Thank You for my Tutor report to Assignment One..
Its always good to get a response because it is then that you see exactly where your work has been less positive and how you can improve. Things seem so obvious when someone else says it..
We are telling a story and some images are less effective at doing that than others. I feel that my pictures told the story of my day at the stables, but I should have been making the images tell their own story. The comments make you look again at your pictures and the story. Its good for future projects - hopefully ..
The horses were fine with the camera, it was probably me standing back here as both me and them were all a little early morning cautious .
You said the saddle didn't add to the narrative and I can see it doesn't really say much as a photo, but from my point the tack room is a very busy room - tack on and off during the day - and I thought this was a 'prettier' picture of the tack room but maybe I should have tried for something a bit more active.
Also the water buckets, were in constant use and the girls were continually filling and carrying to horses, which is why I included this picture as it was so important to the yard. The busiest place but I can see from this shot its stagnant.
I also note to have people facing the camera, although I sometimes like people walking away. Image 10 also you say the same, and although I like this image as it is, I note your comments of having them walk towards me and the camera.
From your comments I learn also to take more time to get a better selection of shots to choose from. I definitely felt a little uncomfortable here, not from them but I still feel a little awkward, which is improving as I go along. I didn't rush my shots but didn't keep taking more and more, trying not to annoy anyone.
The image 11 is the game of 'whats the time mr wolf'? and these games are a big part of their riding lessons and now I realise its hard for them to explain themselves without text, but I wanted to include as to me this needed to be in there.
Image 12 is a portrait - but its more than that - Codey is quite a character and he too was a big part of my day, but I understand maybe Im making it too personal, but the stables liked this image too. I note it doesn't say much about the people or place - or does he. ?
He is one of the main ponies and is ridden daily - I suppose it would depend on what you were producing. To me he is very much part of the place.
I also note other comments to steamline my blog and I will also re do the photobook and re submit.
My main things I have learnt are to make sure the images are telling the story I want them to and take my time, take more images to get a better dynamic or just so I have a bigger pool to edit from.
Its always good to get a response because it is then that you see exactly where your work has been less positive and how you can improve. Things seem so obvious when someone else says it..
We are telling a story and some images are less effective at doing that than others. I feel that my pictures told the story of my day at the stables, but I should have been making the images tell their own story. The comments make you look again at your pictures and the story. Its good for future projects - hopefully ..
The horses were fine with the camera, it was probably me standing back here as both me and them were all a little early morning cautious .
You said the saddle didn't add to the narrative and I can see it doesn't really say much as a photo, but from my point the tack room is a very busy room - tack on and off during the day - and I thought this was a 'prettier' picture of the tack room but maybe I should have tried for something a bit more active.
Also the water buckets, were in constant use and the girls were continually filling and carrying to horses, which is why I included this picture as it was so important to the yard. The busiest place but I can see from this shot its stagnant.
I also note to have people facing the camera, although I sometimes like people walking away. Image 10 also you say the same, and although I like this image as it is, I note your comments of having them walk towards me and the camera.
From your comments I learn also to take more time to get a better selection of shots to choose from. I definitely felt a little uncomfortable here, not from them but I still feel a little awkward, which is improving as I go along. I didn't rush my shots but didn't keep taking more and more, trying not to annoy anyone.
The image 11 is the game of 'whats the time mr wolf'? and these games are a big part of their riding lessons and now I realise its hard for them to explain themselves without text, but I wanted to include as to me this needed to be in there.
Image 12 is a portrait - but its more than that - Codey is quite a character and he too was a big part of my day, but I understand maybe Im making it too personal, but the stables liked this image too. I note it doesn't say much about the people or place - or does he. ?
He is one of the main ponies and is ridden daily - I suppose it would depend on what you were producing. To me he is very much part of the place.
I also note other comments to steamline my blog and I will also re do the photobook and re submit.
My main things I have learnt are to make sure the images are telling the story I want them to and take my time, take more images to get a better dynamic or just so I have a bigger pool to edit from.
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