The document discusses the evaluation of classic and modern colored photographs after further editing. The author captured photos that fell into two groups but four others did not fit a style. They tried adding a classic effect and monochrome coloring to the four outliers. Monochrome looked more effective. As a result, six photos have a modern style with monochrome coloring while three retain the original classic coloring. The author then evaluates each of the four edited photos, noting what they like about the monochrome effect and potential changes they would make.

1. Discovering Photography
Task 7- Evaluation of Classic and
Modern coloured photographs

2. Comparison to original
Before
After
After completing Task 6 and Task 7, I decided that the Photographs I had
captured and then post-produced needed something else doing to them. I noticed
that there were clear links with 5 of my photos, split into 2 groups, but 4 of my
photos seemed to have a style of their own, while jot fitting into any sort of
collection as such. I then decided I should further edit these pictures in
accordance to the styles of my two mini-collections of photographs.
Firstly, I tried to add the classic effect I had added to my Minster pictures in Task
6, however, no of the Photographs looked effective when completed.
Monochrome colouring was the other effect I used on my images in Task 6 postproduction, so decided I should edit them like this. I still didn’t think they looked
that effective, compared to before, but they looked more effective than the classic
colouring. The Four ‘after’ images represent how the images look with
monochrome colouring on them, so they now fit into a ‘collection’. Due to no
images been post-produced with classic colouring, 6 images are of a modern
style, while 3 of them remain in the classic colouring, as pictured in Task 6.
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After

3. Nunnington Balcony evaluation
What I like about the
photograph:
• The monochrome colouring
highlights the black of the rail
and the lightness of the
building well, which gives it an
effective contrast.
•The orange colouring behind
the railing wasn’t a feature I
liked about the before shot. In
the Monochrome one however,
the issue isn’t there and it
looks a lot better.
•It now fits in with the modern
collection part of my
photography.
What I dislike about the
photograph and what would
I change?
•The Monochrome colouring
takes away some of the
effectiveness of the image,
due to the orange tinge
representing the building in a
way that gave a sunset feel
about it.
•I would lighten the top of the
arch on the stonework
because on the left hand
shot, you could see the badge
clearly, now you struggle to
see it for the darkened
colouring.
•The gradient level made the
brickwork look all as one and
even, but the monochrome
colour makes the brickwork
look patchy.

4. Nunnington side evaluation
What I like about the
photograph:
•Like a lot of Monochrome
pictures, the contrast between
the light and dark is an
effective feature. The black
plant pots complement the light
brickwork and also contrast
with the lightness of the grass.
• I think the top picture was a
bit dark, where as the ‘modern
colouring style’ has brought the
lightness back to the picture,
like it did in the raw photograph
when it was initially taken.
•The effect on the before
image was monochrome on
the building and a dash of
colour on certain items. This
can look quirky on pictures, but
I think I didn’t get it right and
ended up with an overly postproduced image. The
monochrome image looks
understated but effective.
What I dislike about the
photograph and what would
I change?
•The top picture represented
Nunnington Hall like my other
images didn't, in a mysterious,
dusk type of way. I liked this
feature, but now the
monochrome has been
added, it’s not as effective.
•I would change the brickwork
brightness on the middle
portion of brickwork. This is
due to it been lighter than the
rest of the brickwork, which
makes the overall building
look patch in it’s colouring.

5. Nunnington window evaluation
What I like about the
photograph:
•Instead of having black, white
and green on the original, the
monochrome colouring makes
the contrast more evident.
•The new post-produced images
adds the element of dynamic
range, which it didn’t have
before.
•The selective colour optioning
let me make the outline of the
window one colour, instead of
patchy colouring.
What I dislike about the
photograph and what would
I change?
•The green colouring outside
the window. While the
contrast on the bottom image
is effective, the top image,
before the monochrome style
made a better image, in my
opinion.
•The shadow under the
window on the bottom image
doesn’t add to the image in
an effective way, instead, it
detracts some of the attention
away from the central focus
the window.

6. Nunnington pillar evaluation
What I like about the
photograph:
•The representation of
Nunnington being mysterious is
furthered by the monochrome
colouring added to it.
•The additional tilt I added to the
photograph allows the image to
look straighter and from more of
a straight on angle.
What I dislike about the
photograph and what would
I change?
•This is one of the only
images that I feel looked
better, colour wise, before the
monochrome colour was
added.
•While the added tilt does
make the image look
straighter, I liked the quirky
angle on he photograph
before the initial postproduction, as well as this
second post-production stage.

7. Nunnington pillar evaluation
What I like about the
photograph:
•The representation of
Nunnington being mysterious is
furthered by the monochrome
colouring added to it.
•The additional tilt I added to the
photograph allows the image to
look straighter and from more of
a straight on angle.
What I dislike about the
photograph and what would
I change?
•This is one of the only
images that I feel looked
better, colour wise, before the
monochrome colour was
added.
•While the added tilt does
make the image look
straighter, I liked the quirky
angle on he photograph
before the initial postproduction, as well as this
second post-production stage.