Theme 1- Concept- Close Ups

Some good Photos- Close Ups and Alterations

This is a close up photograph that I have created. To create this I used the ‘close up’ setting on my camera. This is so that I could get a lot of detail in the photograph. I purposely set part of the keys to be out of focus so that it is not all the same. I wanted a difference in the photograph. Personally I believe that this photograph is very dull mainly because of the boring colours. So I may alter this and increase its saturation to make it a bit warmer and colourful.

 This is the edited version of my original photograph where as I previously stated, I have increased the saturation. But I only increased it slightly so that the bronze key would stand out more and give the photograph a sense a colour. The reason I did not increase it more is so that I did not overpower the image with a strong bronze/ gold like colour.




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This is a close up photograph of some pens that I created. In this I tried to use the lines of the pens to my advantage to create a very effective photograph. To get the detail required in this photograph I used the ‘close up’ setting on my camera. I like that not everything in this photograph is in pure focus. For example, not all of the pens are in focus, mainly the nib is. The main area which I like is the writing as it helps to create a diverse atmosphere in the image, unlike any other that I have created. I like the colours used in this photograph. Most of them are dull but then you notice the shiny gold like colour on the end of the pen. This adds some colour into an otherwise boring image.

This is the altered version of my original photograph, which I altered using 'Gimp' (left). In this photograph I have adjusted the colour levels so that it is more effective. You can see the settings that I have used in the adjacent screenshot (below). I like this affect because it darkens most of the areas, but still allows the golden nib to shine and to create the centre of attention.

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