Third Range of Photographs

This is the outcome of the final photographs we took. We experimented with a different setting and directed our focus towards using props. These 6 are the ones that represented the best quality of the shoot. 

1

We wanted to try and capture the idea of studying and motivating a student to do the same. Although I think the concept was understandable, the flash of the camera has given the image too much illumination and therefore I don't think it works well. There is also a negative pathetic fallacy in the weather which creates a depressing tone. 

2

I think the creative thought behind this photo is ideal.  The use of construction represents more than just the student's creative ability, but the ability to build and grow. How he is looking through the tunnel makes it seem as though he has a journey to make, and the use of the coloured sticks in the construction emphasises how the journey is full of vibrant, changing stories. 

3

An improved version of the photo, I prefer Tom's facial expression in this due to his look of perception and intrigue. There is a sense of satisfaction in his smile but also the will in his eyes to do better. For me it perfectly captures independence, a skill crucial to sixth form. A student should be willing to acknowledge the quality of their own work whilst always striving to improve, and I think this photo achieves that. 

4

I toyed with the idea of adding another student in the frame to establish companionship and how 'building' is a task of teamwork. Although I think the blurred effect works, it draws too much attention away from the accomplishment of the student and adds distance to the photo, making it look less like a mid-shot. 

5

There is a strong theme of parallel here, starting with the monitors and then extending towards the students. It emphasises how the equipment and the site is all the same, but it is the students who make their own interpretations and uses of it. The only problem for me is that the background wall of the frame is too bland and ineffective, making this look like an empty classroom.

6

There is a strong idea of support in this photo, both in friendship and with the teacher in the background. Two students using one computer demonstrates teamwork, whilst the maturity of their facial expression implies the level of education they're in. Although effective through representing the growing technology in the modern world, I prefer the use of nature (see my second lot of photos) and so I think I will look at using one of them for my final piece.