Liam Geary

UNIT 9 – PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUESTASK 8

WHAT IS YOUR SUBJECT?

I will be doing Macro for my photography exhibition. The reason I have chosen macro is because my exhibition is about life under our eyes. Close ups of the micro world that lives alongside us. The subject will be wildlife.

Title of my exhibition: ‘Life In Macro’

LOCATION?

• The location where I will be taken photos for my exhibit is Bournemouth Gardens. The reason I have chosen this place is because there are great areas where micro wildlife is thriving.

The area is free to enter as it is a public place. There are areas of natural beauty and different scenarios.

WHAT IS YOUR INSPIRATION?

• My inspiration for macro photography comes from the great Heather Angel who is one of the greatest macro photographers on the Internet today.

• View here work here: http://www.heatherangel.co.uk/#/Portfolio/Macro/1/thumbs

EQUIPMENT /COST – FIND OUT HOW MUCH CAMERA COSTS:

• For taking macro photography you needs a very detailed setup and specialized lenses. My setup looks like this:

Cannon 400D, 55-500 100mm IS Macro Lens + 25-55 60mm HDi Lens.

System Setup: 1200iso – Macro Setup - f/32

• My setup is roughly priced at £1200

SCHEDULE:Date: Location:

27th September 2014 – Saturday Bournemouth Gardens

28th September 2014 – Sunday Bournemouth Chime Gardens

Once the dates have past, I will sort and pick 6 of the best images I think will be good for my exhibition I don’t intend to use Photoshop. If I do, it will ONLY be used for contrast, Sharpness, Depth and Cropping. No physical Image manipulation.

THE EXHIBITION:

• My photos will be shown on a wall with black frames around them. This will create a blank but fresh look around the photos so it creates more focus towards each image. With details of the image including setup and about the image below them.