For my first photoshoot I will taking images of close up textures that relate to my title ‘liberation through dance’ whilst also considering the back ground research I did into Laura Blight who carried out a collection of textures close up image whilst also having a narrative and deeper meaning behind her images. When taking my image it is important I consider the following: lighting, angels, textures that I am trying to achieve, quality, light sensitivity, overall camera settings, the relation to my project and my new knowledge relating to Laura Blight. Firstly I gathered objects that I wanted to photograph this included, my ballet shoes, character shows, as well as my old and new tap shoes; to me these objects where sufficient to use as each item represents a completely different genre and therefore will present a different feeling and will have separate memories and connotations that are associated with it. I began my creating a plain background by using A4 white paper and placed it on the floor so that if there was to be a part of the background shown in the image it would still be crisp and clean. I then selected my best possible lens that would have achieve the type of detail I wanted- this led to me elected a 100ml lens as it allow be to get clear and concentrated close up of the objects that I have selected to use. Finally I considered the type of lighting that I needed to use in order to produce the best possible outcome this was resulted in using various lighting and experimenting with what worked best. After I took the image I opened them up on LightRoom and began the selection process of what images I wanted to consider for editing and for my final pieces. Whilst doing this it was important to that I remember to refuter on my previous work in order to help me improve in this photo shoots and end results whilst still taking into account the previous work I did on the artist Laura Blight that aided possible inspiration.
LIGHTROOM PROCESS:
OPENED UP ALL IMAGE IN LIGHTROOM:
FLAGGED POSSIBLE IMAGES AND ELIMINATED ANY IMAGES THAT I WILL DEFIANTLY NOT BE USING:
I THEN WENT THROUGH THE IMAGES AND RATED THE IMAGE ON A SCALE OF 1-4, WITH THE BEST IMAGES BEUNG A RATE OF 4 AND THE WORST IMAGE BEING A RATE OF 1:
I NEXT WENT ON TO DOING A SIMILAR METHOD AS ABOVE BUT USING A COLOUR SCALE:
I FINALLY CUT THE IMAGES DOWN FROM 250 TO 30 IMAGES. WITH THESE NEXT IMAGES I BEGAN EDITING AND DISCOVERING WHETHER THEY WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR MY FINAL PIECES:
ThThen I went through each of my final images including and considering on adjusting the colours dates; colour or black and white, exposure, contrast, texture, clarification and many other which can help create the best possible outcome for the image. As previously mentioned also reflecting on my previous work through evaluation and analysis as well as a reflection of Lauren Blight.
BEFORE AND AFTER IMAGES:
