Assignment 5: Applying the techniques of illustration and narrative

I have chosen to photograph the Island of Mull, which is off Scotland's West Coast. It has been our favourite place to visit over the last 3 years that we have lived in Scotland. As we are heading back to Australia at the end of August I thought it would be a challenge to try to capture something of the still beauty of Mull and what makes it such a special place.

I have storyboarded how I imagine these photos might go in a magazine.

Title Page

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Page 1,2

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Page 3,4

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Page 5,6

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And here are the individual photographs:


Photo 1. Title Page, Escher 3 worlds

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24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/11, 27mm, 1/350sec, ISO 200

Photo 2. Page 1, Top, Wild Waves

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70-200mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/11, 200mm, 1/750sec, ISO 200, -1/2EV

Photo 3. Page 1, Bottom, Still reflections

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24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/16, 30mm, 1/90sec, ISO 250, -1/2EV

Photo 4. Page 2, Left, Tobermory Harbour

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24-70mm f/2.8 macro lens, Canon 30D, f/9.5, 57mm, 1/180sec, ISO 100

Photo 5. Page 2, Right, Keeping in touch

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24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/8, 24mm, 1/350sec, ISO 100, -1/2EV

Photo 6. Page 3, Travel by boat

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24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/5.6, 35mm, 1/350sec, ISO 200

Photo 7. Page 4, Top, Powerlines in the mist

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24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/6.7, 67mm, 1/180sec, ISO 400

Photo 8. Page 4, Bottom, Remote roads

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24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/6.7, 70mm, 1/750sec, ISO 200

Photo 9. Page 5, Saying goodbye

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24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/5.6, 40mm, 1/180sec, ISO 200

Photos 10. Page 6, Sunsets at Croggan

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24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/8, 24mm, 1/20sec, ISO 400, -1EV

Photo 11. Page 6, Sunsets at Croggan

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70-200mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/8, 120mm, 1/250sec, ISO 250

Photo 12. Page 6, Sunsets at Croggan

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24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/8, 25mm, 1/10sec, ISO 250

I can hardly believe that I have come to the end of the course. It has been challenging, rewarding, difficult at times and kept me very busy! I've really enjoyed it and feel like my photography has improved quite a lot over the (almost) 2 years that I've taken. I plan on getting assessed and hope to do well but I'm not too bothered as I feel like I'm moving in the right direction of developing my photographic eye and skills along the way. The course has made obvious some of my technical shortcomings - mainly in artificial light use and also photoshop. I hope to keep working on these skills during the People & Places course that I started at the beginning of this year. I also feel like some of my 'natural' ability with framing a good photograph in the camera, and choosing unusual subjects/viewpoints has become more obvious with this course too. It's great fun!! :)