STAGES

Filtering

Firstly, I began by rating all my images from 0-5 and either flagging or rejecting them. The main factors I took into account was lighting, posing, surroundings/props, and the gaze my subject executed. Some images had unwanted kitchenware or other things that were potentially taking the attention away from the main factor of the image, therefore I went through and cropped them to my preference before editing.

After doing this, I filtered my images and ignored the ones I rejected so I knew the most efficient way to edit the ones I preferred.

Editing

I knew before editing, my objective was to put them all in black and white due to being inspired by Sherman. Not only because of my inspiration, I also think it creates a vintage aesthetic which is my aim as I am aiming to aim in the time period of the 1950’s as this was when the traditional housewife stereotype began as well as educational rights. Therefore, using black and white and heavy grain age should signify this time period. As well as this, I hope to decrease the texture level to make the subject more or less of the stereotypical ‘ perfection’ as this is what women were expected to be.

Experimenting in B&W

Within this image, there was a camera in the frame which I felt ruined the image. Therefore, I used an AI tool to get rid of that item to benefit my image.

Overall-

Overall, within my editing I chose to experiment and variate my images through colour and black and white. However, my main objective ultimately is to create a theme of a vintage aesthetic, specifically targeting the 1950’s stereotype and first wave feminism. Because of this, I mostly decreased the exposure and increased the contrast but mostly experimented with each image to what fitted each image best. This is because there are different settings and lighting which definitely impacts an image. Although, mostly I preferred my images in black and white as I personally think they look better, especially with the images of my subject on the bed as the clothing and the bed sheets I feel clash. Moreover, I did not put every image in black and white however similarly I put every image with a heavy grain as I felt as if it successfully fitted the theme of my images. If needed, I edited objects out as well as putting props in when I originally took this photoshoot. I used certain props to emphasize the ‘traditional stereotype’ such as hair rollers, apron, black high heels, a lot of jewellery, a heavy amount of makeup and pearls. One of the reasons pearls have become such an iconic symbol of style and elegance is their association with some of Hollywood’s most famous actresses. From Audrey Hepburn to Grace Kelly, pearls have been a staple accessory for many of the most famous leading ladies in film history. These images are definitely suppose to look staged and thought out, which I believe the props did successfully.