What

For my first photoshoot, as mentioned, I will try and capture masculinity through the lens, and will do this by taking photos of objects often associated with masculinity, such as toolboxes, tools, cars, weights, etc.

Where

At home in the garage which is a great setting, symbolic of “the man cave” but also at my work which is also a garage.

When

I am planning to go in the late afternoon/early evening, winter sunset so around 4pm-5pm.

Why

This will allow for great low light with orange tint which will translate well to black and white photos, similar to Mapplethorpe and Weinberger. I am going at that time so that the lighting for my photos is clear and hopefully before the cloudy skies and rain which is what the weather is usually like in the afternoon.

How

I will be using my Canon77D camera to take these photos and I will choose a high ISO and medium exposure so the photos are clear and not too dark, as most of the darkening will occur in the editing process when I will increase shadows and darkness as well as vignette in the photo. Furthermore, having brighter photos means there is more to work with when it comes to editing on Adobe Lightroom CC as the photo has more detail due to more light highlighting more aspects in the photo in higher detail. I will also adjust the settings accordingly depending on the changing weather.