Week 9 ... Still Life .... I was in my back garden and came across this snail half way up a very tall pine tree. I began taking photos of him and his journey along this tree, using depth of field to make the photo more aesthetically interesting and to almost highlight the height he was at in comparison to the willow tree opposite.

Week 8 ... Secret Spaces ... My cat Chico at home in Manchester did me extremely proud in this photo. The use of the wall to hide half of his face created that sense of secrecy and peering out behind his hiding spot.

Week 7 ...Colour and Meaning... I took this photo on bonfire night 2012, i created the sense of movement through motion blur to enhance the overcrowded feel. The idea that people congregate to experience the colour of the bonfire and fireworks fitted well for this brief.

Week 6.... Self-portrait. Dance is a part of me and a part of my daily life. I train most days throughout the week. I have been dancing for roughly 13 years and have achieved distinctions in my grades, i am up to Advanced 1 in Modern, Advanced 1 in Tap, and Grade 6 in Ballet. I do my own contemporary dance and particularly love choreographing.

Week 5 ....Editing this in photoshop was a lot of fun. Created different tonal effects and altered the contrast and saturation to create the image i wanted.

Week 4 ...Just taking a raw and jpeg image. I thought this was an interesting composition for a photograph and feel the landscape format enhances the vast spread of leaves and colour.

Week 3 .... Light. Used fairy lights to slightly highlight other objects surrounding it.

Week 2 .....The Decisive Moment, Henri Cartier-Bresson. Waiting for that one shopper to pass in the reflection, making her appear in amongst the shopping bags and sales.

Week 1 .... Shutter Speed and Aperture. An interest arrangement of balcony's. I particularly enjoyed the effort made for one of them.

Introduction to Photography

Having started studing Cinema and Photography at the University of Leeds I have been taking weekly photographs relating to a particular brief. 

Week 1 ~Aperture / Shutter Speed
Week 2 ~ Decisive Moment
Week 3 ~ Lighting
Week 4 ~ Raw / JPEG
Week 5 ~ Photoshop Edited Photo
Week 6 ~ Self Portrait
Week 7 ~ Colour and Meaning
Week 8 ~ Secret Spaces
Week 9 ~  Still Life
Week 10 ~ Ideal Room 

I have been taking these photos using a Canon 550d DSLR Camera and adjusted the shutter speed, aperture and ISO settings accordingly to create the right effect. I took inspiration from things around me in Leeds, researching particular artists/photographers and at my home in Manchester.