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.
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.
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