Final 6 pictures

This is one of the pictures i chose as my final six to merge into three cool creatures. On this one you can see i used a lot of editing to get it the way i wanted, even including colour balance! You can see it here to the left.

This is what my final edited picture looked like all ready to go into merging. I love this picture!

For the second picture you can see it's already quite bright so i had to do a lot of editing and playing about with the exposure and curves tools. I really like how it developed because I was hoping to use this picture as I really like how it's posing on top of the tunnel.






This is how the picture turned out and i really like it. I wouldn't change anything about it as the composition is great.

In the pig picture you can see that its not very detailed and by detailed i mean like dark and contrasted so i used the levels tool that you can see here to your left and i also used exposure and the curves tool to get it just right. The composure was really good, I'm really happy with this picture and it will work well when merged into another animal.

















This is how the final image turned out. I think i did a good job at editing it and prepping it to be merged.

This is another good picture that I'm happy with. The composition is very good and i already know that itll be easy to add a head on to the end of it.









Here you can see that i used the curves tool because iy was super bright so i had to tone it down a bit and wanted more contrast on the cow but i also didnt want to ruin the picture because its nice.

 This is the final result and i think it went really well as you can see from the first picture its a lot more detailed and darker. This one will be fun to play around with.

 This is a goats horns and I thought this was a really cool close up photo and after aditing it, it actually became my favourite picture because as you can see im using the curves tool to make it darker and more detailed.

This is the final image. The horns are going to be really cool to edit on to something.

This is my final picture. I just couldnt say no to using this as a final image. I think the ducks head would look amazing on something but as you can see the picture is also really bright so i had to turn the exposure down lots as you can see by the picture and also on the bottom right hand side of the second picture of the duck where it tells you what i've used. I also used the curves and brightness tool a little bit just so i could get the picture perfect. My final image is below and i'm more than happy with it.

Contact sheets for the animals (8)

My camera settings for these pictures were as follows. The ISO on all of these pictures was set to 100 because although it wasn't exactly sunny it was still a very bright day and so i set the ISO to the lowest it could go which was 100. The White balance was set to cloudy because it was a bright but cloudy day and the aperture was set to quite a small ish one which is why you can see in the majority of these pictures that they have a deep depth of field (you an see everything clearly in the background). The shutter speed was set to 125 because we were taking pictures of animals and wanted some good pictures when they're running or flying. Do they work? The pictures all work and look good apart from the big turkey which was blurry. Its really annoying that i couldn't get a clear photo of it because i would of liked to use that. All the other pictures as to why i didn't use them was simply the composition of them really. Because we have to photoshop them to merge two of the images together, the composition of the animals matters a lot. exposure? The only thing that didn't actually go too good was the exposure and that's because it was a bright day and he ISO couldn't go any lower which was annoying so on some of my final 6 pictures i often used the exposure tool a lot.

If there is any differences in the pictures below i will state what they are and why.

The chicken picture to the left of this text has a shallow depth of field because i thought i could get some really cool pictures with it but after i took this picture i thought to myself "this isn't very good actually" so i went and changed my aperture back to small again.

Here on the cow you'll see the flash on some photos and i didn't want the flash on but both me and my friend had no idea why the flash randomly came on so that's why on some pictures i had the flash on and other i didn't,

Stone-bridge Farm photography proposal

At present we have Iris, the Anglo-Nubian Goat, Luna and Buttercup, the Dexter Cows, Billy the Shetland Pony and Tilly and Fairy, Section A Ponies. We also have Timmy and Barry, the Angora Goats, Sally the Golden Guernsey Goat, Dolly and Daisy the Jacobs Sheep and their offspring, Rosie, Venus, Treacle, Cupcake and Teddy.

Kev the tortoise lives with us in the warm summer months and the Henry the turtle swims in his indoor pond. In addition to these we have a variety of rabbits, guinea-pigs, chickens, geese, ducks and turkeys. Outside, in our aviary (donated by Mr and Mrs Goodfellow in fond memory of their son Richard who used to work at the farm), we have cockatiels, a Rosella parrot, quails, finches, and budgerigars.

These are the animals that are here at the farm we will be visiting. Ill be specifically focusing on the ponies and goats as well as the turtle and all of the bird species as i want to get some good wing shots for my project. ill be combining the ponies and horses if i see any with winged animals to create lots of different cool types of animals and also using turtles features and skin types on some of them as well.

Not to use flash as this might annoy the animals or endanger them and not to be too loud. On the other side i should be aware of what settings im using, so if i want to get some good shots of birds flying i can put it on the shutter speed mode and if i want to get a high definition capture i can put it on the close up mode (the flower picture one). If the day is bright ill probably be looking at an ISO of around 100-200 but if its a dull, grey day ill be looking at an ISO of around 400-600, depending on the day. The white balance will be easy as you can tell when your pictures are too bright or too dark. The editing techniques ill tend to use in Photoshop is mainly the exposure and saturation as well as the stamp tool, the blend tool, the feather tool and cropping images along with the pen tool and the magic wand etc etc. There is a setting called Program (P) which is for when things are a bit hectic and you don't have time to figure your settings out, Manual (M) is where you personally set everything up yourself which takes a bit longer and then there's AV which is your aperture and also the shutter speed (SP). 

Harry Potter merchandise research

The games that exist already are: Harry Potter Trivia! Which is a board game with 600 questions based on the Harry Potter movies, it's quick to play, easy to store, and convenient to carry. This means that you can Play Harry Potter Trivial Pursuit from the car, on family trips, or anywhere really. The first player to answer 12 questions correctly wins! I would say this board game is an 8+ because it might be too hard for younger children but still really fun for slightly older children that enjoy the game. This game cover has a few characters on the front of it and the harry potter train that takes people to hogwarts. It also has a dice on it and a trivia design which takes up most of the board design really. 

The second game is the Harry Potter Levitating Challenge. In this game you use powers of levitation to raise the ball & skillfully navigate it around the maze as fast as you can. Listen to the wizard trainer's instructions as you go. He'll record your time & let you know if you've mastered the art of levitation. You also get 10 interchangeable obstacles & over 200 different maze combinations. I would say this is for ages 8 & up because it's quite "kiddy" but still has small chokeable parts.

The third game is the Harry Potter Casting Stones Starter Game. 

This game is pretty much a board game version of "Paper-Scissors-Rock," However Casting Stones uses a "Spells-Potions-Charms" hierarchy for competition between two players. Players "cast" by rolling their allotted five pence coin-like "Casting Stones" to generate Charms, Potions or Spells, depending on which way the stones fall. The object is to beat your opponent's roll and end up putting a "Gem" on one of the game board "Turrets." The first person to place four Gems on four consecutive Turrets is the winner. The game can become interesting when certain casting situations allow one player to knock another's Gems off the Turrets, thereby setting the opponent back a step. Players can up the level of gaming complexity in the "Intermediate Game" by adding the two "Casting Cards" into game play. These are included with the Starter Set and enhance the impact of Spells, Potions and Charms. The "Advanced Game" adds more options and strategies to game play, yet requires separate purchases of additional Casting Stones and Casting Cards sold in "Refill Sets." This game is an 8+ because its fun yet too complicated for younger children.

 Here are the front covers for the games.

Harry Potter research task

This type of shot is a symmetry shot and it has a deep depth of field because you can see everything in the background clearly. The lighting is quite dark which suites it. The emotion is fear and danger and the key point of interest is of course the Basilisk.

The shot type is Rule Of Thirds because its positioned to one side and it has a deep depth of field as you can see everything in the background clearly. This image is a creature in Harry Potter called "Buckbeak" and it is a creature that you have to earn respect from or it could attack and hurt you. The lighting used is a bright one and the mood is an anxious one as no one knows what the creature is going to do. The key points of interest is mainly Buckbeak and its just standing still.

This shot type is Leading Lines because both sides are leading to the front/middle of the object. This image is the reading hall in Harry potter or the studying place. Its bright lighting and the key points of interest is mainly the lights and the walls and the emotions seem to be a quiet and airy one.

This shot type is a Low Angle and A Thestral is a breed of winged horses with a skeletal body, face with reptilian features, and wide, leathery wings that resemble a bat's. They are very rare, and are considered dangerous by the Ministry of Magic. The lighting is a weird one its quite bright but also dim on this side of the creature because its casting a shadow. The mood in this picture in fear and amazement at the same time and the key points of interest are obviously the massive, majestic creature, Harry Potter and Luna.

This type of shot is a wide shot but has a deep depth of field as you can see all the surroundings clearly. The lighting is quite dim apart from the deer/around the deer but the mood is a majestic one and a slight bit of amazement. The key point of interest is obviously the glowing deer as the rest of the picture is just forest.

This shot is a Close up/Rule of thirds and has a shallow depth of field as the background is blurry. The lighting is quite bright and the mood in this picture is a friendly and happy one. The key point of interest is Dobby.

This is a Close up shot and the angle is straight on although its slightly tilted to the side and the lighting is bright but the mood is a daunting one mixed with amazement. The key point of interest in this is obviously the snakes and its also got a deep depth of field as you can see its focused on the outsides of the chamber of secrets door also.

This type of shot is a Symmetry one. The lighting is bright and i would say the mood for this picture is quiet with a hint of excitement as this is the dining room where all the cool magic happens and the food appears out of nowhere. The depth of field is deep as it focuses on everything and the key points of interests are the table and the lighting with the fire baskets.

This type of shot is a Rule of thirds. The lighting is dull and I would say the mood for this picture is quiet but also has a sense of danger and fear among it. The depth of field is deep as it focuses on everything and the key points of interests are obviously the willow tree and the people below.

This type of shot is a Rule of thirds as its positioned to the left of the photo. The lighting is dull and I would say the mood for this picture is loud and an exciting one as this is the train that takes the children to hogwarts. The depth of field is a shallow one because the background is blurry and its focusing on the key point of interest which is the train.






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