Pattern Work Diary

How I Made These Images

To create these images I used my iPhone's camera to capture them for a range of reasons. The content of the photos are things and places within the college campus that represent a pattern. In future projects I will use a DSLR Camera however for the time being the camera I am using does the job perfectly being a 12 Megapixel camera.

Critical Evaluation

There were many patterns around that I could've photographed - I tired to capture as many as possible. Through doing this there were bound to be patterns that I either didn't like or were photographed to a lower standard than the others.

The first image is an example of a pattern that I didn't particularly like. I capture it anyway as it does represent a pattern. There are some aspects to the pattern itself that I don't like however. The chair was quite old and therefore has some wear and tear which I believe made the image look of a lower standard to the others.

This next image is an image that I liked but had some faults to it. The framing of the image wasn't as good as it could've been. I tried to fix this during editing but I couldn't as the proportions of the image were uneven and the end result in editing didn't looks symmetrical and neat - which is what I feel like a pattern should be.

In the future, I will take note of the content that I will be capturing to make sure it doesn't make the image look unprofessional. I will also ensure the composition of the images before editing is to an acceptable standard. 

Progress

This image is my favourite of all the patterns. The reason for this is because of a range of things. For example: the image's composition is perfect. It's framed and focused perfectly. The content of the image also shows a repetitive pattern and also has a few imperfections, such as pieces of paper, open windows and some blinds slightly open, to break up the pattern which makes the image more interesting to look at.

To edit this image I decided to change the colour scheme to black and white as I felt like the colour was a distraction to the overall pattern. This was because the panels on the two upper levels didn't have the same colour scheme as the bottom. I further increased the contrast of the black and white to create more shadows and dimension to the image. 

This next image is another of my favourites. It's of another student's artwork. The top of the image didn't follow the pattern because of the way the roses are painted. I cropped these out during editing.

To further edit the image I adjusted the Saturation of the overall image to make the roses more vibrant and saturated. This allows for the image to standout to the audience.

This next image is of a mossy bricked floor.

To edit this image I simple cropped out the top of the image and adjusted the contrast by increasing the contrast of colours.
I felt like this image didn't need any further editing. 

This next image is very abstract. it's simply of a closed blind with light shining through the cracks. This is another one of my favourite images because of the gradient created on the different panels of the blind.

Whilst editing this image I changed the colours to black and white and, like the other images, increased the contrast. Increasing the contrast creates a dark effect and highlights the shadows and highlights of the image.

This final image is an example of a pattern that doesn't repeat or follow the laws of a pattern. It's a rather abstract pattern instead. The pattern is the repetitive use of the rocks.

To edit this image I simply turned the image black and white and increased the contract to again intensify the shadows. The reason for the colour change is because I feel like the original colours are already bland but didn't create as much of an effect on the audience as the black and white version does. I tried to contrast the original image without turning it black and white, however, the shadows were not as intense.