Plans for shoot
My plan for this shoot is to capture a few models doing different facial expressions and bodily gestures. With these images, I will print out the best images, use a marker pen to edit them, then scan the developed images into the computer. I will then review them and possibly further edit the images using Photoshop.
Research influence
My influence for this shoot was from photographer Alana Dee Haynes. This photographer takes photographs of people, animals, buildings and objects and 'doodles' on them. In this shoot, I have taken inspiration from this photographer to capture people and draw on the print outs.
Contact sheet
Image bank
My best images
Images that require improvement
AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.
With reference to best images:
The first image shows a story car park with a bright yellow sign. There is a light shining just above the sign which makes the sign more difficult to read. The image also shows grass which is covered with snow. I captured this scene with the intention to capture the exact same scene without the snow and at different times of the day, so as this image was taken in the dark, I intended to capture it again in daylight. I didn't use a tripod for this shoot as I did not have one at the time.
The first image shows a story car park with a bright yellow sign. There is a light shining just above the sign which makes the sign more difficult to read. The image also shows grass which is covered with snow. I captured this scene with the intention to capture the exact same scene without the snow and at different times of the day, so as this image was taken in the dark, I intended to capture it again in daylight. I didn't use a tripod for this shoot as I did not have one at the time.
The second image shows the same location but a different perspective. I took this image because I wanted to have an image of this scene showing more of the snow on the grass. Again, I intended to capture the same image without snow and in daylight.
AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.
I used a Nikon D3300 to take my images for these shoots. I didn't have a use for the zoom lens in any of the images as I was already close enough to the scene. As I didn't have a tripod for the shoots, I stood holding the camera just below my head height. The camera settings were different for both shoots. For the first shoot, I set my camera to aperture f/5.6, shutter speed 8'' and ISO 1600.
AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.
In preparation for this shoot, I researched photographer Frank Gohlke. The work by Gohlke that I inspired from was called "aftermath series", where the photographer would capture a location before and after changes have happened. I found images within the research which really helped me to visualise what I intended to be doing. Knowing I wouldn't have time to capture a location before and after changes have happened (as this might be weeks or months), I decided to capture night and day. Thankfully, at the time of capturing the locations, the weather noticeably differed as I was able to capture one shoot with snow and another without, which added another case of juxtaposition.
I found the research helpful towards my own work as I was able to take inspiration from the photographs that I found.
