Assignment 4 - Vee Speers

FACTUAL: These photo's were taken by Vee Speers and she is an Australian photographer based in Paris. After studying at the Queensland College of Art, Speers worked as a stills photographer for the ABC television. Since moving to France in the early 90’s, Speers has worked in fashion, photojournalism and is today an established fine-art photo-grapher. Her work has appeared in many prestigious publications, and has been exhibited in London, Paris, Japan, Italy, Tunisia and South America, as well as in her native country.

CONTENT: These photo's were in the category 'The birthday party.'

TECHNICAL: I think these four photo's were taken in a studio and the light was used so there was no shadows and that the effect was quite soft.
AESTHETIC: I like these photo's because they seem different. I also like that the backgrounds white and the costume's that the children are dressed in. The photo of the girl with the scissors probably makes people react because she is a young girl holding scissors so they might worry that she'll hurt herself.

Assignment 3 - Depth of field

What is depth of field?

Depth of field is also known as depth of focus. When you focus on a person, for example, if the background and foreground are also sharp you have great depth of field. When the background and foreground are out of focus you have a shallow depth of field. By using a larger lens opening (lower number) you will have less depth of field. This can be a very pleasing effect because it draws attention to the subject of the picture instead of the background or other objects.

Assignment 3 - Lighting

What is lighting?

This website has the definition http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/04/15/photography-lighting-take-control-of-natural-light-to-using-flash/

This photo was taken by Annie Leibovitz. I like this photo because I like the way the lights, that are very bright, shine down on her from above so the model who is posing, is the center of attention. Also the lights shine on her sparkly dress so that it stands out more. I think it was taken on a stage because of the lighting. The lights are lit up very brightly and they point mostly at the model who is the main focus of the photo. Her dress at the bottom looks like a cloud from the way the lights shine on it, so she seems like an angel.