11th April Photoshoot

For the second photoshoot I made sure I really concentrated and defined my idea. Using the two really well cropped images from the last shoot as a start, I framed each photograph the same, making sure I got a really good final 3. I tried doing lighting as close to the last shoot as possible, but when I lit the background, it seemed too bright


I then moved further back with the camera, which I was unable to do last time, and tried just lighting the model. This worked perfectly and I got some really nice images



















These images were exactly what I was aiming for and I will definately find my fianl 3 in the many more I have.

Lyrics Idea

After doing the task, I have started a secondary idea of using text in the photographs. For my task I changed the meaning of the photo to make it more fashion driven with the song title 'Dedicated Follower Of Fashion'.

This gave me an idea to continue. With this one I scanned in the text and added it to the photos, so for others Ive tried sticking the text onto the image and then scanning it.

For this one, I pierced the paper with safety pins and then scanned the picture in. The photo has lost quite a lot of quality but I quite like the effect this gives the piece.

I have picked lyrics which relate to the photographs, not just song titles like I was orginally going to do. I really like this idea and am going to continue with it as part of this project.

More Post Production

After trying some work with sequins and sticking things to my photographs, I decided to try printing the photographs on different types of paper and seeing the effect created.

This was sheet music and I chose to print the picture of my models with playing cards over the top to have a contrast of patterns and props. I really like this image, it makes the photograph look aged.



These are printed on decorated paper. The glitter was already on the page before I printed over it, which I thought might cause problems, not only with the actually printer but with where they ended up in relation to the photograph.

This was printed on patterned tissue paper. This was difficult and the second one didn't work so I overlaid the photo on the scanned image of the tissue paper. Its not got the same effect though and I want to try printing it again.

Photoshoot in Black and White

I took some images on my analogue camera and developed the black and white film. Some have come out really nice, although none are as good quality lighting or as well composed as the digital photographs. I have therefore chosen to change a few of the colour images into black and white to get the real effect of 60's fashion photography. I have picked a selection of posed and more natural shots. I quite like the ones where the models look more relaxed even if they are not technically acurate photos.

Examples:

60's Inspired Photoshoot-29th Feb 08

The shoot on 29th Feb went well. First to try and create a grey background like these:




















I used the black paper backdrop and tried to light it to make grey, lighting the model seperately. This just resulted in very dark photographs, with the background just looking black. I then tried with a white backdrop, hardly lighting it at all but concentrating on the model. At first when trying just one light on the model, the whole set up looked far too dark.




















We eventually managed to get it even with two lights in front of the model and two behind, all with brollies on. This made the lighting quite soft and I was able to change one of the lights levels to give more shadows.


The background is quite grey in these photos, although it could be darker if the studio was bigger. This would have let me move further back with the camera making the light behind the model darker. However, I am please with the shadows I managed to achieve in a lot of the photographs.
























For some on the shoot I experimented with props to give a feel of the era and create some interesting imagery.























However, I feel the best shots are the simple, well cropped and lit ones. Like these:

More Development and Ideas

While doing the tasks I got some further ideas for what to do for my final project. I thought mainly about the idea of adding another material to the original photographs. This material came in the form of sequins for these pieces.






I also decided to experiment with some very simple drawing on the actual photographs and then scanning them back in, using this advert for Dusty Springfield as inspiration.




In both these processes, a lot of picture quality is lost.