Risk Assessment

Initially when shooting film, the prints were developed as 6” x 4” photos. Then when a selection of photos had been established, the final prints for this module were then re-printed at 9” x 6” size from the negatives. As this process was then carried out by a different processing outlet and at a different time, some of the final prints were dissimilar to the original 6” x 4” print.

When enlargements are made, the colour saturation is reduced as the colour is less dense. Therefore it is to be expected that the larger prints will have reduced colour saturation in comparison with the smaller prints. The appearance of the final prints is dependent on the processing carried out, the equipment and chemicals that are used. As the enlargements have been carried out at a later date it is unavoidable that there will be some discrepancies.

Producing the mount for the photo is an area that can be problematic as the correct equipment is required and an unsteady hand can produce errors. Mounts were cut using a bevel window mount cutter that was especially purchased to complete this task. Becoming accustomed to the use of this piece of equipment took a little trial and error and so extra card was a necessity.

The following photos are examples of the differences that may arise including differing colour rendition and under- or over-exposure. In order to minimise these discrepancies it is advisable that the original print is supplied along with the negative to achieve a match.

In order to complete the assignment for this module, certain criteria needed to be fulfilled such as taking photographs in different light sources. It became apparent that something that had colours in harmony in daylight could appear to be very different in tungsten light even with the use of a correction filter. An example of the alteration in colour can also be seen on the following page. Numerous photographs had to be taken in order to find subjects and lighting conditions that would indeed meet the criteria of this module.