Preparation;
For this shoot, I am going to use myself as the subject. I am
going to use face paint as I want to create a evil doll sort of effect. I want to
do this as I can develop this in a later shoot. This shoot will relate to the
formal elements as I want to show form. I got this idea from some of the
artists I have been looking at that focus on more gothic ideas. I am going to
use the studio as it not add any distractions due to location, and the focus
will be clear.
These are some makeup ideas that I am going to use to create
my own look. I like the idea of the
cracked effect as it gives it a broken china doll look, which adds to the old,
creepy look. I also really like the bleeding
eyes look, as it adds a bit more creepiness, but the tears make it look
slightly more innocent in contrast to the dark, evil look.
To prepare I need to;
·
Chose what makeup design I am going to use
·
Set up the camera in the correct position
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Decide the type of poses and angles I am going to do
What I hope
to achieve;
During this shoot I plan to create some photographs showing
form and evil/dark emotions and ideas. I am only shooting shoulders up so that the
ideas behind this shoot aer shown through facial expression and emotion.
What I actually
achieved;
Overall, I am quite happy with how my shoot turned out, especially
as it was my first shoot where I used myself as the model. My photographs show
form quite well as I created different positions and used different angles. The
photographs with the best results are the ones that are closer up as the
further away ones show less of the detail on the face, therefore not showing
the idea of shoot. I also tried different lighting, having both lights on and turning
one off. Not lighting worked particularly better that the others, as it
depended on where I was, and what angle i was facing.
Something I decided to do during the shoot was to use props.
I decided to experiment with using a doll and some rope. The ideas with the
doll mainly worked really well, as It went with the creepy doll idea that I was
creating. The rope did not work as well as the doll, as it did not fit in with
the idea. Some photographs did not work to good due to composition and
lighting.
This is my favourite photograph from the shoot. I like this
as I like the position of my head, slightly tilted back and looking straight ahead
at the camera as it looks quite creepy. I like how the doll is in it and
slightly in front of me. I also like how the doll is hanging from the top, as
it helps the eeriness of the photograph. I think that the doll is what makes
the photograph, as without it the composition could look a bit empty. When editing
this, I made my eyes slightly red, as they are central, making them a focus
point, and the red enhances that. I also increased the contrast and slightly de-saturated
the colour.
I think this photograph is quite good, and simple. I like how
it is really close up and straight ahead. During this photograph I had both
lights on, so that there would not be any side brighter than the other. I like
how even though my head is straight on in front of the camera in the middle, but
it is slightly tilted down to the side. When editing I made the purple lips
brighter and stronger, as well as making the blood brighter. I also made my hair
redder and darker. To make the photo look creepier, I also made my eyes darker,
almost black. I did not make them fully black so that they would not lose the
shape and tone.
What I am
going to do next;
To develop this shoot, I am going to a contrasting one, where
I keep with the doll theme and still use myself as the model to keep it mainly
the same. But instead of it being dark and creepy, it will be bright and colourful,
contrasting this shoot. To do this, I will still use face paints, but not
include the blood, cracks or stitches.
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