Continuing pattern

There is evidently a continuing pattern that has filtered through from my minor project into my major and has similarities that are evidently seen.The difference between the desired is that context of colour , being i used black and white medium format using studio lighting for my minor.Moving on to major i began to experiment with using Polaroid film which is colour .I thinks the image shows a subconscious cycle of how my thoughts are processed.

5x4 colour

This is one of my short/mid length 5x4 negs

more 35mm research

Evaluation final portraiture project

EVALUATION FINAL PORTRAITURE PROJECT

I have produced seven images for my final portraiture project i choose to do digital as i am comfortable using studio equipment.I feel a little regrettable that i didn't combined both film and digital as printing your own photos is more satisfying and feels more of an achievement.Other than a minor downfall everything went according to plan and I'm delighted with the outcome .
I choose to keep the backdrop black so my subject is the only thing you study when viewing the image rather than your eyes being diverted to something further in the background.i was inspired by various photographers such as Deborah Turberville and Albert Watson to create something creatively dramatic in a subtle form.I also think my images question what is portraiture as all my images the face of the subject is always hidden given a sense of uncertainty to ones identity my subject uses there body to express themselves rather than with there facial expressions.

Evaluation fill in flash

EVALUATION FILL IN FLASH:

When set with the task of producing one print it was hard to find the right Harmony's between fill in flash and natural daylight .I found that not having the flash directly on the subject and away from the sun helped balance them both out.When researching this particular style of shooting it also proved difficult to find photographers who stated they used it.So i resorted to magazines such as Love,Elle,Hunger which proved to be a positive decision.
I think my image has a good composition in the center  and chose to take it from above so from her top half is more of the foreground adding a creatively detailed touch rather than a straight on shot.With this i think it makes the image look more aesthetically pleasing to view.Also i pleased with background being unfocused its brings to attention of the detailed outline and shadowing on the subject.

Locations

shooting hasselblad and locations

                

shooting fill in flash

Final portraiture project prints

These are the first four of my final portraiture project.Reasons for putting them separately is the above have a sequence and stages in which you look at them.Although it should be first to last in this case last to first.I deciding to do nude mixed with what sometimes is labelled fashion like corrinne day photographing Kate Moss.There was a feeling of uncertainty of what i was photographing , although I'm generally happy with the outcome there was a slight concern whether this could even be considered portraiture.But after plenty research and being inspired by others photographers work i came 

Albert Watson

 

I admire Albert Watson's  two portrayals of Kate Moss and how two different layouts and can produce very different things.For instance the photograph on the left creates a disgruntled,lost,unstable,on edge,uncomfortable to name a few. I'd suggest has been created by the darker backdrop and the use of light creating shadow along the bottom of her back and then up her spine emphasising it dramatically.Whereas the image on the right has a calm,feminine,less hostile rhythm too it with the help of a lighter back drop and the use of light directly upon her creating shadowing behind her.Although both very uniquely different from another in the sense of mood they create they are both equally beautiful in there own way, they draw your eyes attention for different reasons.

























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Final fill in flash

This is my final fill in flash image. I'm overall delighted with this final piece.I think i have produced an image with the right balance between foreground and background.The flash does not overpower the subject therefore leaving the image to have a certain harmony about it where the elements of using fill in flash in day light work well. My experience of creating this image was not at all easy as i had never used a fill in flash but with practice and experimenting using the flash facing away from from the subject and then every other angle i managed to get there in the end.By experimenting taking several hundred images i was able to look back and compare the differences between each image depending where the flash was aimed .This came assignment came as a great learning curve.