W12 - Final 6 images

  
 

W10/11 - Photoshop

Early on in my project, I contemplated whether I should shoot on digital or film cameras. I decided it would be an easier process if I shot on digital and through editing tried to mimic an older photograph slightly. 

This week I focused on the photoshop techniques I'd use in my pictures.

I decided to create several layers in my photographs, the first being the model who is the subject of the photograph and the second layer would be the background. Adjusting the brightness, contrast and increasing the shadows on the first layer of the person in order to bring out the colours and their features.

In order to mimic an older photograph or film photography, I decided to add noise to the second layer of the background of the photograph and create a subtle grain.

I felt this editing process, made the subjects, the colours and clothes they wear to stand out and be the main focus of the image.

Below are some of the final edited versions, side by side with the original images.

   

   

W9 - Shoot 4

This week I shot my friend Jess.

We did a few outfit changes.

Outfit 1 -

Orange flares - the flared style was popular in the 70s, however the neon colour was more popular in the 80s. therefore felt this item of clothing mixed different decades and formed a modern piece of clothing. 

White vintage tommy hilfigure v neck top - belonged to my mum. the v neck style was popular amongst women in the 70s. 

Black cord jacket 

Outfit 2 -

Double denim - became popular in the 80's 

oversized jackets.

Leopard print shoes - recirculated through different decades

Below are the contact sheets.

W9 - Shoot 3

This week I shot my friend Jude, We did a few outfit changes. 
Below are the contact sheets.

W9 - Shoot 2

This week I shot my friend Martha.

Outfit - 
brown cord jacket
white turtle neck
oversized baggy fit blue denim trousers
black boots


Below are some of the contact sheets of the different shoots I did.

W8 - Portable Lighting

Portable Lighting 

This week we learnt about portable lighting.
We took out some lights and set them up in the common space and one of the classrooms and tried to achieve the best possible picture.





The photos below were taken in a room with quite a lot of light already. Using a portable light to exaggerate the lighting.

The photos below were in a small room, with one portable light.
It was initially really hard to take pictures as the room had very little space. We chose to get a wider lens and attempt to shoot with that. Below are the est photos we managed to get.

W8 - Ingrid Pollard Talk

There was a talk by photographer Ingrid Pollard at the Attenborough centre at uni.


Basic info -
British artist and photographer. 
Uses portraiture alongside traditional landscape photography to explore social constructs.  Looking at Britishness or racial difference. 
Associated with Autograph: The association of black photographers. 



Although I found her really interesting and loved her photographs, I didn't think there were any similarities to my theme and project idea. 
Also felt it difficult to follow the talk, as the spoke as if we knew what they were talking about and very familair with her work and at times I didnt.