Overall we took a minimum of 50 photos, with many different techniques used and shots taken. We varied from long shots to closeups, photo’s that included an interference between the lens and the main focus to photos that had 0 interference at all. Of our 50 below you can see the 9 I thought were most powerful and you could draw the best connotations from.
Out of my 9, we have 1 long shot, 3 rather closeups however 2 of them have an interference, yet both of these interferences connote different emotions. We also have 2 pictures with different angles. The use of these angles are effective as they help portray the emotion and meaning behind the picture. The picture here I feel is most powerful at connoting a message, is the first one, the ‘extreme long shot’. The long shot is super effective here for 2 main reasons. Firstly it shows a wider picture, with nothing in it. Just concrete and trees, and then there is just this one man dressed in dark, head down, bewildered in the middle. The long shot helps draw attention away from the main focus and adds to the affect of loneliness as there is more nothingness beside this one man. Secondly, the long shot makes the main focus of the picture look small, adding effect to the display of loneliness and sadness of the man.
What I learnt from the photoshoot and analysation of the photos is that a picture really does tell 1000 words, the way every aspect can be deconstructed is intriguing, and all of the little affects and skills you can use while taking a picture, that can dramatically add to a pictures effect. I will keep these little things in the back of my mind, so when it comes to shooting for my magazine and music video, I will be able to add these little effects and show a deeper meaning and connotation to what someone who wasn’t aware of these things would be able to.
