This shoot was to show, how they would find remote locations, and then give these locations a youthful and energetic ambiance by their presence. It was to capture living in the moment.

When organizing this shoot, I had to ask for permission to use this land, as it’s actually private land. Therefore I had to set up a time and day for the models to come with me, by looking at things such as the weather forecast in advance, just so I could make the owner aware. This location was special to me, as the swing makes it energetic and youthful but the remote location of the beach in the background, shows the adventurous side to the models.

The form of the image below, is a girl playing on a swing whilst holding her little dog, and closing her eyes, smiling to herself. It looks as if she’s breathing in the salty air and taking in every single aspect of the remote location she has found. It’s about how she’s content, feeling completely relaxed in life, which is hard to do with modern day standards. However she’s escaped everyday reality in this moment and she’s embracing every single moment she has away from it. I think the image has worked well below as it is over exposed in the top right corner by the sun, which actually works well. The light brightens up the model and makes her stand out, lighting up the important characteristics of the photograph such as her smirking.

 

Even though the model’s looking directly at the camera, in the image below, it still looks natural. It’s as if she’s looking into someones eyes and not the lens. The way she’s looking into the lens, makes it feel more personal to the person viewing the photograph, and therefore captures the moment more from the viewers perspective.

The composition of this photograph works well, as in the foreground of the image  there is the tree and grass, in the middle ground the girl and in the the background the sea and the sand. However, by the use of the rope it works as a border making the model the main focus, also making her the main subject by using the rule of third.

 

I love the image below, as the contact between the two models creates a playful energy. It’s as if they’re completely oblivious to the camera pointing directly at them. They are the main subject of the photograph, and the background is slightly out of focus. The natural lighting has created a split lighting on the models face to the left, which is typically used in dramatic portraits,  I believe this works well in this image.

When taking my images I would approach the models directly making them aware the camera was in front of them, this is shown in the image below as one of the models is looking directly at the camera, when taking the images I felt the quote below by Juergen Teller was relevant to how I approach my shoots;

“I don’t like taking a sly picture on the side. I like the direct approach. I want to be as honest to myself and the subject as possible. And I’m depending on their humanness to come through.” Juergen Teller. 

The colors of the clothes and hammock, compliment one another, and look’s as if it was done on purpose. As if it’s in the style of a fashion shoot.