Evaluation of medium close up shots.

Medium Close up (1)

This is the first medium-close up shot of a student studying during her private study time.I chose this shot because when I saw the student sitting and reading over her work, I thought it would be nice to have on my magazine cover because it connotes a harmonious and enjoyable atmosphere at Plumstead Manor Sixth Form.

For this photo I’m going to increase the transparency of the image. The reason being because due to the transparency being at the lowest, the image seems very abrupt, increasing the transparency gives the image a more professional look.

This medium close-up will be the image I use because it doesn’t have other students in the mise-en-scene, no cropping will be necessary. Also, I’m only going to edit it by adjusting the transparency which will not require hard-work.

Medium close up (2)

In this image I’m going to use Photoshop or normal photo editing software to crop out the teacher and student who are caught in the background. This was another shot of the student reading over her work, but I caught her smiling (well, I tried to!) The image itself looks slightly dark to me due to the lighting in the study area. If I was going to use this image I would definitely change the transparency.

I think this picture probably won’t be my medium close up because the image was taken spontaneously which caught the student in a half-smile type expression.

Medium close up (3)

Originally I wanted this image because I likes the students dress style, Having a shot with a student who dresses a certain way could connote the schools non-overly strict rules but also denotes that you can still be an individual. This image would need editing on the glasses. There is reflection from the study area light. Also I caught the student off guard which made the whole image look slightly distorted.

I really like this image of two students walking down the stairs. Their facial expressions connote happiness and excitement (which would go with my main feature of a school event/concert etc.) and also denotes a smart, sophisticated look.

If I use this image I have noticed that the light at the top of the image is very overwhelming. To fix this I would need to change the transparency. The reason it would look better if I did this is because you can’t really see the students’ face at the side.