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This is a very well shot video. It features a wide range of shots from cinematic black and white close-ups right up to wide shots of the cyclists on roads from above.

Mirror Lock-Up: Often abbreviated as MLU, is a feature employed in many SLR cameras. It allows the user to reduce vibration-induced motion blur during exposure. 

Final selected and edited still life image taken using controlled lighting and set construction techniques. 

Before choosing a subject for my personal project and before I start planning for it I should review my projects from blocks one and two. During these two blocks I covered a range of different subject matters. Our first project was spheres. This was mainly to try out and get used to different techniques like freezing movement, depth of field, panning etc. I was already comfortable with the techniques needed for our five images. I don’t think I tried as hard as I could to try and create outstanding images. I achieved all of the techniques but I could have been more creative with it. I feel this project was just to get our feet in the water. Another project I done shortly after this was ‘Who Am I’ which involved some different type of shots. One portrait, one location and one object. This being subjective and can be done in many different ways. I did really enjoy this project and thought I got some good images from it but I don’t think they were the strongest images I have created. Another brief was ‘catch me if you can’ which was to capture a sports event. It took me a bit longer than it should have to get an event organised. I shot a badminton event which I enjoyed doing and got some decent shot but again I don’t think it has been my strongest work and it’s not something I see myself doing lots off. During block 2 we did a couple of still life projects. ‘The gift’ and ‘recycle’. I like doing still life and creating sets but it’s not something I really want to pursue doing as a career and I find it a bit stressful. Darkroom is something we have been doing and is one of my favourite subjects to do but I do not really want to do it for my personal project. Since the darkroom has been shut for ages we haven’t had as much experience in there as we should have. Portraits are the other subject we have covered in blocks one and two in a variety of different ways. We shot studio portraits for the movie poster brief, portraits on film and digital for clean white brief and day light portraits on locating. I think these have overall been my strongest images from the year and it’s something I enjoy doing. My biggest weakness in taken portraits is confidence and communication. This has been something I have been trying to improve upon. During these projects I had to push myself to achieve what I wanted. I want to keep pushing myself to create better portraits and I think I will benefit from working with people on my personal project.

In this brief, controlling light has been a key aspect throughout the shooting process. With consideration of my given object - women’s razors - I have explored various lighting techniques, viewpoints, backdrops and styling options.

I like this image as it shows the shape of the curves. It shows how light can have an impact on the colour if the sponge, with the sponge on top over laps the sponge on the right the shadow makes the sponge a bit darker. Few things i would change is making the bottom two sponges level, put sellotape on the red and blue paper to keep it straight, maybe have the sponge on top more of at an angle and covering both sponges better.