The project we were given was to take 10 pictures in the style of one or two categories which ranged from music to war, I chose Fine Arts and Fashion. The reason I chose Fine Arts & Fashion Photography over the other categories is because they can be combined to form a great visual piece that can show off a product but at the same time be a piece of art.
I started off by arranging the models I was going to use in my photos so that they would be free so that no time would be wasted on the day of shooting, I also did the same for the make up artist so that everyone would be available on the day. I then began on the paper work and research which gave me a few ideas of which direction I was going to head in, while researching I came across the works of Paul Biddle and Brian Duffy which I really liked and decided to use them as guide lines to what I want to achieve from my photos, just like Paul I used photo shop to edit the photos I took and like Brian I captured a image which stood out.
After that I booked the studio and confirmed it with the models and make up artist, later I decided to make a mind map of the style I could go for deepening on what each area related to and also help me get more ideas for the shots I wanted so that I could have everything ready because I had a limited amount of time in the studio. The style I decided to go for was a mixture of vintage, abstract, retro, ambient and magazine with inspiration from photos from brands like Rick Owens, Prada, Kanye West and Versace.
On the day of the shoot I started off by setting up the lights and tri-pods. Then the models and make up artist came and I explained to them what I was going for and briefed them on what had to be done, after I was finished I took the photos and sorted them into a 'no' and 'maybe' pile and sorted that out to keep the ones I wanted to use, when I was done choosing which pictures I wanted I began work on them using Adobe Photoshop which allowed my to play with the color, quality, depth of field ect... and when all the editing was done I began to choose my top 10 for my project.
I chose the photos I chose because I believe they are very similar to the people I was aiming to be like yet they came out very unique and different.
Overall I am happy with the outcome of everything and if I was going to change somethings or things I would have done differently would have been to experiment with black and white more and use some props in the photos and also do some landscape photos not just people and I would have liked to had more time so that I could have gone to different locations which I believe would have made my photos even better because it would have given me more to work with.
I enjoyed this project and found it fun and learnt a few new things that I can use in the future.
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