The inspiration for this shoot stemmed from the idea of movement within the body. I wanted to experiment by using the environment as well as a material to convey this movement. The photographer Michal Konrad who I am going to be researching for my project created a series of images based on movement. He used a slow shutter speed so that the movement performed by the body would be blurred in the image. He did this to symbolize the tension and movement of the mind. Although I only came across Michal Konrad after doing my own photo shoot, I can see similarities between his and my images so I am going to use his work as a comparison.

I did the shoot during the Christmas holiday. It was during December and so the weather was really cold. This made the shoot a lot more difficult than it should have been because we were freezing and it started hailing at some point. The hail and rain did effect the camera because it blurred the lens slightly, however, the effect of the hail on the water did make some interesting effects.  Since it was cold, and we were on the beach, my model had to keep moving to keep warm, do she ran around which also made it harder to get a decent result. We were on the beach for about 40 minutes and out of the whole 497 images that I manged to capture, there was only a few decent results that I was happy with.

While dealing with the weather and the environment on the day, I had to change my camera settings constantly to get the best results. I used a fast shutter speed so that the image was in focus and so that It wouldn’t be over exposed. I tried to use the environment to my advantage so I got as close to the sea as I could for some of the images. I love the effect of the movement of the waves and the white foam that they created. The wight of the wave significantly brightens up the image.

Since it was windy at the time of the shoot, it created a really nice effect with the material that we used. The wind made the movement of the material much more dramatic. When editing the images, I tried to edit them so that this movement would be dramatized.

Like my other edits from other shoots, I wanted to achieve a constant colour scheme and theme throughout.  I emphasized the natural pigments instead of adding another tone. I’m really happy with the effects because Its also a slimier colour scheme to my other photo series.

Another photographer that I will be researching for my project is Viviane Sassen. She also uses the environment around her to create the best images. Her images are also a lot based on the movement of the body.

I edited each of the images in a very slimier way. I used Adobe Light room for editing. I firstly edited the brightness, contrast and saturation of the images. I then changed the coolness and tint of each one. The last part of the editing was too simple bring out the vibrancy of the natural pigments.

In the Photo book called Roxanne by Viviane Sassen she uses a combination of landscapes, abstract images, and portraits. For my photo shoot I also wanted to achieve a variation of images.  I managed to capture a set of on land portraits as well a portraits in the water.  I also captured a few landscape images to go with the series. I love the effect of the on land portraits because of the wet sand, it created a reflection in the images. I especially love this effect with the landscape because the clouds and the baby blue colour in the sky is repeated in the sand.