'Autumn'

I was asked to work in a team to create a photo-set of 5 images all contributing to a theme of our choice. We decided to go with the theme of 'Autumn' due to the time of year and the fact that it was so broad, gave us some more freedom. We also chose this theme because the colours of the season are very warm and appealing to the eye - enabling our images to be the same. 

Our location was based in Singleton Park. We chose this location because of how large it is, enabling us different variations of locations without it being obvious that we were in the same place. We also wanted somewhere with lots of autumnal colours and vibes and the park was perfect for that. 

This first image is particularly one of my favourites. We got inspiration from this image on Pinterest and wanted to re-create something similar. We used my own camera, the Canon 70D with a 1.8 50mm lens. We used this particular lens because of the depth of field we wanted to create - the low f-stop enabled us to-do that. I also like the framing of this shot. The rule of thirds is applied due to the subjects being in the bottom third of the image. 
   In post, we decided to edit the images in a particular way so that they all work well as a set. We added a slight yellow/orange colour filter on them to add to the autumnal colour theme as well as an offset effect to make them softer and aesthetically pleasing. 

This is also one of my favourite shots from the set. I particularly like the contrast in colours of the clothing and background. The lack of face enables the image to still be anonymous and takes away that specific human connection we get when we see other faces in images. I think that this image also looks like it could be part of a outdoor ad-campaign due to the pose, clothing and colours. 

Overall I am very pleased with how these images came out. I think that we all have a very clear understanding of depth of field and framing now. I think that they are very strong as a set because of the similarity in colours and compositions as well as the fact that they all go hand-in-hand with the theme of Autumn. I would like to continue this in the near future and see how far we can develop it as a group.