# data[].attributes.body
Task 1: 4 Formal Element Study
(unit 1: 1.1 and 1.2)

The activity that helped my knowledge was searching up artists and looking at their work to give me ideas of pictures to take and ways to take them, I also learnt different techniques to use in my pictures and different angles to use.

A skill I applied was research as I did a lot of it during the week. i had to research the pictures that inspired me and I also used the skill of explaining how it inspired me. it was hard to find the right pictures and the name of the artists for the picture. I also kept getting distracted whilst working which stopped me from doing my work fast. I'm proud  that I was able to do all the work i wanted and was able to explain why it inspired me.
To improve my work i need to find more pictures that i can use.

# data[].attributes.body
Task 2: replicate Formal Elements
(Unit 1: 1 and 1.2)

Know:My knowledge of the main formal elements is that they are used to make the image look more interesting, Line is used to make your eyes follow the lines to a certain point in the picture. texture is pictures that focus on textures of objects.Shape is used for structures of buildings and other things that make a shape. colour is used to make the image more bright or to just show off a colour.

Do: During this week, we wet around the town and around the campus to get images that looked like the original images that inspired me. For my pictures I used my iPhone as I didn't have a camera and then I got the pictures onto the computer by sending them to myself through email. For one of my pictures I had to get Skittles for my picture and then for another I had to use my skateboard  for the picture.

Improve: To improve my image I would have to make my images look more like the original images and also to get more pictures for Spark. The good parts of my images was that they looked similar to the original but it wasn't as good as the original.

The evidence of my work is on this link:https://spark.adobe.com/sp/design/page/9b2b7ca8-902e-4080-b08b-548145315134.

# data[].attributes.body
Task 3: Photography Workshop
(Unit 2 1.1 and 1.2)

Know:during this week I learnt how to use new Photoshop tools and what most of them do, I learnt this by looking it up and trying to use it on my pictures. This will help me use new tools on my pictures to make my pictures look better. At first I had no clue how to use most of them but after I looked them up and tried to use them it made me learn how they are useful. Also during this week I learnt how to use a studio light which I didn't even know how to turn on, this will help me in my recordings later on in the course as I will be able to make the lighting better in my videos. During this week I also used new cameras to record and learnt how to use them properly.

Do: new skills I used during the week was new Photoshop skills like being able to change the saturation and being able to edit my videos that I recorded.Also I used new skills on Photoshop to edit my pictures. I also used skills on the tripod to be able to get the best angle I can for the video. On Photoshop I used a skill to be able to put the photo in black and white and to keep one part of the image in colour, another skill i used was turning the saturation up and making it more bright and colourful. The barriers I had this week was that I lost some of my work during the week and that I didn't know half of the Photoshop tools so it slowed me down and put me behind in my work. The work I am proud of is my edited pictures and that I was able to learn multiple more tools on Photoshop that I didn't know about.

Improve: I need to improve on the speed that I work at so that I don't get behind, I also want to improve on my editing skills to make the pictures look better and so it doesn't look bad, during next session I will use new skills on Photoshop to make my picture look better and to make look different from other pictures.

Show: Here is the link to the images I edited which I used my new skills on https://padlet.com/jameselliston597/mp9y4gk6izl1

# data[].attributes.body
Task 4: Plan Shoot (Unit 1: 1.2)

Know: During this week I learnt how to plan about my photo shoot as we had to plan for a photo shoot that we need to do next week. Also I learnt how to get ideas for my own images by researching ideas to use. this has helped me learn how to make ideas and to actually plan it instead of just doing it on the spot without plans, this will help me later in the course as I will be able to plan all of my photo shoots. Also this week I learnt how to do a mind map of ideas that I would like to use in my pictures, this helps me because that means I can keep the ideas that I didn't use for another time.

Do: During this week the skills i applied was looking at ideas for my images and being able to write about my ideas in a proposal, this task was probably the hardest task for the week. I also had to use the skill of creating ideas to write on a mind map and deciding which ones to use in my photo shoot. I am proud that during this week I was able to get tons of ideas for my images that I can use for other photos that i will take later in the year.

Improve: I need to improve on my speed of writing about my proposals and for how fast i can make ideas for my images. I will use the skills I learnt this week and use them the next time I need to plan photos and for when i need to write proposals and do mind maps.On this weekend i am going to take pictures for the photo shoot and see how good they are.

Show:  Here is my work that I did during the week https://padlet.com/jameselliston597/bbycjv6eijfi

# data[].attributes.body
Task 5: Final Shoot & Presentation.
(Unit 2: 1.2)

Know:
The activity that helped me the most was going out to take my final pictures. During the photo shoot was the time that I could put all of my camera skills into my images and prove that I knew what I was doing. During this week I learnt how to write a plan for when to take my images and what to take picture of and this helped me know when to take my pictures and how to take them.
Do
I applied the skills on Photoshop like turning one of my images into black and white and also changing the saturation of the image also I was able to add camera skills like close ups and also different angles of images. during this week I forgot to take my images for line so i had to get them pictures done on the last day and be able to make a contact sheet about them too, I am proud that i was able to keep on top of my work and not fall behind.
Improve:
I Want to improve how fast I am able to work because I felt like i was quite slow with how I was working, also I want to be able to get my images done faster because I feel like it took my too long. I need to stop getting distracted whilst working as I get distracted easily.

Show
This is my work from the week.

# data[].attributes.body
Task 6:Evaluation and Reflection.
(Unit 1&2:1.3 & 1.3)

Know: This week I have learnt how to present my work in front of my class easily without getting worried. I found it easy to focus on the presentation instead of on the people watching me as that means I wouldn't have to think about them. I also learnt how to present my work on power point and how to make it look good.

Do: from this week I was proud about my presentation and to the fact that I was able to complete without any barriers and I am proud that I knew how to put the presentation in a way that I liked. a skill I learnt was being able to speak in front of people without getting worried about it as I am usually not able to speak in front of people.

Improve: I could improve on how I work in front of my class to make sure I don't stutter or forget what I have to say like I did when I presented my work this week. I think the photography course will help me in the the future of the course if I need to take pictures or if i need to use a camera because I now know how to use them and also how to use a tripod, also it has made me be less shy in front of a camera as i used to hate it. I need to improve on how I read feedback because sometimes I ignore it but i also need to check Showbie more for feedback so that i can improve my work and make it better.

Show: this is my Power Point that I presented in front of the class.