Form

Work Diary - Form 

For this shoot we went into the studio, this was the first time I had been in the studio, and used a studio camera, so I was fairly nervous (added in with my phobia of polystyrene, which we use in the studio to block light) however I overcame this an di think I did a relatively good shoot for my first attempt. Another thing that did disadvantage us was that there was a limited amount of time, and a large group of us using the studio at the same time, again with this I think I overcame it and took pictures efficiently and to the best of my ability in this new environment. Regardless of using the studio I think that this was also a hard brief as to get the shadowing and using the light appropriately to get the outcome that we desired was a challenge, however it was a fun task and was a new experience that I enjoyed thoroughly.  I think the technique I found to show what I wanted was the straight on shot, it showed the light in the way that needed to be shown, instead of manipulating the angle of the camera, I had to manipulate the way that my model was standing, and how the light hit them, not where I was standing on shooting them.  I used both looking towards the camera and facing towards the camera, I found that looking away from the light or turning the models back on it made it look odd, and didn't cause the lighting to show the form in the best way possible.

This is my favorite picture of the shoot, I think that it shows the brief in its entirety, the shadowing looks good and creates a complete view of the model, and shows that they are in fact three-dimensional. I like the use of the black background it creates another dimension to the photograph, as the model is the only focus, I am very proud of this shot.

The shot that I am least pleased with, that I thought would have a potential to be a very good shot is this, by the taller model blocking the light, it would still create shadowing on the smaller model, however it would be a lot less than it would have been if they were on their own, however the picture didn't come out as well as I hoped, and didn't show what I was attempting to reach.

The picture that I think was a complete disaster was this, the models we’re behind the light, and no shadowing occurred that was of any use to me, I was experimenting, as it was my first time in the studio, but I now know that this technique does not work well at all. Also the white background wasn’t pulled down far enough creating the line of the back and the floor, this is not good at all, and ruins the picture.

Idea Development –

This shoot has introduced me to the studio, and made me find my feet on how to capture pictures and to use the lighting and how to manipulate this to produce a shot that is of a good quality, I would love to develop this skill as it is a handy skill to have, as you can also use the techniques that you find in the controlled environment of the studio and relate them to shooting out on location. I have also learnt that shooting people, which again I hadn't done before was actually enjoyable, and that the way you decide to manipulate them can create the picture or it can destroy the picture. It doesn't actually matter on whether the model is attractive or not, the importance is on w=how you make them look, so through this shoot, although I have never been a shallow person, it has made me feel a lot more like looks don’t matter, you can make anyone look beautiful if you can get the right angle and the right lighting, I would love to develop this skill, as it would be able to be related to so much more than some of the other skills that I have developed.  A photographer that I have found that I admire and am almost envious of is Bryan Adams, he has photographed many well known people as he is renowned for his amazing quality work.

The First Step

I took this photograph on our pattern shoot, I think that it shows pattern in a very simplistic way, but also as the angle is low it shows the obscurity of the object, I think that it shows pattern very well, but has a little bit of me in the photograph. We're taking baby steps to become better photographers, so it has meaning, it shows that every step we take will get us to where we want to be, we just have to carry on. I like this photograph, for the way it looks and the meaning that I perceive it to have. This is why it has become my favourite photograph of this shoot, its my first step to becoming a better photographer.