Evaluation
What i used:
boom
black board
white board
camera
reflector
sync lead
tether lead
50mm lens
Throughout the digital image process I found learning about photography very stressful and difficult, as I had no previous experience in this area, and it is not one of my particular interests. But I wanted to create a selection of good photographs that showed I understood the importance of lighting, direction, model pose, make-up application and position of the camera.Having an assistant was helpful during the set up of the studio, as there were two of us to maneuver the boom for the lighting, and position the equipment ready for shooting. It made the whole experience more relaxed, as I work better in a team, and I felt relaxed and confident to direct my model with my assistant backing me up.
I found it difficult to direct a model that I knew, this surprised me as I was nervous to shoot with a model I had only known for a little while, but then became more confident as the session went on. I found poses that I hadn't researched and was able to try new positions with the camera off the tripod; this was then easier to move around and again made me feel more confident. Directing someone I knew was more difficult because the model would move too quickly from not listening to what I said and I would then have to take more pictures to perfect the poses I wanted.
I am very happy with the outcome of my colour shoot photos, as I prefer a brighter image with lots of colour. I chose my model carefully as I wanted a slender girl with big features, I found the perfect model and then chose my colour palette around what would match with her skin tone. I had already bought a scarf that I wanted to use so was able to match the lips, I am very happy with the finished look of my model. Because it was a natural beauty shoot I only added colour to the lips, and kept the makeup of the rest of her skin very natural and minimal.This created a very dramatic effect as the colours matched perfectly with her skin tone, I was very happy with the outcome of the quality of the images as well as the quality of my design process. I wanted the model to have bare shoulders, to initiate the idea of being very natural, I supplied a small crop top to cover her but to leave the shoulders bare.
For my black and white images, I used a different set up and different lighting, as I wanted the colours of the image to come out darker than in my colour shoot. I wanted to create a different feel to the images, one less bright. This photo shoot took longer than my colour one as I had more time booked out so I could rearrange the set up as many times as I needed.
