about how the photo looked before and focused more on the editing. For example, in my first preparatory shoot I used a nice location for my photos, However, later in my project I just took pictures as I saw the sky looking nice, which meant I was able to capture nicer and better images, even without the setting.
• I think I have been successful in responding to the exam paper as I have taken the photographers mentioned and created my own "observation of clouds and skylines". The Exam paper had a very vague description of what is expected of me so I could take my own approach on 'The Sky', I think I have done this very well and have explored many options in my research towards the exam.
• Just like any exam, my research in my preparatory shoots have both strong and weak areas, that could be improved. An example of a weak area is my experiment in editing. In my Work Record 3 on my preparatory shoots I have experimented with my editing, using strips to different parts black and white etc. I didn't like this end project so I discarded that technique. However, I could have improved this by trying another technique either in editing or when taking the photos, for example panoramas.
• After experimenting with my editing as mentioned above i found that my best technique to use was Burning and dodging. This was because it showed my work to my best ability and didn't overpower the message i wanted to give out. I think this was the best decision as my Final series of images came out to give the exact message I wanted and looked very effective.