For this photoshoot, I used my sister who enjoys baking in the kitchen and does it in her spare time. I like these photos because they show experimentation with different angles, lighting and facial expressions.
2nd Photoshoot – 1 person outside
For this photoshoot, I used my dad who likes gardening and when he moved house has built the garden up from nothing so it is his pride and joy. I like the photos because it experiments with faceless portraits and different angles.
3rd Photoshoot – More than 1 person
For this photoshoot, my stepdad and sister are being photographed in our garage where my stepdad has all of his bikes and cars which he has an interest in and she is helping him.
Image selection on Adobe Lightroom
These are the images which I think that are my most successful from my photoshoots. On Adobe Lightroom I used Z to pick the photos which I thought were the most successful ones which are seen below.
Experimenting with my successful final images
Single person inside editing on Lightroom –
I like the way this edit on Lightroom has turned out because it shows the model doing their hobby and focussing. The edited photo compared to the start has been edited well as the lighting, which was bright to begin with, has been controlled and the actions are clearer to see and the colours of the model and their surroundings are more defined.
Single person outside editing on Lightroom –
I like how I have edited this photo because it shows the model more clearly as the lighting has now been controlled through changing the contrast, highlights and exposure on Lightroom. The use of shadows also helps to control the brighter parts of the photo. I also like how the model is looking at the camera as it adds a personal level to the environmental photo.
More than one person editing on Lightroom –
I think that this is my most successful edit which I did on Lightroom, this is because I used the exposure and contrast to darken the photo but also controlled the colours which were brighter due to the lighting. I also like how the background is busy yet shows a personal side towards the models, who are captured tinkering with the car, as it presents their hobbies towards the audience well, showing how genuine the interest is.
Compared to Mary-Ellen Marks work
I think that you can see the influence Mary-Ellen Mark has had on my photoshoot as it shows my models captured doing something natural, which I like and wanted to include in my work and it shows to be similar to her photo where the girl looks as if she has been captured casually doing her own thing with others in the background. I think that my photo looks better in colour instead of black and white, like Marks work, because the colours stand out more and work well together, which I like.
