Unit 208 ,theme2 -The Baker !!

                                                                                    

The Biscuit Machine.

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flash fired. 

This shot is taken with a member of staff standing next to one of the main biscuit machines, I like the detail in this shot and this reminds me of when I ran this machine 24 years ago. 

The Mixing Bowl .

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A shot taken next to one of the large mixing bowls used to mix and transfer mixture to the biscuit machine.

Out Of The Oven.

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Baker girl popping a rack of biscuits into the oven for baking off. 

Off To Packing.

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flash fired. 

A tray of biscuits off to the packing area .

More Racking.

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Waiting for the oven bell to go .

Biscuit Dye.

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flash fired.    Time to swap the dye ready for next batch of short bread .

I am not over happy with the light in these shots although the composition is good I do now realize why this happened and I have since purchased a tripod and can now work my camera correctly , opening my shutter as far as it will go 3.2 to let light in .                                                                                                      

                                                                    

                                                                      
                                                                          

Unit 208 ,theme 1 -S-no- w Fun For Some ,It Was For Me!

All these images are in manual I am afraid I deleted the shots off the memory card before collecting the data.

Unit 208, theme 2- The Butcher, The Baker and The Candlestick Maker.

The Butcher.....                                                  

The Master Butcher. 
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This shot was taken in one of the fridges in the cutting area,  I asked Mark  to stand close to the hind quarter so as to get the detail of the meat in the picture , I also ask Mark to look the serious business man. I like this picture For the composition, detail . texture , the  black and white color .I don't think that this image could be cropped as I would lose vital detail.

Lewis Hines -worker.

Color And Fun .
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This photograph is a little more on the fun side and in color, I made mark feel a little more at ease , letting him know the shot was great and it was just what I needed , as I know mark quite well he replied " I was a good liar " !!!! I would of  liked this shot to be a little lighter but it is as it appeared in sight .Again the picture has good composition ,texture ,color line.

Ready For Business.
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Here in this shot we moved to a window for more light, with an item that Mark uses most days a small cooked meat press .I like  this shot again the serious business man.

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 In this photograph Mark is facing  the window which is adding more light eliminating back-ground shadow. This helps show the detail in the texture and shape of the pies.

The Chopper.
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In this shot it shows the typical true fun butcher !!!!  laughing , joking and cheeky  behavior  . I like the glint of the steel  of the chopper and the expression on Marks face as he laughing , the only down side is the shadows, as  this was a darker area.  I took the shot half way up a set of stairs looking down so as to catch what light there was to accentuate the chopper head. I was aware  of health and safety at all time ,watching footings whilst moving around the work place.

 Only As Good As Your Tools.
(sharp !)
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Mark  was sharping one of his knives, this shot shows the Sharpe edge of the knife the texture and shape of the steel in the light.

                                                                  

Unit 208 theme 2 - Related to People and Portraits Theme -Happy !

Just had the go-ahead from the Bakery , I can visit on friday to take shots for my assignment 208, Principles of location photography ,Task 1a  people and portraits. The theme I have chosen is Butcher , Baker and The Candle stick-Maker ,the reason for this is I have been all of the above !!!!
When I was18 yrs old I was working at a local bakery ,there I met most of my good friends and some  really funny characters, which made the job more enjoyable ,I have been in contact with the bakery recently for permission to take photos for my assignment . I will have to keep a few things in mind when going into this place of work, I have checked their health and safety policies and will be wearing a white coat , a hair net and clean shoes, checking areas where and when I can photograph that will be safe ,also confidentiality -not expose the company name and special ingredients used during the baking process. I will also be showing the images I take to the supervisor, making sure that I have ad-eared to the rules they have set out to me allowing me to photograph in their bakery.
My next job was working with my mum and dad as they started their new business ,a butches shop. I worked up to six days a week at some periods, over eighteen years so I got to know the job inside out and  again made lots of good pals in the process .My dad retired around four years ago but the man who brought the business agreed to let me photograph him . I have done  this and will be loading the photos on shortly. Whilst I was in the butchers shop and cutting up area I checked their health and saftey policy and ad-eared to it . I worn a white coat , tied my hair up and wore clean shoes, I checked when and where I was a loud to photograph ,checking floor space as I moved around walking and photographing.
 Finally a  job I still do now ,a part-time candle maker along side another part-time job. I have worked for a local candle-maker for around four years on and off so I know the heath and safety procedures in my present place of work ,when walking around the shop floor you have to be a-wear of 10 ltr buckets of hot wax ranging from 60  to a 100 centigrade, so footings are imperative and naked flames are used too, so again being a-wear of where you stand .
 I will be using my Fine-Pix digital camera ,it has a set lens ,other equipment- just spare XD card ,set of fully charged batteries and a lens cloth and extra XD cards .



                                            

Unit 208 theme 1 -Charlie Waite -Landscape photographer.

                                                                         

                       

   Here are ten photographs of Charlie Waites that have chosen that have inspired me to take a few images of my own .                                                                                            

                           This is my take of Charlie's photograph (above left ) ,although in                                      
                            my shot the sky is not as blue , but the idea is similar ,a wispy                                                                                sky with detail ,in Charlie's shot he has texture and color in the                                                                                
                            flowers, a bright and vibrant shot .






                                                                      

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Charlie's shot above is again more vibrant in color than my shot ,again the inspiration was the vertical lines of Charlie's vine rows.
My corn in the cob rows are vertical the texture of the plants is apparent ,and stops suddenly with the trees in the distance, which if I had climbed down from the fence I may had achieved the same result as Charlie has .

In this shot I think I have achieved the same as Charlie's shot on the left ,I really like my version too (below ). The texture of the fence in the fore-ground ,the glimmering water that leads your eye in the mid-ground and moody sky in the back-ground . The tonal range of different shades of grey in the sky and the shape in the land in the distance.

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This shot of mine on the right is not the same as Charlie's (above ), but it shows reflection
lines ,shape texture and color .

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Shot taken in manual

In this photo of mine on the right the branch seems to illuminate with the sun behind it there is shape ,color and texture .In Charlie's shot the leaves seem to branch out  with vibrant golden leaves ,with the texture of the stone on the ground and the shape and line of trees in the back-ground .

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                  
                                                                                
In these three photographs below (of trees ) they show lines and shape in the trees and a leading line that your eyes follow ,texture and color   .The shot with the building ,has texture of the soil in the fore-ground, color , shape , lines in the trees and buildings  in the mid ground ,The mountains also have color and shape in he back-ground.

 

 This photo on the right is taken at a different time of year to Charlie's below , there is shape ,lines ,the path leads your eye along with the fence ,texture in the trunk of the trees and the leaves on the ground .