MOCK- MY SECOND PHOTO SHOOT

Planning my second shoot

For my second photo shoot, i am going to do an inspired Francesca Woodman photo shoot.

Image i was inspired by..

I have taken large inspiration from this image by Woodman. I really like the concept of this image, From my point of view, the model is showing to not know her self which is why she is purposely making her self blurred. She doesn’t want to be seen. The position she is in looks as if she is aiming for the floor implying that she is very relaxed.

This image shows factors of ‘loss of identity’ which is the subject i have decided to follow.

Plan

My overall plan for my shoot is to have one model, dressed in simple clothing ( black leggings and a black top) and for the model to experiment with hiding her identity while moving. Her face will act as her ‘identity’ and she will be playing with her hair/ using it to cover her face, jumping/moving, as well as covering different parts of her ‘identity’. I will allow the model to have freedom in what they are doing so that it adds a personal touch to the image and what she classes as ‘identity’. These images will be taken in a studio with a black white background to show simplicity and so that the model is the main focus of the image. After taking the images i will edit them with a black and white edit so that there is a contrast between the model and background. I will use a manual camera setting for these pictures so that i can experiment with different white balances, depth of fields and shutter speeds.

The overall purpose of this shoot is to show the personal ‘ loss of identity’ in the model.

Aspects to include..

Studio lighting ( one point lighting)
Plain white background
Dressed simply ( all in black)
Model to have hair down
No props to be used
Manual setting
Experiment with slow and fast shutter speed
Edit to black and white

Contact sheets

Possible final outcomes

Editing final images

All photos below have been edited using Adobe Photoshop. I took inspiration of Woodman for my editing, i firstly edited all the images in black and white as well as editing the contrast, brightness and the levels of the image. Images below have been chosen due to them meeting the criteria of ‘ loss of identity’.