WORK DIARY - line

How I created these images-
To create these images i used artificial lighting from my bedroom which were the lamp as shown in the images and the spotlights in my ceiling. I used the 'manual' setting on the camera to get the effect desired, the images became quite texturised which I personally think came out really nicely. The images were taken by a hand held Nikon and all the images were edited on Photoshop using mainly the 'Curves' tool, 'brightness and contrast' and the 'crop' tool.

Image one -

Image one is one of my weaker images due to centralisation of the camera. The image itself displays four versions of the representation of line. The vertical and diagonal lines of the blinds, the lamp and the shade as well as the curved line of the mirror. I like the image however as previously stated if the image had been centralised then it would've flown better together. Editing wise i used the 'curve' tool and the 'burn' tool to emphasise the colour contrast between the shadows and highlights of the image.

Image two-

Image two of the blinds is similar to image one as i dislike it due to centralisation and the lights glare reflection on the blinds. To edit this image i used the 'curve' tool as well as the 'brightness and contrast' tool to get the required look. Personally i believe this image could be improved by more artificial lighting either side rather than mainly below the focus point.

Image three-

 This image is one of my favourites. The simplicity of the lamp shaded gives a lot of definition and texture to the image. Suggesting it could be seen as anything due to the diversity. I edited this by using the 'burn' tool to create a harsher definition between light and dark.  

I also cropped the image to get rid of the background so that the main focus was on the lamp shades contrast.

Image four -
This is also a favourite image of mine due to
the lamp shade simplicity. To take this i took
the lamp shade off and held it in front of the
lamp itself to create a sort of washed out affect
of the harsh lighting. I prefer this technique as
it's softer and creates a more dreamy effect.
I edited this by only mixing the 'contrast and
brightness' levels and i think the effect given is beautiful.

Image five-

                           I personally think this is the worst 

                                  image out of the five. The image is not

                                       centralised at all, the balance is highly off

                                   and the light is reflecting back on to the                     

                                    blinds. It shows the different line directions 

                                however not to the desired effect. I edited this by using the 'curves' tool only.

CONTACT SHEET - line

STRAIGHT IMAGES - line

DEFINITION - line

line lines are to guide the eye to another area of focus in the image being presented. And on some occasions, out of the image to lock your focus onto something related. "Anything with a definite line can be a 'leading line' such as fences, bridges and a shoreline" can lead the eye to another point of focus

MIND MAP - LINE

IMAGE BANK - line

Image 1-

image one, uses line vertically and diagonally to create a rolling effect, i like this photo because it 

makes you feel like you are moving with the camera, the eye travels further than the lens and it causes you to think about what may be beyond the bridge. 

Image 2-

image two is very interesting to me as the lines are vertical, due to the use of vertical lines

it cause your eye to travel left to right rather than top to bottom, which creates an interesting

contrast. I particularly like this image as it creates a dainty feel towards the woman in the photo and masks you question her as she is seen as mysterious.

Image 3-

Image three is similar to image on in the use of lines, it makes you question what is beyond,

the use of shadows here makes it look eerie which creates an interesting atmosphere.

Image 4-

image four is very interesting as the line seems almost to be wiggled and slightly blurred, suggesting

the artist did not want to to focus on the line itself, rather than what the line is doing, as well as what the people are doing.

Image 5-

Image five shows us vertical lines in a pleasant way as it demonstrates movement which i believe

is a very clever way of portraying line, the usage of the train also adds to the effect of the lines creating movement.