Best work unit 3

best work unit 3 from jaime19051996

today

I'm going to sort out my electronic portfolio

Work Diary shoot 10-

What I plan to do:

For this shoot I am going to improve a previous shoot I did but in a different location taking more care of the spacing of the model. The purpose of the shoot is to reflect and unstable mind. 

What I hope to achieve:

I hope this shoot goes better than my previous one and the pictures are off a better quality and look more skilful and well thought out than my other shoot. Because of the changed location I am going to ensure the tripod is on flat ground to get the best picture possible. 

What I actually achieved: 

This is one of the finished pictures I took, in this one I didn't slow down the shutter speed for any of the separate pictures so they are all in focus. I feel like with this photo the composition is slightly off balance as there was meant to be another picture of the model in the front towards the right but I could not do this as it overlapped with the picture behind. 

This is another picture from my shoot where I slowed down the shutter speed on the pictures of leah in front to create the blurred picture due to the movement this was meant to represent a fragmented mind. It was difficult in this one to make sure that I got all the shadows in but I think in the end I managed to do this. I'm unsure which picture I prefer out of the two. 

What I plan to do next: 

next I am going to do a shoot showing a similar message but in the studio using multiple flash. 

WHAT AM I DOING TODAYYYYYYYYYYYYY

SHOOTING A SHOOT

Progess check

Progress Check  w/c 17th December

Jaime

3000 word Essay – need more

Contacts personal- ten....  eleven.... twelve .......

Personal Project......Personal project..... Personal project .....

Electronic portfolio on your blog  only 12

Final pieces1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10..11..12..13..14..15..16..17..18..19..20..

Overall project evaluation - 

today I am going to complete the connecting essays (done), and the 3000 word essayy (finished but still short) 

fine art work diary

These are some of the pictures from the fine art technique shoot. I did this in the studio, I feel like this was a good decision as it meant I was able to control the lighting and get it to my desired effect, especially in my second example. I chose to put my fine art pictures in black and white as I found this is a common thing to do from my image back. I found that they did look al lot better and more effective in black and white. 

best work so far

fine art image bank

     From this image bank it is evident that fine art pictures are commonly shown in black and white, it is also quite common for fine art pictures to be of landscapes which can also be found in my image bank, the two portraits in this fine art image bank are high definition and good quality thus contributing to the fine art effect. similarly in both of the portraits the background has been blurred out which could be due to minimum depth of field.

Slow sync image bank

A common feature is this image bank is that there is one part of the photo that is in focus and still and the rest is blurred due to the movement taking place. It seem that an effective way to show slow sync is to have moving lights within the picture as this creates a good sense of movement. 

Work Diary -9

What I plan to do:
I am going to do a location shoot in Bishops Stortford interpreting the protest 'slut walk' where people campaign against women being blamed for the number of rapes that take place due to the clothes they are wearing. For this I will need my model wearing typical going out clothes i.e short skirt/dress and heels. In the actual protest the women hold up signs with slogans like 'sluts say yes' and 'my clothes are not my consent' etc. I will have to replicate a sign like this for my shoot.

What I hope to achieve:
I will have to make sure the sign is clearly visible to convey the message I want. I want my pictures to be able to show the message I want therefore the sign will need to be a main focal point.

What I actually achieved:

These are two of the edited pictures I produced in this shoot, I am pleased with these as I feel I have achieved what I set out to do.  I had to go over the writing in photoshop on a separate layer then turn the opacity down to make the writing more visible. The only thing I would want to improve in these pictures is the fact that the background is quite dark but I could not find a way to overcome this. 

What I plan to do next:
I am pleased with this shoot so I think I should leave this idea where it is and move on to something new to ensure I get a range of different topics within my personal project. Next I will review my original ideas and choose one to work on and produce some different photos.

work diary- 8

what I plan to do-
Today I plan to focus my shoot around 'mental illness' for this I'm using Leah dot Wilsh as my model on a location shoot. for this shoot it is essential I have a tripod or my photo will be unachievable.
this painting has inspired my shoot

What I hope to achieve: I want my picture to convey mental illness/the idea of having a split personality. I am going to take one in focus picture centred then lower the shutter speed and get moving pictures around the centre one to create the 'ghostly effect'. On photoshop I will then layer the individual pictures on top of each other and use the eraser to rub out the main picture to reveal the blurred pictures.

What I actually achieved:

Overall I am pleased with the outcome of this shoot and the final image that I produced as it's what I wanted. I think I could have took a bit more time and care rubbing out around the moving pictures as I think it would look better if it wasn't lighter around them (as you can see to the left). I could have also took the placing to the blurred pictures into more consideration as the left ones blend in to each other. 

What I plan to next: 

I think I will redo this shoot making the changes to make it look better and perhaps do it some different locations too. 

Inspiration for change in direction of personal project

Work Record > shoot 7

what I plan to do:
I Plan to do a studio shoot today using Lydia as my model to show the issues surrounding body image in teenage girls and the strive for 'perfection'. I will need dim dark lighting in the studio.

What I hope to achieve: 
I hope that my pictures are slightly shocking to gain the audiences attention and I want to show a good use of lighting to highlight certain areas on my pictures.

What I actually achieved? 

What I plan to do next:
Im going to leave this topic for now and move on to another one, I think I might try and portray the issue of mental illness using the multiple flash technique as I need to incorporate some techniques in to my project and I think this one would work well with my theme.

Work Record- shoot 6

What I plan to do:

I want to do a location shoot in Stortford then come back in to college to edit my photos, I need to make sure my model is also okay and available to do this.
I want to recreate this photo and use it for inspiration in my shoot.

I'm then going to go on to edit the photos and show underage/binge drinking in a negative light then put a spin on it and advertise underage people drinking in a controversial positive light. For this I will have my model dress up in school uniform.

What I hope to achieve: 
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What I actually achieved? 
my idea changed when I got down to the shoot as I could not get a school uniform, instead I decided to focus my shoot around smoking and tried to show it in a negative and positive light.
here are some of the pictures that I took:

What I plan to do next?

I am going to take a slight different direction than my original topic of marketing and focus on 'issues' for example mental, physical, smoking, alcohol etc. I think refining my original project proposal will enable be to produce better pictures as I've been finding it difficult having such a broad spectrum of things to choose from.

PLAN.......................

    I plan to develop my project by shooting controversial advertisements for example trying to promote the use of drugs and excessive amounts of alcohol. I want to do this on a location shoot and make it look realistically like teenage drinking.

also want to do a video/animation- for this I was thinking of recreating the cadburys 'eyebrow' advert. 

best photos so far and evaluation.

I think that to improve on these photos, I should try and show my personal project more clearly in my photos as it’s not always obvious. I also need to plan my shoots in depth before the lesson as a lot of them are spur of the moment ideas so if I planned them I am more likely to get better quality pictures that I am happy with. I think I get better pictures on location shoots which I have organized beforehand for example when I went to the cricket shed.

Work Record shoot 5

Planning-

I plan to do a studio shoot today therefore I need to book the studio. I then need to set up the studio and make sure my model is available to use- (lydia). I will not need any props for this shoot so it's fine.

What I hope to achieve: 

I hope to put a spin on to my makeup advertisement pictures I did last lesson but capture contrasting versions where the makeup is not 'flawless' and not the type of picture you would expect to see advertising makeup.  I will then add the typical text seen on adverts to make the contrast.

What I actually achieved: 

These are the photos I achieved from this shoot, it did not go completely how I hoped. I think I could have emphasised the point that the photos are meant to be the opposite to the typical photos you would see on advertisements. I do like the lettering I used on the second example of my work as I think it is the correct type of text and layout for a makeup advertisement. 

What I plan to do next:
I feel like I have taken this idea as far as it will go so I will go back to my mindmap and work on a completely different idea I have and work to develop this. 

what i need to do to complete my progress check

weaving
finish history section of essay
2 shoots
2 work diaries

this lesson-
weaving
finish history section
a shoot

slow sync- technique page

Slow sync is when the camera has a longer shutter speed as well as firing the flash.
I did this in the studio so you have to do it against a black ground.
Use the red head as the constant light  but have polystyrene boards blocking any light falling on the background.
exposure reading for that light, then add in the flash for that apiture and use rear curtain sync so the flash goes off at the end.

work diary- slow sync

     Today I shot slow sync in the studio, slow sync enabled me to capture movement slightly cleared than if I was just doing blurring. To achieve this I had to reduce the shutter speed and set up for the flash to be fired when the picture was about to be taken. The most difficult thing about this shoot was ensuring that the light did not hit the black background and make sure the model is standing in the light (redhead) I think this technique could fit in to my personal project if I was to take some action shoots like bmx riding/skateboarding to promote an energy drink as the technique would suit the picture. 

Here are two examples of the shots I achieved from the shoot, I think they show the technique of slow sync rather well as it is evident that they are similar to blurr but slightly more sharper which is primarily the point the of the technique. I think the second photo is the stronger one out of the two as the movement is blurred next to a clear sharper picture of the model.