Work Record - shoot 9

Plans for the shoot

For this shoot i have based it around close-up of horses features, in my unit 3 i done a similar shoot to this however it wasn't all close-up as my topic was different to now. I plan to photograph specific features of the horse such as the nose and the eyes, this is because i want to be more specific and be able to capture more of the colours and the individual hairs and skin. after looking at my last photographer i analysed i also want to get some close-up eye images, i know this will be quite challenging as i will be outside therefore i will have to depend on the weather and also the lighting in order to get reflections etc.

What i hope to achieve

I hope to achieve a range of images which will enable me to edit them in specific ways which portray close-up detail. i would like to get a few different angles of pictures of the eyes as this way i can put them together in one photo, i hope this will be effective as this is and idea i just came up with. I would also like to put a lot of the images in black and white as i think this will look effective and i want to have this specific style for this shoot. I think it will fit in nicely as well because the shoot will be to do with horses.

What i achieved 

The two images above are two images i achieved from this shoot i based around horses. The overall images were a bit different to what i had originally planned as i always seem to come up with more ideas when on location doing my shoot. I like the image at the top because this shows close-up well of the horses nose, i think its very detailed and i like how i have specifically focused on the nose of the horse as this goes against typical features such as eyes. The next image is another image i like a lot even though its not a close-up as the other image i still consider it to be. I have specifically put it in black and white as this is something i originally said i would do and overall i think it has worked out well. I did manage to get some images of the horses eye, however i wanted to include this to images in my work record instead as i found them attractive.

What i will do next time 

If i was to do this shoot again i would definitely try out some new techniques and locations, for example i have seen some techniques which include the horse having a black background like they are in a studio, this is something which i find appealing however i am not quite sure how to achieve this effect, however it is something i look forward to finding out.

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Work Record - Shoot 8

Plans for the shoot

For this shoot i have decided to base it around textures/patterns. Therefore i will be finding any textures and patterns i can photograph to make interesting enough to put in my portfolio. i already have a few ideas in my head already for example i have looked at some patterns on clothing and shoes which i know i can photograph, also i have thought about looking at patterns outside for example on leaves and seeing what i come up with.

What i hope to achieve

I hope to achieve a range of photos which portray pattens and textures well. Also i would like to be able to try out some techniques such as multiple imagery as i think this would work out well within this focus as i could combine two different patterns together.

What i actually achieved

Overall i thought my shoot went well- better than i planned anyway. two of the images below are two of my favourite images from the shoot. The first one i got was of my friends hair, it shows texture and its very big and curly. To then make this look more appealing for close up i put the same image together four time in order to achieve this effect where i have changed the colour four different times which i think makes the image look more attractive. The second image below is one i had already planned out, this image is of my friends shoe, i took this image specifically as i was interested in the patterns and i though the colours stood out a lot. i then again put three of images together of the shoe because i wanted to exaggerate the details of the shoe. i thought this worked out well as you get to see lots of detail, also i like the background in this image, i think it complements the shoes more and also looks interesting. 

What i will do next time 

Next time if i was to do this shoots again i would like to get more objects to contrast things, also i forgot to try out multiple imagery which is something i would like to try. i think this would look very good therefore if i was to do this shoot again this would be my main priority to test this out.

Work Record - Shoot 7

Plans for the shoot

For this shoot i have decided to re-do shoot 3 which was based around nature, this time round i would like to make flowers my main subject for the shoot. This time round i will be more prepared by gathering a range of different flowers such as roses and pansies. I would like to try and experiment with these by putting different ranges together to see the comparison, i am going to do this shoot at home as i have some flowers in m garden therefore i want to photograph them in the pots rather than picking them out, also i think this would make the picture look more natural.

What i hope to achieve

I hope to achieve a range of photos showing the different flower comparisons while also showing the flowers in detail. I would like the images to be really detailed so we can see the individual patterns on the petals of the flowers. After looking at photographers work such as Graham Owen i have gained inspiration and a few ideas as to what to do. 

What i actually achieved

These are two of the images i achieved from my shoot which overall i found went very well as i have a few more which i would like to include in my final pieces. The top image is my favourite image as this is something which i hadn't planned to do however the idea came to me while shooting. What i done was lay the rose of the floor and tip a little bit of water over the petals, i thought this made a very good image as the water coming off of the flower gave off a red affect connoting blood which made it look like the flower was bleeding. The second image i also like as this shows a range of flowers, i especially like the second part of the image as i like how you can see the white flowers which contains droplets of water on it. this makes the image more appealing to look at. Also i like how you can see two different angles as i have take one form the side and then bird eye view which makes it look more interesting. Furthermore i have some more images which i thought went very well as i managed to capture a range of the flowers.

What i will do next time 

If i was to re-do this shoot again for the 3rd time i would definitely try it in the studio, this way i can alter the lighting and the background while also manually moving the flowers. This is something i would like to try and do and if i have time at the end of my unit i will try this. i think this would be quite a good shoot, obviously i would use the macro lens for this so i can gain lots of detail. i would also attempt to try the water droplets with this as well.