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