Shoot 1

First shoot on theme for the year

 Learning the camera 

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).

                 Best Images              

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.

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. 

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. 

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