Author: Carlos Nunes

Week 7 Task: Colour & Image Correction

For this week’s task, we had to go over a few different images taken by us and select at least two that we would edit and improve. I decided to edit two pictures from the Leeds Beckett Thai boxing session that I attended two weeks back.

Original

Edited

Whilst at this session, I made sure to adjust my settings on the DSLR camera and switch the dial to TV as this would allow me to take photos with minimal blur, since most of my shots would include movement from the athletes.

As for the image above, the use of the shutter speed and other functions worked in my favour since there is barely any blur within this perfectly freeze-framed action shot of the two athletes clashing. However, the photo turned out quite dark, so I made a few changes and made the photo brighter by increasing the exposure to +1.80, and decreasing the contrast & saturation. This then added a better clarity aspect to the photo, which can be seen through the most eye-catching part of the photo where both athletes are colliding with their gloves, but also through a small detail in the headgear and boxing pad in the bottom left corner which can hardly be seen in the original image.

Original

Edited

This image in a way is the polar opposite of the first, as this one has a bit more blur which can be seen in the boxing glove of the athlete in red, but has much better lighting and brightness overall. I still thought that the lighting could improve so I made a few adjustments by increasing the exposure to 0.55, vibrance to +15 and saturation to +25, giving it a much brighter tone in the second image.

Week 5 Task: Shutter speed & ISO

The images below were taken using different shutter speeds to help me capture every single moment involving some sort of action like a jump or hand movement.

The images where the individual is in mid-air were taken with burst mode because it allows me to have different image points of the jump, ranging from the leap, being mid-air and to the ground once again. I also took a few photos with the live mode on to get that long exposure effect.

This image was chosen out of a series of different ones taken with burst mode on to capture the moment where the individual is mid-air without blur.

Similar to the picture above, this one was taken using burst mode and helped me capture the moment where Niall is mid-air without lots of blur.

This picture was taken with live mode on which creates that long exposure effect.

Another picture of Niall mid-air taken with burst mode.

This one was taken with live mode on as I was waving.

Week 4 Task: Focus, Aperture & Depth of Field

The images below will all have different settings as of when they were taken, with some images having the highest F-stop, a few with a mid-F-stop and the lowest F-stop on others.

This close-up shot of me was taken with a low F-stop, and this was done to make myself the clearest object amongst anything else within the picture, and the background’s blur helps achieve that.

The F-stop setting for this picture was somewhere in the middle because I didn’t want to make my background objects fully unnoticeable. The option of a close-up shot allows me to make Daniel Tandy stand out as the main focus but it also means that with the right F-stop setting the two individuals behind are also clear to make out.

This mid-shot image of Daniel Tandy was taken outside, with the highest F-stop setting as I wanted to keep both the object and background clear and visible.

It’s clear that this close-up shot image was taken with the lowest F-stop setting possible as the background is completely blurred out, except for Niall who is the clear object.

This image is very similar to the one above with the only difference being that this picture was taken with a much higher F-stop setting as Niall and the background can be seen clearly.

This close-up shot was also taken with the lowest F-stop setting possible as only Tandy can be seen without any blur.

Lastly, this close-up shot of Sewell was taken using a high mid F-stop setting as the background is visible and clear but we can still make out a slight blur, compared to the Sewell who can be clearly seen.

Week 3 Task: Edited Images

Resized image

A mid-angle shot from a hockey game between two women's teams.
The sport of hockey has seen a significant rise in the number of participants over the years, particularly amongst women. “Image by John Torcasio”

Cropped & changed to Landscape image

A close-up shot of a man as he's about to strike a football in his back garden.
There’s no better feeling than hitting a wonder-strike volley in your back garden….. even better if it’s in an actual match “Image by Sven Kucinic”

Perspective Crop image

A wide/mid shot of a flat, during the evening.
The increase in cost of living is only getting worse, making it harder for individuals to find suitable places to stay. “Image by Maria Lysenko”

‘I want to finish the London marathon’ Beckett student sets his sights on the popular race this year

Close-up shot of Leeds Beckett Student Jake Quarmby who's wearing a purple training top and holding a ball after futsal training.
With the marathon event only a few months away, Jake has begun preparations with weekly runs of 10 miles whilst also balancing the futsal which is currently underway. “Image by Carlos Nunes”

Leeds Beckett student Jake Quarmby has set himself the objective to finish the London Marathon race which will be held in April of this year.

Quarmby’s chosen charity is Macmillan Cancer Support, and he hopes to raise enough money to help and support families going through tough times.

Part of his decision to run the marathon came through a friend of his who also took part in the event last year he revealed: “I was inspired to run the London Marathon after watching my friend Cieran run it last April for his chosen charity which was the MS UK.

I was taken aback by the atmosphere and really wanted to be a part of the event whilst raising money for a good cause.”

“During my secondary school years, I completed in cross country competitively for my county, Merseyside, however, I fell out of love with the sport and feel like this marathon will provide me the perfect opportunity to pick up running again.”

Whilst Quarmby has started his preparations for the marathon, he is also part of Beckett’s futsal team who train & play three times a week and so he must balance the two, which comes with its own set of challenges.

“I am finding it challenging to balance futsal and running training at the same time to allow enough time for recovery.

As a result, I am currently only managing one long run a week around 10 miles which is less volume than I would like, however, I’m still feeling positive with how the training is going.”

Just finishing the race and hopefully inspiring others to partake in similar events is what Quarmby hopes to achieve with his actions.