Reasoning

My objective was to take images of women of culture working, or women working to portray the growth women fought for, for equal legalisation, pay and educational rights. Showing this, will also suggest racial growth. I aim to execute this photoshoot naturally in Barbados, and successfully show the culture of the working class locals.

This photoshoot differs to my other photoshoots as my 1st and 2nd wave photoshoot was carefully thought out, planned, used props and was staged. This linked more to Cindy Sherman as she liked staging photoshoots meanwhile making it look natural. This contrasts significantly to this photoshoot as this one relates more to the ‘ decisive moment’ as it is natural and real. I hope that my editing skills can attempt to make it look more vintage as this is suppose to aim around the 1990’s.

STAGES-

Firstly, I began to pick out the images I preferred the most by either flagging or accepting them to make it more efficient when it comes to editing the images I like. The main factors I took into account when viewing and choosing these images was very much lighting, as it was outdoors and difficult to find the correct exposure and where to stand, how realistic and natural the subject looked as she was aware I was taking these images which brings the subject to behave or change her mannerisms. Finally, I kept an eye out for background factors such as people or unwanted drinks which I definitely took into consideration. If this was the case, I could attempt to erase them in Lightroom. Not only this, I could crop my images to make sure every background or foreground element that is wanted and significant is in the frame and vice versa.

Editing

Overall

Some reasons why I like this photoshoot is because it involves racial features and growth, not only gender. I chose to do this photoshoot to emphasize successfully the rights women fought for, especially how black women struggled to gain the same legal rights. In this photoshoot, it represents culture and reveals women working as bartenders. Women working whilst gaining the same pay and recognition truly inspires me. However, I soon realised that it differs from the pattern of the rest of my photoshoot, such as posed and staged photos. Therefore, I learnt that I would like to take a different approach for my third photoshoot showing domestic abuse instead. I chose this theme as it was a major factor in the third wave feminist movement. Instead, I will take photos of my subject with bruises, linking more to Nan Goldin’s work as she experienced similar situations. I believe this will flow more seamlessly in my photobook as it will obtain throughout the same sort of images such as staging, posing etc. Not only this, they will obtain the same person which I believe will show more of a significant growth. However, I do not believe these photoshoots were a waste of time, as they show the theme of racial equality and I learnt more about lightings etc.