Work Record March 26th 2013

Preparation;

The aim of this shoot is to show the contrast between life and death by creating a scene were a zombie is eating a human. For this shoot I plan on using myself and someone else as models.

To prepare I need to;

·         Get a model

·         Book the studio

·         Get any props – i.e. heart

·         Plan makeup

·         Plan poses

What I hope to achieve;

During this shoot I hope to achieve a shoot that shows the contrast between life and death through the ideas of horror. 

What I actually achieved;

During this shoot, I managed to achieve what I wanted which was to show the ideas of life and death in a eccentric and horror themed shoot. Due to the fact I was also part of the shoot, I was originally planning on putting the camera on a stand, but the stand would not go as low as I needed it too, I instead asked Paul to take the photographs with me directing him. I am happy with how the images turned out, however  there was not much variation in pose and composition due to the fact I knew what I wanted to get out of the shoot. When shooting I used a heart as a prop to make it look more realistic like the zombie was eating the heart. When editing I experimented with adding backgrounds and re colouring them.

This is my favourite edit from the  shoot as I re coloured it and gave it and green hue in order to make it look more eerie, whilst keeping it bright and vivid. I also like how the composition is, with the heart central, making it the focus with everything happening around it and linking the zombie and the human. I also like how at the top of the image you can just see my eyes, and it looks as though I have been caught off guard.



 
What I am going to do next;
 

As I am happy with how this has turned out, I am leaving this shoot as it is, but I like looking into the idea of horror so I am going to continue looking at this style.