Tuesday 9 July 2013

FINAL IMAGES

In the 1950 image i put the image on photoshop and changed it to black/white i then made the contrast really high and faded the corners with the rubber tool on a separate layer, I also blurred the image to create the desired effect

i did this to the image after researching images of the 1950s through to 2010

In the 1960 image i changed the image again to black/white and the altered the hue and saturation to get the right type of effect for that time i gain blurred the image slightly

In the 1970 image i only altered the hue and saturation to create the right effect for that time!

the image is in colour but has a really dark effect to it.there is a slight blur to the image which is normal for that time

The 1980s image has a lot more colour and isn't as blurred as much, i also made the image darker

the 90s picture is far more in focus and has a lot more colour to it although i did darken the image up a little on photoshop

in my last picture i didn't do any editing what so ever!

for my final image for equality and diversity i used justice scales to show to show the balance of race over the years!

I had the idea of using a justice scale to show equal opportunity, i went online and looked at buying one only to find they are priced around £200+ 'because of this i decided to build my own using 2x kitchen roll holders,a set of coasters and some string!

i filed down the point on the first kitchen roll holder to create a pivot and then balanced the other holder on top,

i then put 3 hooks into 2 coasters and attached the to either end of the second holder' this created the scales main body!

then after some little touch ups it was finished.

above is the final result.

The Shoot

for my shoot i decided to take a series of images with a playground as the backdrop! i chose a playground as i think its a good representation of somewhere that have mix races, I put the justice scale on a hill overlooking the playground which give me a good depth of field and i started taking different shots with different dates starting from the 1950s

i then put to balls also in black and white on opposite sides, The white ball was on the black side and the black ball was on the white side

I then took 6 pictures using f-16 and ISO 100 with 1/125

I put a date on each of the 6 images from 1950-2010 which was when the equality and diversity act was done. I also balanced the scales on each image to show how unbalanced equality and diversity was in the 1950s and 60s and so on , each image showed a different balance until it gradually levels itself out in 2010

Tuesday 11 June 2013

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

What is equality and diversity?

Although sometimes used interchangeably, the terms ‘equality’ and ‘diversity’ are not the same.

Equality is about ‘creating a fairer society, where everyone can participate and has the opportunity to fulfil their potential By eliminating prejudice and discrimination,

Diversity literally means difference. When it is used as a contrast or addition to equality, it is about recognising individual as well as group differences, treating people as individuals, and placing positive value on diversity in the community and in the workforce.

Why is equality and diversity important?

Equality and diversity is becoming more important in all aspects of our lives and work for a number of reasons:

We live in an increasingly diverse society and need to be able to respond appropriately and sensitively to thisdiversity. Learners in the healthcare setting will reflect this diversity around gender, race and ethnicity, disability, religion, sexuality, class and age.
Your organisation believes that successful implementation of equality and diversity in all aspects of work ensures that colleagues, staff and students are valued, motivated and treated fairly.
We have an equality and human rights legal framework covering employment practices and service delivery and qe need to ensure we work within this and avoid discrimination.

RACE

How Long has Racism Been around for ?

Racism has always been a part of human life, regardless of when and where one has lived. . Slavery gets a lot of attention in the US due to it being a major part of US history and the formation of the country and its belief system.
Wikipedia's definition of racism is '...the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.

here are some images used to show racism and also how we fight it.

in this picture it shows one footballer supposedly racially abusing another this gave more cause for the slogan below

IDEAS

after researching equality and diversity i managed to draw up a few ideas!

here are my ideas and reasons behind them

i was looking at the possibility of race and for this i thought first of using apples? i had the idea of placing green apples all together and then having one red one in the bunch ?

the idea behind this is to show that even tho the red apple is a different colour its still an apple.

IDEA 2

my second idea was using some justice scales with a black snooker ball and a white snooker ball on each side both equal to each other.

Representations of the Lady of Justice in the Western tradition occur in many places and at many times. She sometimes wears a blindfold, more so in Europe, but more often she appears without one. She usually carries a sword and scales. Almost always draped in flowing robes, mature but not old, no longer commonly known as Themis, she symbolizes the fair and equal administration of the law, without corruption, avarice, prejudice, or favor.

Tuesday 4 June 2013

SKEW

Here is how you can use the skew tool on photoshop act like a tilt shift lense on a camera!

Example

Here is a building i taken a shot of with a normal lense

On photoshop i loaded the image up then made another layer,I then used the skew tool and grid to shape up the building

Here is the final result

Tuesday 14 May 2013

Here are some great examples of shadows and reflections by a photographer named

MILES J CARTER

Difference between shadows and reflections?

A shadow is the absence of light, a reflection is just that, the reflection of light. So a shadow comes from blocking a light source, a reflection comes from the bouncing of light of one source and on to another

Lee Friedlander

Lee Friedlander (born July 14, 1934) is an American photographer and artist. In the 1960s and 70s, working primarily with 35mm cameras and black and white film, Friedlander evolved an influential and often imitated visual language of urban "social landscape," with many of his photographs including fragments of store-front reflections, structures framed by fences, posters and street-signs.

Reflections

Friedlander loved to take pictures of people reflecting in the windows of street stores or viewed through the window. He loved the play of images superimposing each other.

He also frequently shot using the car’s windows as a frame within the frame. He also used windshields and rear view mirrors for the same purpose.

Shadows of himself this was almost his signature. He loved to include a shadow of himself into the image and make it part of the story. Sometimes he would include a full reflection of himself in the image.

Different types of location photography

are some examples of the different types of location photography that exist. i have highlighted the different equipment that might be used for each type, e.g. lenses and stabilizers.