with this photo it was taken in my house in my living room. As i only have 1 camera and 1 lens which is a Nikon D3000 with a AF-s nikkor 18-55mm lens.
I took the photo in normal indoor lighting with the TV on which helped with giving shading on the left side to give texture and shape to the image. the ISO i used 300 and the f stop on f5 which gives a darker look this gives a more toned look as i tried a higher ISO but this made the skin texture too pale, Including you could see the chain glitzy shiny effect. The Main focus was the Pentagram which i made the focus on which is more in the centre of the photo so it will catch your eye then 2nd focal point was his chin giving a dark contrast part of the photo. the speed shutter i set it on was 1/100 to help with the detail and not catch to much light. the aim on this photo was to give a mysterious look with great pride of who he is so i would of call it
"WITH GREAT POWER COMES PRIDE"
but for a start its not too bad photo but would of like to make the back ground black or darker to help the person to be more of focal point and show more detail of the shape and curve of his body.
In this photo, i took it at Breedon on the hill which is located near Ashby de la zouch. we went to the church which had loads of detail trees, stones and monuments to give a good look of the medieval, which i wanted to do for this photo. Again i used the same camera and lens with the ISO on 300, f stop on f4 and shutter speed 1/200. The day was clear with no rain but very windy so i wanted to capture the grass in good detail and the colour of it helps break up with everything else. I didn't want to have the grass blurred so i put the shutter speed up to help that and you can see every strand of grass in the picture. I put a Crystal with the stones to give my main focal point of the picture and i caught it with the sun shining into it to catch your eye. i loved how i captured the detail of the stones and the gravestone as you can see all the engraving and colour differences in them and the grave stone was old and worn from the weather. The first thing i tried was playing with the shutter speed and noticed that the slower the speed the brighter it became and icouldn't see anything until i found the right one that made it right for me. Then i play with the f stop and i couldn't get any good shots except with f4 as it appeared better for the light conditions i had. i wanted to get a peaceful look which made you think a bit of sadness but with giving a sense of peace and hope with the crystal shining out so i like to call it "peace at last"
In my 3rd photo i went into the church in Breedon and noticed it was decorated
for the Autumn festival, with lots of colour and texture, it was the perfect scene for me to play with( still giving respect as it is a church)and the light was OK but was dull and was enough for me. I set the camera to shutter speed 1/100 and this was a bit too bright and too blurry for the candles light so i changed it to 1/250 and this gave me the right touch for the light to glare out and give that shine effect. The ISO was set to 800 to catch the detail and the f stop on 5 as it didn't come out good on the others. I tried the 3 line rule on this picture with candles on the left line and the pumpkin on the centre which helps me make people focus on the candles then lead to the pumpkin. I loved all the colours that stand out from all the gray and dark that the church gives out but one thing i wasn't sure looked right was that the picture looked a bit pixeled but my thoughts were that it then gives it a old look and sets the mood for it. i like to call the photo "Autumn solstice".
now my 4th photo i wanted to play with light though the church window that just caught my eye the most in there and was perfect. i put my shutter speed to 1/350 and put the ISO to 800 and f stop to f3 which was great! i wanted to combine what i had learnt with what i done in the last photos and get that perfect shot. I love playing with light and getting that mood of darkness with the light bursting through the arch window, the yellow flowers were a great touch as it makes you focus on them making the dull dark room feel a little warmer. The shadows off the archway make it look 3d effect and the mysterious figure in the window was good as you dont notice first as your eyes focus first on the flowers which then leads you to encounter the spooky person outside of the window i call this one "shadow from the past".
Saving the best to last! I wanted to leave this one last as i think this one is the best out of them all, i kept my setting from the last one but put the iso to 1000, shutter speed 1/100 and f stop at f5. I wanted it as dark as it could be just enough to catch the top of the hooded figure so it just blends into the dark and the light glare into the dark church that gives that perfect shadow touch with all my scenes and light , it worked perfectly together. The image gives you that 3d feeling that you can walk into the picture and the ghostly monk look was made by my partner kneeing down, with the light bouncing off his hood. I was very impressed and this photo i would be very happy with and wouldnt do any more to!.
i would call this one " light in the dark".
