body suit shoot// part 2// experiment edits

For the second part of the shoot, the fundamental aim was to capture images of a model wearing the body suit I made. Similarly to how I edited the first part of the shoot, I wanted to bring out the natural pigments of the original images.  I aimed to capture as many angles and dimensions of the suite and the model as I could. When editing the shoot I wanted to keep the natural pigments of the suite because I like the contrast that they created. Especially the black of the head piece against the white of the body suite. The point of the shoot was to express certain emotions and also some aspects of  body dysmorphia. I aimed to resemble what people with this condition feel and think they look like. Although it is not a realistic visualisation, I wanted to do it in more of a creative way.

I again used Adobe light room to edit these images. I started by editing the brightness, and the saturation of them. I didn’t want to edit the images too much, because the focus of the images was on the body suite and what that represented. I am very happy with the final outcomes of these edits because I have managed to represent what I wanted and have also managed to capture the different perspectives that I wanted.

BODY SUIT SHOOT // image analysis

FORM ~ The image above is a close up of a model looked to be suffocating within a sheet of plastic. The face is framed in the center of the image with a shadow being captured over the face. The model was placed in front of a white background to create a simple backdrop. The image is full of pale and soft tones with hints of cream and reds combined. The model is seen to be suffocating or panicking under the sheets which makes it a more powerful and provocative image. The image has a very eery atmosphere to it.

MEANING ~ The aim of the shoot was to create images to represent the feeling of being trapped. It was mainly about body dismophia and how the expectations of society causes many issues. The meaning behind the image I captured

JUDGEMENT ~ I really like the image I managed to create with the use of texture and colour combined to make an interesting and powerful image that made the viewer think about the meaning behind it. However, if i did the shoot again, I would try to get rid of the shadows that were cast over that face so that the details seen in the models face and the textures of the plastic are seen more clearly.