Assignment 206 Statement of Intent for Theme 1

For my first theme I have chosen 'Nature'.

                                              The title of the theme is:  ITS ONLY NATURE.

Intentions/purpose of the photography to be undertaken:
I want to further my Level 1 work shooting photographs on location when out and about.  I enjoy walking around nature type areas, I find it relaxing, so will focus on this.  I will be looking in National forest enclosures for anything that catches my eye, from a scene, an animal, a tree, a leaf, water or any mixture of such things.

Reasons for selection of theme (including inspiration from the work of others):
I enjoyed my Level 1 work in Landscapes immensely so want to continue on a similar theme with a hope of progressing.  I feel I need more time in the field to practice technique and manual controls of the camera.

Again I will look at the work of Art Wolfe amongst others.  Here are some more of his inspiring pictures:

                                                                 taken by Art Wolfe

                                                                  taken by Art Wolfe

                                                                  taken by Art Wolfe

                                                                  taken by Art Wolfe

                                                                 taken by Art Wolfe

                                                                   taken by Art Wolfe

The Photo Imaging Equipment and medium that will be used and why:-

Canon EOS 5D Mark II EF24-105L IS USM kit

SanDisk Extreme CompactFlash card 8GB 60 MB/s

SanDisk Ultra CompactFlash card 8GB 30 MB/s

Tripod

Mac Computer with Photoshop CS5

I will be using this kit because I have enjoyed its results so far and want to experiment more with it.  I have found the lens to be versatile.   I will need to add a shutter release button.  I would also like to experiment with an ND graduating filter.

Techniques that will be used and how they will help convey the visual message:

I will use a range of controls on the camera to experiment.  I will take many shots to enable me to pick out the best.  I will analyse the images on the computer later,  to determine the need to return to a scene to re-shoot it differently/ better.  Post capture I will tweak images in Photoshop using controls to make them brighter/lighter and change contrast/colours controls.

How light quality can be used to help convey the visual image:

I will use natural light as I do not yet have a flash.   Again I will look for bright conditions, not necessarily sunny, just good enough light for the scenes to look well.

Safety Considerations:

I will becareful where I go and not stray too far alone.   I will take care of my equipment and its set up.  I will wear good walking footwear and not try to carry more than is comfortable for too long.  I will try to take the car as near as I can to a scene shoot.