WORK RECORD 3

Plans for shoot - 

 In this shoot I intend to capture planes from an outsiders perspective. This means I will be capturing images of planes as they are going to take off and land whilst flying through the air. Due to the location of this shoot I will be unable to use a tripod Therefore I may need to adjust and straighten some of the images when editing them.

Research Influences - 

Katsuhiko Tokunaga 

Born in 1957, Tokunaga is a Japanese military aviation photographer who specialises in capturing planes in flight. He works for a late number of aircraft manufacturers 

Contact sheet-

Best images - 

Images that need improvement - 

A01 - I developed my work based on the research of Tokunaga because I wanted to use a photographer who had captured images of planes as a part of their work. By looking at his work and how he focused on military aircraft I decided that I wanted to take a slightly different approach and in fact just focus on planes in general. Taking off and landing. This meant I created a series of my own work that was originally based upon how he had captured planes within flight.

A02 - In this shoot I used a canon dslr and shot in manual mode. I again didn't use a tripod due to location of the shoot, however when editing the images within photoshop I used the grid tool to make sure my final images where straight and in line. I then also edited out using the spot healing brush tool to remove the lamppost that had got in the shot.

A03 - My idea to record travel for this shoot was to look at planes in flight from an outsiders view. I believe I effectively completed this by using my camera in manual mode so when the planes took off and came into land I could adjust the aperture accordingly. Some of my images however did turn out slightly blurry due to the movement of the plane, although I did find that I managed to capture some planes precisely in my best images. One of my favourite images was actually of the cargo plane which I thought looked effective due to the angle it was taken at, this did however need some editing within photoshop as the exposure was quite low.

A04 - I believe that by exploring this aspect of taking images I have created a personal response that is relevant to my study, this being because part of travel is transport, so within my portfolio I want to develop a series if images that include how you may travel. Therefore, by studying the flight of aircrafts this is seen as a form of transport used when travelling.

Progression -

In my next shoot, I am going to look at subjects in the location of an airport, this will be tricky due to certain aspects of security within the airport as some areas may be restricted. I will make sure to angle my camera effectively to capture their facial expressions and reactions to travel.