Work Record April 26th 2013

Preparation;

The aim for this shoot is do a portrait and fashion shoot in black and white. This relates to contrasts as it will be in black and white. I plan on using the normal lights and the ring flash to get high quality professional portrait images.

 

 

 

I like both of these images as they both show bright, high contrast black and white style portrait photography. I like the one on the top due to the classier, extreme high contrast style to it. I like the one on the bottom as I like how the model is posing and with some shadow.

To prepare I need to;

·         Get a model

·         Book studio

·         Plan lighting

·         Plan what I want my model to wear

·         Plan poses

What I hope to achieve;

In this shoot I hope to achieve a beauty portrait shoot that shows modern fashion and beauty through a variety of poses.

 

What I actually achieved;

I am really happy with how this shoot turned out, as it shows contrast well in a different way to how I usually show it. I did originally plan on taking the photographs in black and white, but I am glad I decided against it as taking them in black and white as having them in colour gave me more freedom with editing, such as tone and brightness. I also got a few good colour images, which was not my aim but as I thought they turned out well I saved them in colour as well as black and white. When taking the photographs, I did use various different lighting, but the one that worked out best for me was the ringflash as it gave a brighter, higher quality finish. When editing, other than making them black and white, I experimented with different amounts of shadow, brightness and contrast intensity. Overall I am really happy with the result I got.

 

This image was not intentionally in colour, and it is also in black and white. Although it is in black and white, I do prefer this one in colour due to the vivid colours and how bright it is. For this I used the ring flash, and therefore this image has no shadow. I like the pose that the model is posing as it looks fun and natural. I also like how the colours and sunglasses makes the image look happy and summery.

 

This is most likely my favourite image from the shoot, as I like the retro feel to it and how fun it is. Another thing about this I like is the reflection of the ringflash in the sunglasses looks like eyes which adds to the fun style. In terms of editing, I am really happy with how this looks due to the high contrast, bright style of it. The fact that I used the ringflash increased the contrast and the brightness as well.

 

 

This is another image that I think worked out quite well, as it is not as bright and shows less contrast than the rest of the images. I took this without the ringflash, but there is still minimal shadow. I like this one mainly because it shows movement which I think was captured quite well as there is no blur. When editing, I used the dodge tool to highlight the hair a bit more.

 

 

 

 

What I am going to do next;

There are ways I could develop this idea such as doing the photographs outside or changing the theme, but as this shoot is the last in my unit, I am happy with leaving it as it is.