Today I finished my test shoot for my photo shoot one. I found this really helpful on understanding how to stay organised while in a studio. Having just one model in the space made it easier to have everything laid out and organised for my model. I also had a friend come to hold the flowers in front of the camera which was a great help. As I suspected the lighting took a lot longer than the actual time spent on taking photos. at first I had the background and the model lit but after taking some test photos I could see the flower was not lighting the way I wanted it to. After a few different attempts of set ups I finally, decided to not bother lighting the background as I felt the focus is all on the center of the model. Instead I used those lights on my model and the front left light to add more depth. I then turned the front right camera completely away from my model and instead facing my camera where I was able to now have my flower lit much better. I still had to play with the direction of the light so I was not focusing too much light into the camera. Overall, I am really pleased with the outcome of these images. I am happy with how I kept myself organised and by preparing beforehand I had no issues of needing props or extra bits. For my final shoot I want to experiment more with my background.  I am happy with the outcome and see myself using these images as outcomes but I would also like to add a bit more colour and depth into the images. I would like to experiment with maybe bringing in backdrops as I think using coloured lighting would not appear the way I want in a studio. I also want to avoid my model being lit in colour as I would like her to stand out. My next aims are to start organizing the day for my final shoot. as the studio gets booked quickly I have agreed with Richard to try and get all my studio work done in one day to allow other students to have a day in the space. I will have to ensure I have my day and model organised as well as having each outfit prepared with how I want the model posing and any accessories or props. Finally, I wanted to do another shoot where I am taking close up images of flowers but as the I said previously the studio is wanted by a lot of students. thereby I am going to also try and take the time my model is getting hair and make up sorted to take these images.

 

 

Final shoot reflection

Today was my day in the studio for my final photo shoot. The shoot today did not go as I would have hoped. I spent the morning taking my photos of the flowers close up while we waited for my model to arrive. Unfortunately, the model could not make it to Brighton due to train strikes. I was unable to find a model so late notice so was not able to get more shoots for this shoot. Due to the  studio being booked up I was not able to get another day in the studio. However, I am really happy with the outcomes of my test shoot and I am happy to use them as outcomes. I also got plenty of images of my flowers and I am also happy with them outcomes. Moving forward, I am going to focus on my next shoots to ensure they are well planned out and prepared.