Pitch for 1950's Photo-Shoot

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Framing

For these pictures I used a Cannon DSLR camera and used a framing technique. To achieve this I stood my model in-front of a window frame so the photo looks like a frame inside a frame. How you frame an image is important as it controls where the viewer looks. 

Large Depth of Field

For these pictures I again used a Cannon DSLR camera and changed the camera to aperture priority mode. I then dialled in a small aperture a high f number (f11 - 18). As you can tell the view at the front o the picture is still as clear as the view at the back of the picture. I enjoyed taking these pictures I could have just improved them a little by using more of a tripod or a higher ISO.  

Shallow Depth Of Field

For these pictures i used a Cannon DSLR camera, i put it in  aperture priority and set it to F 5, these pictures were exciting to take and I would like to experiment in them more! To improve these pictures i could have used a tripod to be more focused. 

Evaluation For my 1950’s Photo-Shoot

On this project I was asked to come up with an idea for a photo-shoot for a chosen magazine. I knew straight away that I wanted to base my photo-shoot on a 1950’s feminist theme. I had a lot of preparation for this project as i had to sort out what props I was going to use such as; Cakes, cake stand, tea set and dress. I also had to book a model for the shoot, I personally dressed and put make up on her her to the best standard i could, there was a lot of difficulty with the dress I used as it didn't fit and that led to me having to pin the back of the dress but the models back was not showing in any of the pictures so was not seeable.

The magazine I shot this shoot for was Vintage Life magazine aimed at ages 15 to 35. It features articles about fashion, history and interior design.  I think I stuck to the theme of the magazine as I used a young model with the 'back to basis' feel. The pictures are subtle but not boring, with a hint of the original cheekiness of a classic pin up girl.

I use some photo editing software called picnic, which gave the images a vintage effect by adding filters and enhancing the colours to create a cross processing vintage feel.

I stuck to my plan for the shoot. But unfortunately the weather was bad so I couldn't do the outside pictures. Personally I think the shoot could have gone a lot better, as the pictures could have been improved by changing a couple of things for example; the lighting could have been brighter so I didn’t have to rely on using editing software. Also some people commented on the back lighting as i took the shots in-front of a large window with natural bright sunlight, so the camera exposed for the window rather than the model. I could have avoided this if I had used selective focus or manual focus.

I think the background could also be less cluttered. I only shot on two different backgrounds but I would have liked to have used more. Also the outfits my model used were a bit limited as I only had one outfit throughout the whole shoot. I enjoyed adding the music to the video of pictures as it gave a more of  rockabilly feel to it and almost set the atmosphere to the whole video. I personally think by adding the music to the video the viewer gets a clear understanding to what theme I was going for.

I thoroughly enjoyed this assignment as it was fun and I could have been as creative as I wanted, but overall could have been strongly improved.

My 1950's Photo-Shoot

Mind Map For Vintage Life Magazine

Places where to take photos;

• My house - Front room (big floral patterns on walls, retro themed)
• Outdoors - Garden themed tea party with flowers and cakes 
• Kitchen - Baking in my kitchen
• Street - Walking down the road with the sunset forming
• Bedroom - Rollers in ready for bed look

Props i will need;

• Vintage clothes 
• Hair rollers and accessories/make up
• Baking ingredients 
• for the garden party - tea set cakes model has baked, flowers table cloth
• bed for night time sleeping

Model;

• Model has a great overspilling cheeky personality that shows in photos
• lots of character 
• 1950's stay at home wife - cook - clean - look pretty
• Dressed in big 1950s dresses with apron 
• Feminist persoana 
• Dita von tease look

Overall my photo shoot will consist of a 1950s stay at home look pretty house wife, she will be taking out her days tasks consisting of baking drinking tea and making herself look sweet. I want to get as much character out of her face as possible, with a hint of being cheeky but not sexy. The garden themed tea party is a good idea as it was a daily thing that 1950s housewives used to hold every day, its not knwon so much now for a daily chore but more of a form of art. I want to see my model on the street too just to get different angles of the fashion femine on the road. 

Moodboard For Vintage Life Magazine

 Have a picture of a 1950s themes lady walking down  the street.

 Pictures  based on a floral feminine background 

 Different types of vintage ware and pin up hair styles 

 and again Floral Background 

Vivian Holloway's famous 1950s dresses 

Classic Pin up hair styles

 Photoshoot in a old theme car around London

 Tea and biscuits in a 1950s housewife theme

Cooking whilst having rollers in hair

All in all im going for a typical 1950s housewife theme for a vintage copy of the well known fashion magazine Vintage life magazine i will do this by putting my model in a series of vintage dresses plus some special Vivian Holloway dresses ( popular 1950s dress) and taking shoots in the kitchen, with tea and biscuits and on a floral background. Also i would like to do a out and about around the streets of London! 

Fast Shutter Speed

For these pictures i used a DSLR Cannon Camera but set the shutter speed to 1/225 seconds and whilst capturing the pictures you need to move fast to catch the water drop. the shutter speed plays a big role in these pictures as it needs to be shot at the correct time to catch the drop in mid air. I perhaps could have used shutter burst to give myself more opportunity to capture motion.  You also need a steady hand whilst taking these pictures to avoid blurring. 

I found this exercise really difficult as you had to keep your eyes peeled i could improve my photos by catching the drop a bit sooner or having a more steadier stream of drips.then i did as i caught the water drop hitting the water not in mid air, but overall for a first attempt i think i did ok, i would like to try to improve my images. 

Light Graffiti

For these photos I used a basic torch and a DSLR Cannon and set the shutter speed to 15 seconds. I attached the camera to a tripod to keep the camera steady over such a long exposure. 


I adjusted the ISO as well (image sensitivity) to 100. In those 15 seconds I waved my torch around to give the graffiti effect. In the top image I was trying to create a ball of light. In the bottom image I was trying to write a graffitti style tag. 


There are many problems that can occur with this technique some being; the lighting – too much background light means it won’t work correctly as the torch will not shine through. So we had to try and eliminate as much light as possible. 


This is a very fun technique to play around with and I like the fact you can be as creative as you wish.

Shutter Zoom

These pictures I again used a DSLR Cannon Camera but set the shutter speed to 1/25 seconds and whilst capturing the picture I manually moved the zoom lens rapidly to produce the blurry effect. 


The ISO (image sensitivity) was set to 400 (as the the weather was overcast)  which created the sharp effect on the image, this prevented the picture from becoming distorted. It would be impossible for the eye to catch this image therefore is a great technique to use. To improve these pictures I could have had a more steady hand and not been so scared of the fast zoom effect.  

Panning Technique

Again on these pictures I used a DSLR Cannon camera. In these pictures you can see the moving object’s are sharp and the background is blurred, the opposite to Slow shutter speed.  I got this technique by changing the setting to shutter speed being 1/25 seconds and ISO (image sensitivity) on a 100. This technique is called Panning. I could highly improve these pictures but as it was my first time I was just experimenting.