For this weeks workshop we were joined by another established photojournalist who gave us an insight into her background of fashion based images. We learnt about depth of field aperture and f-stop settings, and how they would apply to different images using both DSLR and iPhone cameras. We also received feedback on our previous task, which I found very useful. We were then given our 2 part week 4 task, where we were instructed to go out and take 3 images of a model subject with a background. The 3 images were to be taken using the minimum f-stop, a medium f-stop and the maximum f-stop settings, in order to establish the significance between the different ways of capturing an image. We were also given an extra credit task where we had to Shoot a scene with three objects on a flat surface. The objects had to be lined up in a way so that we could angle our cameras accordingly. The objects were set up so 1 object was close up 1 in the middle and the other the furthest away.
For the first aspect of the tasks we went off in pairs, I took 3 photos outside the Dry Dock pub in Leeds city centre and straight away I discovered the different ways of using f-stop settings and how I can incorporate this knowledge into my final project. There was a noticeable difference to the focus, sharpness and concentration of the background in each image depending on where the f-stop was set, whilst the model subject retained a constant sharpness. For the extra credit task I went off in my own time and selected 3 objects I wanted to take a photo of and captured 2 shots. 1 where the object closest to the camera was in sharp focus and the second where the image had all three objects in sharp focus. I achieved this by using what I had learned in the first element of the task by adjusting the f-stop setting accordingly.
Photographic Journalism 