SHOOT 1

IMAGE MAKING, TEST SHOOTS

PLAN

For shoot 1 I want to kill two birds with one stone, I will be doing the lying down on the bed image, the arm/feet close up & the bathroom mirror scene. For this shoot I want to use digital camera, but also a polaroid camera, and see how they turn out.

LOCATION

For shoot 1, i’m doing several images within one day of shoot. Luckily all the locations I can do within my home, so my bed/wall, and the bathroom.

EQUIPMENT

As i’m constructing these images need to prepare outfits, location, lighting etc. Heres a list below of what i’m using for the shoot –

  • Canon 70D
  • 50mm lens
  • Pink dress
  • Lilac socks
  • Green pattern dress
  • Standard lens
  • Model – (Ruby)
  • Bed/Pillows
  • Polaroid camera/film

CONTACT SHEET

SCREENSHOTS

  • OPENED THE IMAGE UP INTO PHOTOSHOP. USED AN ADOBE PRESET CALLED VINTAGE INSTANT 6
  • DECREASE THE PRESET SLIGHTLY, TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE NATURAL LOOKING
  • OPEN IT UP FURTHER INTO PHOTOSHOP, USING THE DODGE & BURN TOOL, TO ENHANCE THE EYES
  • BEFORE
  • AFTER

RESULTS

RESULTS OF POLAROIDS

I’m genuinely pleased with how these images came out, initially, I wanted to block the natural light with boards to create this shadow effect. However, by picking a sunny day, the hard light created these patterns through the windows naturally. Which I feel adds depth to the images, making them more visually exciting.

The bathroom images turn out really well. It gave a cinematic feel to it and was exactly what I was going for. I wish I could have got more shots, (in the bathroom images), however because of the very little space, that was the best I could do. The outfit really complements and fits with the subject and themes well, as long with the model emotions and placement. Overall I want to carry on producing images that go with these, however, has the same style of the cinematic bathroom ones.

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