This review will consist of the following.
Layout of the above image.
Evaluation of the image above.
Evaluation of two other images from the exhibition.
The themes and ideas from the exhibition.
The quality and overall professionalism of the digital prints.
First of all this image, from a distance, looked dull and saddening and then the image started to come to life in its own way. The creator of this image had the idea to make the image look powerful in a saddening way as the model looks vulnerable and distraught. The creator of the piece made a very imaginative image by successfully using make-up on the models face and how the dark coloured jacket adds to the effect.
This image conveys a lot of depressing emotions when you can look at this. The creator shows sadness, depression, vulnerability and dark times. But at the same time the image also shows hope and ascension. Where the creator could have improved on this image is to make all of the model visible because if you can see on the left hand side of the image it looks like the model starts disappearing. This is the only negative of this image. Also on my final image the model is wearing a white t-shirt and he photographer gave her a navy blue grain jacket to add to the effect of tragedy. The photographer has also put the filter of black and white on to this image because it makes the white t-shirt stand out and gives emphasis onto the bracelets on her arm. The disappearing effect on the model has the disadvantage of not showing all of the model. It also has an advantage because it adds to more off the effect like "whats behind her?" in all fairness the photographer has done a fantastic job on his image but their are minor things to point out that could have made the image perfect.
Images have been chosen and this will show the difference in other photographers ideas and imagination. in the first image (right) you can already see a huge difference in the two images. this image shows joy, happiness and peace as you can see the photographer has kept the image coloured raw and it has turned out really well. If there was something to change about this image I would have used a different coloured background as purple still shows as an emotional colour. The photographer should have used a yellow background to add to the effect of peace and colour can really impact an image but otherwise this is a good and strong image. The second image (left) is a little harder to evaluate on as this is one of the best images produced at the exhibition. They have combined the background colour with the foreground colour on the hand which is gold. They have also added a radius effect to the image centering around the bottom left and gradually getting darker as it expands. The only i will say about this to improve on the image is to dial down the light reflection on the hand because using reflective paint like this can be risky but regardless the image has turned out well.
In conclusion to this all the images at the exhibition turned out to be outstanding and all the photographers had enjoyed themselves in creating their images and the exhibition itself. The quality of all the images has been spectacular and all of the images were taken and edited at a professional level which most if not all people were pleased about.
