I shot this first image using the ProShot app and tried to focus on the elderly man in front of me. I had changed the settings to manual mode and adjusted the brightness setting before taking the picture. Although I’m not wanting to carry out candid photography in my final piece I don’t want my images to appear staged or artificial and there are elements of candidness I’d like to use.
What I liked about this image was the focus on the individual and how he almost appears like a main character. The street itself also guides the viewers eyeline into the distance and gives the illusion that they are walking behind him.
I used Photoshop to edit the image. My first step was to crop and straighten it so that it appeared more level. The brightness and saturation were also elements I edited as I wanted to show the contrast between the subject and his surrounding.
The only concern I had was with the image looking overly edited and too bright. However this process is all about experimenting and I am now more confident with what decisions should be made in the editing process.
Revisited image
After the feedback from the workshop, I decided to lower the saturation of the image and limit the number of changes I made when editing for the second time.
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