I did a studio shoot so that i could merge pollution particles with them as i wanted to keep the landscape portraits natural. The shoot went really well and i used a flash set up in which the key light was facing slightly to the right of my model and the background light faced a white background so that it would light up the back when the photo was taken. The allowed for the model to have light all around her instead of just on one side. I also experimented with using one small spotlight to create very dark shadows to add a bit of variety to my shoot.

The first few photos were of my female model with the mouth mask on, i made sure that her eyes stood out and she had strong facial expressions as these are key to the success of my shoot. Her eyes represent so many emotions such as panic, fear and anger. I think these photos are really successful as they are clear and sharp, my models hair falls well on her face creating nice shadows and the images are nice and bright which will work well with photo shopping the pollution particles on top of.

The next set of photos were taken with my female model wearing the gas mask and this is where her eyes are key as they are the only thing visible when the gas mask is on. The gas mask is much more difficult to photograph but her eyes and her poses actually worked very well and produced very good images. The best image out of the gas mask set in the last one because it is a very powerful image because it is so clear and sharp and her eyes can be perfectly seen and they are wide and full of emotion. I will definitely use this one in my book but i may use it also to photoshop the pollution particles onto as it is such a strong image. The gas mask works really well in the studio as all the details on it can be seen and her eyes are so sharp through the windows of the mask. I did not get this kind of crisp and clear image when photographing in the environment but i wish i did as my project would of been much better.

After these photos i wanted to try experiment with the spotlight as i noticed it create a big dark shadow of my model which i wanted to photograph. I had to adjust the settings on my camera but this did not take long and some really interesting photos were made. Her poses played the main part in making these photos work and she did really well. The shadow of my model represents death because pollution will kill many people and will carry on to do so if we do not change. It could also represent former people looking down on us to try persuade us to help reduce the pollution around the world. These images are really powerful because of how dark they are and how the spotlight has made my models hair shine and we can only see her shoulders in the light which adds tension as we do not know what is hidden in the dark areas of the image.

I then photographed my male model who is much stronger with body language but he did very well with facial expressions as well. His photos are very emotional and you can clearly see different emotions in his face. I experimented with photographing his face up close to create dramatic images for my book and to edit later on, this worked really well as i managed to get all the up close images in sharp focus. My male model is very good with his eyes and they also show lots of emotion just like my female models eyes. The close ups of his face are the most powerful as they allow the viewer to feel connected with the model and see what they are feeling through their eyes. I will most likely use these to photo shop the pollution particles on because they are clear and i think they will work well in my book. I also think that i want to use the close up in my book on it’s own as it is a very powerful image simply on its own.

I then photographed my male model in the gas mask. These images weren’t as successful as the photos with the mouth mask but the close up and body shot looked good and i could potentially use them to merge with the pollution particles. His facial expressions did not come through as much in the gas mask as he isn’t as good with facial expressions as my female model as he does not have as strong and bold eyes. The gas mask photos aren’t are strong and powerful as my female models which is mostly why i will only use them to photoshop onto because they are not powerful to use on their own. These studios photos do not have hidden symbolism like the environmental portraits which i have done as i did these to add a different type of photography to make project and so i could use them to experiment with and add abstract photography to my project.

Finally i used the spotlight to create dramatic shadows which could represent death due to pollution and i think these types of images will work really well on their own in my book or merged with pollution particles as there is the potential for them to be really bold and dramatic and for them to stand out from the book. My male model did much better on the shadow part of the shoot as his body language is so strong which allowed my shoot to have a variety of images in instead of just simple portraits with the gas mask on. These images have the same symbolism as my female models shadow photos but his body language shows suffering and extreme panic compared to hers which are much more formal and tame. This is why i like these photos because they are extreme and interesting. I think these photos could potentially work on their own but i think they would look much better with pollution particles on top because that would make them much stronger than simply on their own. His eye is really powerful in the first image because it is the only one we can see and for some people they will be able to see emotion in it and as we can only see one, it adds tension to the image and anonymity as we cannot see the rest of him.