My third shoot will be in St Catherine’s woods and possibly the Sand Dunes if their is enough time before the sun sets. This shoot will be on Friday 24th March.

My previous shoot was unsuccessful as my practice with shutter speed and aperture in my practice shoot did not help me because all the photos which i took on that shoot are grainy. This is really disappointing as the photos do look good from afar but they appear grainy if printed or zoomed in. I will most likely redo the scenes which i think looked the best which will be in the hedges and on the rocks.

St Catherine’s Woods plan:

• My first idea was to photograph my model’s reflection in the lake of St Catherine’s with the mouth mask and the gas mask.
• My second was to create a juxtaposition of innocent and sinister using the swing which is in the woods.
• I am going to make sure that my ISO is not set on auto and i will make sure my shutter speed is not incredibly high as i do not need it to be like that.
• I will use the trees to create interesting light patterns and shadows which they can sit under.
• I want to create a juxtaposition between the beauty of the woods and how we associate them with clean air and how my gas mask is how we will breath in 100 years time.
• I need to be careful to not choose areas in which the light is dark as i want to make the most of the natural light coming through the trees. If the light is too dark, the mask will not stand out as much as i want it too.
• The clothes they are wearing will be normal as i do not want to dress them up but for future reference, i will ask them to wear the same outfit for the rest of the shoots to keep a consistent look throughout.
• I think with this shoot i will create a couple of image sets in which i have both models in the shot but only wearing a mouth masks. I also want to try create a contrast image between both models, where one is wearing a gas mask and the other a mouth mask.
• I only have one gas mask so i can only photograph one model at a time in it
• I want to try incorporate open spaces and water into my photos as they will make them interesting and will create different appearances in my photos.