Work Record March 1st 2013

Preparation;

For this shoot I am going to show the idea of “life” to contrast my previous “death” shoot. To do this, I am going to use myself as a model and keep it really natural and normal with no face paint. This is to show the idea of “life”. I also plan on using the ring flash.

 

 



I like the image on the top due to the use of the camera. I like this because it relates to the idea of life, as camera capture memories and are related to the idea of life. I like the image on the bottom due to the relaxed, natural and happy pose the model is pulling. Although I like these images, I plan on keeping my photos in colour to show the idea of life more boldly.

To prepare I need to;

·   Book the studio

·   Plan any poses

·  Chose what background

·  Set up the ring flash

What I hope to achieve;

During this shoot I hope to achieve a shoot clearly showing the idea of life through the use of natural poses, and make up to clearly contrast my previous shoot showing the idea death.

What I actually achieved;

During this shoot I achieved what I wanted to, which was to show the ideas of life in a positive way. I achieved this by using the ring flash and a red background. I chose to use the ring flash due to the bright, professional look it gives photographs which helps show off the idea of life. I chose to use a red background as it is bright and therefore gives the photos a positive feel. During the shoot I decided to use a few props. I used a camera, which I got inspiration for from the image I mentioned, and I used a photo frame. I decided to use a variety of natural and fun/silly poses to show the idea of life as it shows it is a positive, happy way compared to dark and eccentric way I showed death previously.

This is my favourite photo from the shoot. I like it due to the use of the camera, which makes it seem natural and realistic. I like the composition as well, with me just to the left and not dead centre. I also like the very small shadow to the left as it adds some depth. When editing I experimented with the curves and made it look slightly unrealistic, vivid and bright.

 

I like this one due to the silly pose I am pulling. This makes it seem fun and relaxed – which are the positive emotions associated with life. When editing this I decided to make it black and white with selective colour on the lips as they are bright red and having then with colour and the rest black and white helps make the photo stand out. When editing I also used the dodge tool on the eyes. 

As the rest of the photos show quite false and silly poses, I decided to edit this one as it is natural and simple. I like how my head is turned to one side slightly, and how it is a natural, happy pose. This shows life well as it shows ideas of happiness. When editing, I kept it natural and realistic, only making my eyes bluer to stand out and using soft focus to soften the image.

What I am going to do next;

I am really happy with how this has turned out, and happy with how the contrast between this shoot and the previous one showing death is shown. I am not going to re shoot any of these shoots as they turned out well. I am however going to experiment with editing the images to merge the two shoots.