Unit 9, Task 11- Evaluation

Andy Gronow

Part 1

• We had to find examples of different types of photography and choose a photographer to look in detail about. After some experimentation I ended up deciding to do abstract as my theme.

• My initial inspiration was Frank Sherschel; a Photojournalist. But then I decided to go down my own track and do an abstract theme instead.

• As my theme was abstract, I used the camera on many different settings and took pictures in many different areas of the site I was on.

• I edited all of my pictures greatly to strip them of their realism. For the picture of Josh’s hand, for example, I Photo-shopped bones of the human hand onto Josh’s hand, after which I decided to add some dark shadowy effects with the paint tool to make the picture more eerie.

• I have learned more about using a camera, how to take an accurate picture, and also how to use a lot of the tools in Photoshop. It has made picture production a lot easier.

Examples of my Work

Part 2

• My biggest strength was editing in Photoshop. I was okay at taking the actual pictures, but my main weakness was researching information.

• I think I did a relatively good job at the pictures I created. I still haven’t mastered everything in Photoshop and picture taking, but it seems like I might be heading in the right direction with it.

• I was originally going to do a picture with a controller, but due to limited time, I was only able to do three or four pictures. Overall, I would say I’ve satisfied the targets I set.

• I have gained a lot of skill in the art of photography and wouldn’t find it much of a challenge now.

• I am unsure what more I could have done, but more time and more advanced equipment may allow me to enhance my work.

Part 3- Exhibition Layout

My Scrumdiddlyumptious Pictures

Image 1 Image 2

Image 3 Image 4

Image 5

Part 4- Questionnaire

Question 1- Do you like the name of my Exhibition, ‘The Exhibition that didn’t have a name because I couldn’t think of one’ and why/why not.

Question 2- What is your Favourite Picture and Why?

Question 3- What is your least favourite and why?

Question 4- Which picture do you think was the best edited?

Question 5- Would you visit this in an Art Gallery?

Part 4- Questionnaire Feedback

1: Josh GriffinQuestion 1- I do like the name of the exhibition because it’s something new- something you wouldn’t normally hear.

Question 2- Picture 3, because it’s something new in Photography.

Question 3- Picture 2 because I was doing a silly face.

Question 4- Picture 5 because it does really stand out.

Question 5- Yes, because it’s something fresh.

Reflection on Feedback

• Josh has made very good points on my questionnaire.• I’m not sure what Josh has against image 2- it’s weird, sure, but the

PhotoShop editing gave it a whole new atmosphere.• I only asked Josh. I could have asked more people but I didn’t have time.