Category Archives: Processing the image

Reflection on assignment 3 feedback

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Anne Bryson

I haven’t done much on here since receiving feedback on my last assignment, to be honest I felt a bit deflated having thought that I was making progress but clearly not as much as I had hoped.  My tutor’s starting point was … Continue reading →

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How far is too far in digital manipulation?

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Anne Bryson

Whilst researching the ethics of digital photography, I found an interesting article called ‘The ethics of digital manipulation’ by Astrophotographer, Jerry Lodriguss in which he discusses, not just the ethics of digitally enhancing images but the whole area of interpretation and the … Continue reading →

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Assignment 3 – Monochrome

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Anne Bryson

I feel much better organised for this assignment than previously and I think that is down to planning my time better and setting myself a deadline for finishing the different projects in the unit.  I have done more research this … Continue reading →

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Andy Beel, FRPS

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Anne Bryson

Andy Beel is a, award winning professional photographer and Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society who specialises in Monochrome.   I was fortunate enough to attend a local RPS meeting where he demonstrated converting digital images to black and white using Lightroom.  Although I understand he also … Continue reading →

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Trees by Magnum Photographers

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Anne Bryson

One book that I have found very useful in my search for photographers of trees is a small book of photos taken by a number of Magnum photographers such as Bruce Davidson and Martine Franck as well as others who are less well known to me.  The … Continue reading →

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Assignment 3 preparation

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Anne Bryson

For once I feel on target and well organised.  I had given myself until the end of April to complete the exercises in part 4 so that I had 3 plus weeks to get the assignment done and at 1st … Continue reading →

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Colour into tones 2

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Anne Bryson

I’m not at all sure that I’ve got this exercise right but I have discovered some interesting effects just the same. I already knew that increasing the slider, or strengthening the filter on any given colour weakens that colour, that the … Continue reading →

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Colours into tone

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Anne Bryson

This so far has been the easiest of the exercises in part 3 which does make me question whether I have got it right, or maybe I just chose a suitable image to work with. I went back to my pictures of last … Continue reading →

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High key photography

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Anne Bryson

This is not an area of photography that I thought I would go for but once I got understood what I was doing I found it fascinating.  I think my problem initially was that I didn’t really understand the requirements and thought I … Continue reading →

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Strength of interpretation 2

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Anne Bryson

Not happy with the results of the last exercise I have revisited it using a different image, one included as part of DPP assignment 1, taken at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta.  The original image had some sensor marks which I … Continue reading →

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