Shoot 1 01/03/2023
50 images
Ideas
Experiment with theme
Experiment with glasses (of water)
Location: Family friends house
Model: N/A
Evaluation
It went quite well, the shoot was fun and there was plenty of stuff to take photos of. I think the photos of the glasses of water and the distortion of light through the glasses looked really cool, and I think i'll develop that idea a bit more. Next time I might have some more objects to distort the glass or have some more close ups of the plants - not just of the grass (which didn't turn out to be very interesting).
Shoot 2 26/03/23 100 images
Ideas
Experiment with d.o.f/focus
Experiment with mirror(s)
Experiment with model (positions/props/background)
Location: My mum's house
Model: Jaime Hayvice (sister)
Artist model inspiration
Francesca Woodman (The pose pictured, covering models face, using mirrors, focus of the picture being the model AND the reflection)
Josef Sudek (Still life, glasses of water, glasses of water with flowers, dramatic lighting)
Cecil Beaton (Model & mirrors, the pose pictured, model's face or body reflected in the mirror)
Evaluation
I think that my photos with my model & mirror mostly turned out really good, the poses inspired by my artist models worked very well, and I will definitely use mirrors again in future photos. However, the background in some of them wasn't very nice (brick house) and the lighting caused the sky & her skin to be a very bright colour with not much detail. Next time I would try to photograph in front of a nicer backdrop with less harsh & bright light.
Some things that could extend my ideas next time is maybe having a few more objects & props.
Shoot 3 30/4/23
76 Images
Ideas
Photograph in style of Irving Penn (still life)
Location: My house
Artist model inspiration
Irving Penn (class supplied)
Still life
Strong composition
Lots of different (but related) objects
Different light sources
Shadows
Different camera angles
Different colours
Leading lines
Contact sheet
Best Images
Evaluation
I think the shoot went very well, the lighting was a bit moody and made awesome shadows and the arrangements looked purposeful and interesting.
I think the backdrop/where I was taking photos wasn't the best place (can see windows in some photos, wrinkles in sheet used to conceal actual background, and not the most interesting background). Next time I would use a more interesting (and professional) backdrop, a stronger light (and maybe more than one) source and some more objects more related to my theme.
Shoot 4 16/5/23
48 Images
Ideas
Photograph in style of Jerry Takigawa (still life)
Location: Photo studio (school)
Artist model inspiration
Jerry Takigawa(class supplied)
Still life
Strong composition
Blurry & black and white printed photo background
Objects related to theme/photo placed on top of print & pictures taken of that
Contact sheet
Best Images
Evaluation
I think the shoot went very well. The photos came out focused, with a cool contrast between the objects & the print. I think my objects were well arranged and had a strong composition. However, they were a little repetitive and there weren't enough photos taken. Next time I think I would use a lot more objects - especially more colourful ones as they would contrast much better with my black and white print. I think I would also experiment with some different lighting as all my photos had the same (natural) lighting - so some harsh and angled lighting would make the shoot more interesting.
Shoot 4a 17/5/23
42 Images
Ideas
Photograph in style of Jerry Takigawa (still life)
Experiment with professional studio
Experiment with professional lights
Location: Photo studio (school)
Artist model inspiration
Jerry Takigawa(class supplied)
Still life
Strong composition
Blurry & black and white printed photo background
Objects related to theme/photo placed on top of print & pictures taken of that
Contact sheet
Best Images
Evaluation
The shoot went really well. The lights were surprisingly easy to use and had amazing results. The harsh and strong lighting made really cool shadows on the photos, and the contrast in colours made them much more interesting.
I ran out of time however, so next time I would start earlier and use a lot more different objects - especially many more colourful ones. The water especially did not turn out how I wanted it to :(, so maybe next time I could use more of it or colour the water.
Evaluation of work completed so far