Conclusion
After several late nights in bad weather, numerous torch batteries and a few police interruptions, I have successfully produced a set of images as stated in my initial brief. I have found that this process can be very frustrating as some exposures took up to 5 minutes to create and one small detail can ruin it all. I also found it very rewarding when an image turned out good!
I found early on that the wide landscape pictures were very difficult to create as the torches were not powerful enough to light a specific area accurately and sharply enough from a considerable distance, so a lot of the shoots I did over the forrest of bowland and pendle hill have not been used in the final set. The images taken of one specific smaller subject matter seemed to be working out much more successfully so I turned my attention to these. I did however take a picture of a disused pier in Lytham St Annes which was situated down the beach towards the sea. I have included this picture in my final set because It does fit in with the brief although it doesn't fit in with the other pictures as part of a set. If i was to exhibit the project I would reluctantly consider not showing this image. This happened because of the natural light from the sky over the time needed to take the image as opposed to the more sheltered and less exposed areas the other pictures were taken in.
I am particularly happy with the picture of the rusted petrol tank. The tank reminded me of a huge spray paint canister and I thought it was quite in fitting with the nature of my brief. I experimented with using a sharper torch light around the pipes to create a graphite style paint mark. This proved to be quite difficult but with a bit of photoshop manipulation of the shapes i did manage to make, managed to get the effect I was looking for. I also like the image of the shed as in my initial brief I stated i wanted to take boring objects and make them more interesting and dramatic. I think this is the best example of that.
I would have liked to experiment with HDR techniques more in detail but found that because each exposure was taken over such a long period of time, the images didn't always layer up well as there had been a lot of natural movement in the scene which appeared very blurry.
Overall I am happy with my final set of pictures. I enjoyed the process of the shoots and is definitely something I would like to study further in the future now I have a better understanding of the involvement and success of an image.
