Location Photography

Location Photography

Location photography is taking photographs in an area that relates to the model.

Research Artists

Alec Sloth



I took inspiration of this photo because the photographer has managed to make the background slightly blurred but keep the man and the aeroplanes in sharp focus. I would like to achieve something similar when I take photos for my location photography.

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Best Images



I like this photo because I have been able to create the interesting affect of leaves falling on to the model, in photoshop later I’ll edit it to make it seem like there are more leaves falling on to her.



I like how I’ve gotten the model to look straight into the camera to make it seem as if she was staring into the eyes of the viewer.

I didn’t mind this shoot because I was able to experiment with different way of taking photos.

Worst Images



I don’t like this photo because it’s too underexposed so you can’t see anything in the photo clearly.



I don’t like this photo because it’s too overexposed and mostly everything is whitewashed and you cannot pick out any details.

Overall, I didn't like this shoot because my idea was to create a raining affect with leaves but it didn't come out well. Also, I could not figure out the correct settings due to being in the forest with slight cloud cover, so the sun would keep shinning through and then suddenly stop.

AO3 - My idea for recording location photography was to go into the woods and take shots of leaves raining on the model and leaning against the trees. I looked at Alec Soth’s work to help inspire me and think about my depth of field. I like some of my photos because because I managed to create this affect, but overall it wasn’t affective and didn’t work well.

AO2 - For this shoot, I used a tripod to help me make sure I was levelling my photos correctly. I set my settings to 1/125 and ISO 400 and I kept manipulating my f stop to help me get the correct depth of field.

Manipulating My Photos



To create my final image I used the quick selection tool and selected the leaves that I wanted to place onto the other final image. I did this with multiple images to create one final one.



After selecting what areas I wanted, I would use the move tool to then drag it to the final image and I kept doing this until I was happy wit the amount of leaves that I got.



Once I placed all of my leaves in the area I wanted them, I used burning and dodging to help bring out some of the colours in the forest and make it look less plain and boring.

AO1 - For this shoot, I looked at Alex Soth’s work and took inspiration from his photography. In his photos, he blurs the background so the main focus is on the model. I wanted to create a similar affect in my shoot by making the trees in the background slightly blurred and the model sharp.

AO4 - My intensions for my photos was to create a raining affect with leaves onto the models with the background blurred so the falling leaves is apart of the main focus. I decided to do the shoot in the forest because the forest is somewhere you can escape and think and I wanted to portray that peace and quiet through my photos.



I like how this photo turned out because I was able to add more leaves on top and around the model to help create that raining affect with leaves. Also, I like how I have managed to bring out the green a lot more in the forest to add additionally depth.