In this project, I have learnt that using square format is extremely useful for when wanting to make everything proportional in the shot and it is great for when you want to focus on something in the distance as it draws you closer. I have also learnt how many different ways there are to express yourself as a photographer, simply by the way you layout your website and what colours you choose. I have learnt the many techniques that comes with using composition in our images, such as rule of thirds, shapes, diagonal lines etc. I have learnt the comparison between Instagram and WordPress and their features and I have learnt the advantages and disadvantages that comes out of using Instagram filters with my pictures.
The topics that I have found has been quite successful for me is such things as, learning how to get better shots by widening knowledge of the different formats that come with taking shots such as square format. I have also found that my shots for negative space have been successful in the way they turned out, and the effect that it gives and the detail it brings out of the main subject compared to the negative space in the background or around it. I have also widened my knowledge upon the many different Lomography cameras and experimentation techniques which gives a very pop retro style yet with super affordable Lomography cameras due to it being poorly technical.
I feel as though there were definitely some areas I could have improved upon such as; trying to figure out my way around on the website myself, as I’m still unsure about how to change specific things on the website and how to use some features. I also could have improved on including more information on the Hasselblad camera and what its main features are and including more information upon the different genres in photography. Another thing I could’ve improved upon is having a better shoot for my composition images, as I feel majority of my pictures for it was lacking in a lot of the composition techniques.
I have used a range of features for this project, including looking at Instagram filters and hashtags, which have shown me how to improve your photos (the filters, which can sharpen them and add more or less saturation) and how to reach them out to a wider audience (the hashtags, which target what people are looking for). I have used different fonts upon WordPress and what theme layouts are available to use for creating our website.
The research I have done for this project, is taking a look at other photographer’s websites and how they have made it their own and to express the person they are behind the camera which really inspired me to wanting to eventually create my own professional website, and use different fonts, and use different photo layouts to best showcase my work and the genres I do. Also, doing research upon Lomography cameras such as the Diana camera, really has made me want to get my own to experiment taking shots such as city landscapes with them because I love how some of them can cause sprockets and retro filters which make it seem like you are watching and going through ‘1980’s tapes’.
For me the overall project has been somewhat successful, but definitely more successful I’d say than the last two projects in terms of understanding (except from getting used to the WordPress features). I have learnt a lot, which has encouraged me to wanting to do some of these techniques and creating my own website in the future to come.
The most enjoyable part of the project for me has been learning about the Lomography cameras and experimenting with negative space as it really allowed me to look at things differently and perceive things different in photography.
What I might avoid doing in future projects is spending too much time on certain topics and to stop including unnecessary information.
My time management for this project wasn’t that great at the start but once I got a few topics covered at home , I was then able to catch up and follow on through the rest which has been pretty good near the end which is a big improvement compared to the last two projects.
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