IMPROVING FINISHING TOUCHES//PHOTOGRAPHING WORK//OUGD602

photographing work:
Photographing my work is something I've always wanted to improve, however due to poor time management in first and second year it always seemed to be left until the last minute and therefore the result of the photographs were not up to standard or looked rushed.  I've learnt through third year that the quality of the final photographs of your work can make all the difference to the overall presentation of the work and the better the photographs the more professional the designs look.  I feel this is also vital for staring an online presence and a digital portfolio.

Throughout the first two years my photography has improved but I felt during the middle of second year it reached a certain standard and stayed that way throughout.  The problem with the display of the work was not so much the composition or the layout but the lighting and the surfaces/backgrounds.

second year, examples of work photographed:
I remember taking these photographs for OUGD505 an hour or two before the hand in, which obviously shows from the quality of the final images.  This particular image is not sharp enough and the choice of background actually washes out the menu design due to similar stock.  This work would of benefited from being photographed on a darker background allowing a contrast, and benefiting the overall quality of the final designs.

second year COP publication:  This was my COP practical outcome in second year, which at the time I didn't mind the final outcome, however the photography makes it look almost like a test print.  Again, like in the previous image from OUGD505 the background isn't right for the type of stock the book was printed on and should of been photographed on a grey background.  I also think the final images for this design were taken on an iPhone camera which isn't ideal or acceptable for photographing final designs at the end of second year on.

second year COP publication: Areas of this image aren't even in focus which makes it look rushed and generally a poor quality image.  The printed publication actually turned out better than the photographs portray but the images of the final prints are just as important as the final design.

third year work photographed // improving

These are two shots from two different projects from third year that I have photographed using proper equipment which you can see has benefited the overall quality of the final images.  I am quite happy with the way they have turned out and obviously professional photography equipment such as lighting and cameras contributes massively to how the photographs turn out.  The grey background also allows the colours on the designs to stand out and have a vibrance about them that became washed out when photographed against a cream background.