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Experimental edit – Martha Rosler and Robert rauschenberg

March 29, 2017 Anna Houiellebecq Leave a comment

Here is the final experimental edit.

Photo shoot edits-analysis

March 28, 2017 Anna Houiellebecq Leave a comment

The image above is my favorite one of the edits from my first photo shoot. The detail of the different tones are really good, and help with the variety of tones in the image. The dark background compared to the whites of the eye shows the full variety of the different tones. The positioning and angle of the two faces are so similar. Since the two faces are both next to each other, it gives the impression that there are two different people. The contrast between the natural, and makeup look is so extreme that it makes the viewer think that the photo contains two separate models. I really like the detail in the eye, and how the light is being reflected. It creates a really nice effect which helps with the mood of the image. The black and white style used for this image also really helps with the mood. It takes away the focus from the color, and moves it towards the detail more, which is what I wanted.

For the image above, I used Martha Rosler as my inspiration. This is the image with the most thought and context behind it. The comparison between the image from the war in Syria, and the image of the model and the magazines, is the main point of this image. I wanted to use the best layout to fully show the comparison, and I think I’ve achieved that with this photo. I’m really happy with the color, definition and layout of this image.

I used Martha Rosler as inspiration for this image as well. The positioning and the way the context is shown in this image is completely different to the image above it. I have used double exposure for this image to place a photo of women protesting for rights over an image of the model. Again, context was the main focus of this image. I really like this image.

Experimentation

Photo Shoot -women in society

March 27, 2017 Anna Houiellebecq Leave a comment

For my First Photo Shoot, I wanted to collect a variety of portrait images. My aim was to use these images throughout this Structure Project in collages and different edits. I kept changing my white balance throughout the shoot to see which setting was the best. The tangent Light setting was the one that captured the best images. My ISO was on 200 throughout and I also kept changing the shutter speed depending on the position of the light.

There were two parts to this photo shoot. For the First part, I asked the model to take off all her make up so it was natural. I wanted to show her natural beauty so that it would juxtapose to the second part of the photo shoot.

Here are a few simple edits from the first part of the photo shoot. The Black and White ones my favorite one because its revealing every detail, and every shadow and tone comes across strongly. Also the reflection in her eye comes out really well.

The Second part of the photo shoot was the complete opposite of the first. Instead of having the model wearing no makeup, we applied a lot of makeup onto her face, over dramatizing every detail. We used bright colors to make the most effect.

Here are a few of the edits from the second part of the shoot. The black and white edits are very effective, however, the edit were the model is facing away from the camera, but here eyes are looking straight towards the camera is the most powerful image. There is a chiaroscuro effect with this image which makes it more appealing and adds to the dramatized effect.