when taking photos I’m looking to create an absurd sense of extreme femininity ( inspired roughly by a mix of perfume and makeup advertisement
the photos i want to create are intended to mock the sexualisation of women in these advertisements
my first idea for this is attempting to capture the spray of a perfume, in order to accomplish this i will use a very close up perspective with a fast shutter speed and a very bright flash
i am creating this image in order to create an editorial absurdist image usinf it to create a halo of spraying perfume bottles
to complete this image i needed a focus of the edit, so i created a self portrait style image turning my back to the camera and holding myself around my waste to create a feel of insecurity in the overtly sexual clothes ( a very small top )
my next idea is about the sensuality of lipstick, so first i aim to focus on getting images of the model applying it with close up shots of her lips
my next course of action is to create an idea that represents the imagery of smudged lipstick and what that infers so i will create photos of the model intentionally smudging it down her chin- as well and after photos of it being already smudged and her tugging at her lip, this is supposed to create the feeling of small protests.
I also want to get a few portrait photos with the idea of cutting and sticking them together to create very slightly distorted images in reference to the culture of plastic surgery and with the idea of creating slightly unsettling photos.
photography- The word Photography literally means ‘drawing with light’, which derives from the Greek photo, meaning light and graph, meaning to draw. Photography is the process of recording an image – a photograph – on light sensitive film or, in the case of digital photography, via a digital electronic or magnetic memory.
in 1826 Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took the world’s first photograph with the first proper camera when he took a picture from the upstairs windows in his burgundy estate titled “View from the Window at Le Gras“
10 years earlier Joseph invented the first ever recognised camera the heliograph, the reason is is the first recognised camera is because it created the first photograph to last till today with the help of the camera obscura
A camera obscura is a darkened room with a small hole or lens at one side through which an image is projected onto a wall or table opposite the hole. The image of lensless camera obscuras is also referred to as “pinhole image”
in addition to the environmental photography study i did on my grandmother, i and a few other students took a camera across school to take photos of teachers and school staff in there everyday enviroment
This photo school not only helped my confidence in photographing people i am not close with or comfortable with but also taught me a lot about the camera and helped me learn how to take high quality and in focus photos quickly and under pressure, with the teachers anxious to get on with there work we did ou best not to occupy to much of there time and therefor had to learn very quickly about how to focus and use the camera as quickly as possible, unfortunately a good amount of the photos we took did end up being a little blurry but the ones above are what i believe to be my best work from the hour we spend around school.
i edited these photos to be black and white/greyscale in imitation of Daniel Mordzinski’s photography style when photographing the ‘human atlas’ one of his most famous photography series.
Rembrandt lighting is a technique utilizing one light and one reflector or two separate lights. It’s a popular technique because it creates images that look both dramatic yet natural. It’s predominantly characterized by a lit-up triangle underneath the subject’s eye on the less illuminated area of the face
The style of Rembrandt lighting is particularly useful in the Making of Film Noir as, “It illuminates not just the physical landscape but also the emotional landscape of the characters.” In a genre where character and setting are integrally linked, Rembrandt Lighting provides an intimate insight into the characters
for the photos bellow I used three point Rembrandt lighting with one light behind one light to the right side and a light reflector to the left, this creates a lighter effect than traditional Rembrandt lighting
diagram of lighting set up used in the photography
i like these photos because i think it demonstrates the signature triangle on the left cheek while still achieving a soft overall atmosphere to the photos
here is my editing process when trying to create a high quality photo and I believe I achieved this for the most part creating the traditional triangle shape on the left cheek.
my pictures bellow are using traditional Rembrandt lighting at its most basic, Rembrandt lighting consists of a single light source placed on a 45 degree offset from the subject, about 5 feet away. Positioned roughly two feet higher than eye level, the light source is angled slightly downward and hits the side of the face that is farthest away from the camera.
the photos above are what I believe to be the best i have of this photo style, I believe Rembrandt lighting is not what I am strongest in but I think I have managed to achieve the desired effect in a good amount of my photos specifically the ones listed above.
above is my editing process when creating these images, i edited the photos not to change the images but to enhance the key features of this photography style .
Butterfly lighting is a portrait lighting pattern where the key light is placed above and directly centred with a subject’s face. This creates a shadow under the nose that resembles a butterfly.
butterfly lighting is typically used in beauty and fashion photography, because It’s a light pattern that flatters almost everybody, making it one of the most common lighting setups. Butterfly lighting was used to photograph some of the most famous stars from classic Hollywood.
some examples of butterfly lighting are:
All Paramount lighting consists of is a key light placed above and directly centered with a subject’s face. You want this light source to be above and behind the camera, angled down towards your subject. This can be achieved with either a continuous light softbox or a strobe / off-camera flash.
my attempt:
as you can see here I achieved the signature butterfly shadow under his nose in most of my attempts in this photography achieving both a softer approach to the photography style and harsher and sharper shadows.
in an attempt to better understand the lighting set up and the effects of different posing i later put my self in the place of the model and experimented with different angles, lighting positions and reflective sheets.
Here are the results after editing:
In these first two I attempted to recrate the classic holly wood editing where this style of photography originated, with very harsh shadows allowing for the contouring of the cheekbones and drawing focus to the jaw and eyes, I believe I achieve this effect in these photos and I believe I achieved the signature butterfly shadow.
In these photographs I attempted to achieve a softer look in the photography, still outlining the key features of the face and still showcasing the signature butterfly shadow but creating an over all softer effect for the photographs.
