This aim of this photoshoot was to represent the freedom in having our cars.
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I took images from different angles, in around the car. The idea was to create some images in dim lighting with subtle lights and long exposure pictures. I didn’t really help myself with this specific photo shoot as it was done in the evening, after daylight. This caused us to have a lack of natural lighting from anywhere, therefore we had to use artificial lighting from our phones, the cars interior lights and street lights. I also tried using the flash on the camera, however, it was way too overexposed and wasn’t the aesthetic I’m going for at all.
Another reason why the lighting was failing this shoot was the fact the camera would not focus, this was difficult to deal with because if I used too much lighting from our phones it appeared too forced, but with not enough light, the camera had nothing to focus on.
CHOSEN IMAGES FROM THIS PHOTOSHOOT:
Image Analysis
Although the camera not focusing resulted in me not having a lot of high quality images, the long exposure created these perfectly blurred images (as shown above) which match the vibe of my personal study, the idea of freedom, runaways. It injects a sense of movement. The blur maintains the aesthetic of my images, it de-emphasizes the unnecessary information yet the viewer can still tell what is in the image.
I wasn’t sure on this image at first as the quality is not great on it but I like the composition and the Rembrandt lighting effect on the face.
This is a spontaneous image, I want to capture images that represent girlhood and that is why I like this image and have chosen it as one of my final images. It was taken in a candid way, capturing the eye contact and smiles.
These two images were staged and also a different take from the original plan of my project. However, when thinking about my final photo book, I think it will be interesting to have some staged portraits, in contrast to rural setting candid photos; this will break up the photo book a bit.