Individual Task-digital asset management.

We were given an individual assignment by John where we had to photograph an item under specific circumstances and camera settings.

Camera-set to manual focus, manual exposure, ISO 400 and shooting in RAW

Light-one of the following-Window, Strobe or Fluorescent

Importing-create a new catalogue, give each a custom name

Organising-add yourself as the creator for each file, rate pictures using the ***** method (5* for the best!) and sync the metadata

Editing-add a preset to your chosen photograph, check photo for colour and tonal accuracy

Exporting-create a folder for the photo to be exported to, JPG level 10 and give the file a new custom name, and choose for it to be opened in PS after export.

I decided to try and get a bit creative with this assignment and headed over to the Art block of the college and had a wander round. eventually, in the 3D art class i found some boxes up on the walls filled with bits and pieces, all sorts of things, wierd, wonderful and just odd. One of the boxes had a very small plastic doll in it, and because i had my new macro lens with me i decided to photograph that.

below is the finished image, after doing all the above with it.


the image is slightly dark as i was limited by ISO and the room i found it in was rather dark. It was lit by window light from above, and you can see the reflection of the roof windows in the eye of the doll. I used the widest aperture my lens was capable of (F2.8) to offset the darkness of the room but i had to sacrifice depth of field for that. Next time, i will take a tripod with me as a longer shutter speed would have solved that problem for me! I edited the photo using some of the basic presets in Lightroom (direct positive and sharpen-portraits) i didnt want to adjust the exposure or anything in lightroom as i wanted to show the doll pretty much as it was taken and not corrected too much.

despite the darkness and slight shake due to the shutter speed (1/60 which was ever so slightly too slow for a handheld macro shot) i am pleased with how this turned out.

below is a rejected image i wanted to post here, i rejected it as it was a bit too abstract for this project as i felt recognising the photo subject was important but i still quite like the shot! it was of a stick-on ribbon 'thing' for wrapping presents, love the colours and the bokeh.