This shoot was more difficult then I expected, due to me being deep in the water myself, it was hard to get a good balance and make sure the photos were focused.

This shoot worked well, as because neither of the models are wearing wetsuits, it made it look less cold than it actually was, giving it more of a tropical feel. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t the best for this particular shoot, as the bright lighting coming from the clouds made the lighting harsh on the models faces. Although, the benefit to the lighting was that it allowed enough lighting to create interesting textures in the sky and on the sea.

This is my favorite image from the shoot, as the lighting is perfect on his face, as it makes his features and emotions stand out, but are not harsh on his face. The fact he’s wearing a white T-shirt and is in the middle-ground works nicely as it draws your eye to him immediately, then after looking at him your eyes go towards the buildings in the background which makes you look at the paddle boarder, which is important for feeling the mood of the photograph. The thing I like about this image is that it looks like I’ve just taken a photograph of a young boy who’s far out and sea, which gives it more character.

Unfortunately, with this photograph the waterproof case got in the way, and made it have a black line over the top. This ruins the photograph as if i was to crop the image it wouldn’t be an even balance, although the black takes away from the photograph as well. Also, this image has been taken when there’s lots of raindrops on the lens and therefore making some parts of the image slightly out of focus, as shown on her chin area, which makes it look worse in the way it would look good if it was all detailed, however at the same time adds character to the image. My favorite aspect to this image is the smile on her face, and the way the hair is blowing in the wind as she looks over her shoulder at the camera.

This photograph works well, as it looks as if there is a tropical island in the background. I also like the the different textures, of the clouds, the sea and the rock combined. The downfall to this image is that the exposure on the models face is too dark and one can’t see her features properly. This is due to the model facing towards the sun, therefore making her become a silhouette, which I’ve brightened up in Photoshop.

So after my experimentation of layering my day dens together i thought i would also experiment with layering my day and night dens so as to see the contrast between the images. Some of them have worked fairly well to create some really interesting abstract images. I’m not sure if i will be using any of them for my final pieces but they were a good experimentation to consider the differences between the lightning of the dens ect. 

As this den was my least impressive of all of them, as it was meant to be a representation of the really simple ones i made as a really young child i didn’t think the night time photographs of it were going to work really well. They however have turned out okay. As the den wasn’t a massive structure that i could place the light right in the middle of, instead being loads of smaller blankets around an area i therefore photographed much of the den separately rather then as a whole structure. I also choose to photograph this den earlier in the day, just as the sun was setting as i wanted a more interesting sky as i didn’t think this shoot was going to work very well anyway. Overall i think i got some okay images. 

The above image is a photograph where i shone the light directly onto the blanket. I have experimented with this in other shoots and i think in the above image it works quite well. It brings out the vibrant orange colour of the blanket to have the light shinning on it. The contrast between the orange, green and black works really well to convey a tribal vibe. I quite like in this image how the light shines on the foreground and right hand corner of the image so as to create a fade of light into the background which becomes darker and darker. The photograph is composed according to the rule of thirds with the blanket to the right hand side of the frame. 

The below image is also composed according to the rule of thirds, the light of the blanket being in the bottom left hand corner. This then contrasts to have the bluish light from the sky in the top, so the two source of light are opposite each other across the image. The angles of this image are quite interesting in having the blanket at an angle heading downwards from the top left hand corner to the bottom of the left side of the frame, your eyes following the slope downwards. As you can see the light from the sky in this image the contrast of shadows and dark colours in the image is less intense then the above photograph. 

As it was a very windy night that i chose to photograph i also experimented with taking slightly blurred images like with my other photo shoots. I placed the light behind the blanket in these images and then tried to capture the blurred movement of the blankets. These images again have the light source from the sky and also the light source from the light behind the blanket.  I quite like the demented and eerie feel the blur of the blanket conveys within the images. 

By looking at the contrast between the above and below image you can see the different impression that the movement of the blankets gives within an image. The blur of the blankets gives a completely different personality to the image as the blankets appear to have a personality and a character to them. The images appear more dynamic by having the element of movement to suggest that there is more to the image then you first perceive. 

Even though the below photograph is very bright and therefore doesn’t really have the same impact of the other night photographs i like how it conveys the movement of the wind so powerfully. The shutter speed was the same as the other photographs but in this image you can really tell the impact of the wind.