Practice Photography

During the lesson we experimented with photography to prepare to take our feature article photographs. We tried different backgrounds to see which was most effective and used different soft box lights and angles to create the correct amount of shadows and brightness.

I took inspiration from the picture on the left to create the picture on the right. However, I decided to use a black background rather than white as I feel it made the picture clearer and it made her face stand out, to improve I would use a green background to prevent her hair from blending in with the background. Additionally, I used a different angle as I believe the high angle shot makes the subject look vulnerable, whereas the eye level shot avoids an intimidating feel, and makes the viewer feel equal to the subject.

I created this photo using a generic pose that shows authority and power, this experiments with the mode of address as it gives a slight sense of superiority. I edited the photo using Photoshop and added a black and white filter to make it seem more serious as it has a lack of bright colours. I used a soft box light to light the background of the picture and one to light the right hand side of her face, this made it well lit. To improve it i could have added more light to the left hand side of the photo in the foreground to make it more equal. I also should have taken the photo from a low angle this would have added to the sense of superiority, rather than an eye contact face shot which gives a sense of equality. I could have made the lighting more equal by experimenting with a reflector to balance out the lighting.




The images below show evidence of me experimenting with the lighting and positioning when producing the photographs that follow