Work Record 8

Work Record 8

For this shoot I decided to take more photos of people again because this time I new what sort of photos I wanted.

For this shoot, I was once again influenced by Christoffer Relander. After researching more of his work and doing the shoot beforehand, I discovered that I preferred the model to be looking off into the distance as if they're deep in thought. Also, I like how Relander does this as well because I feel this creates more of an impact on the viewer.



Contact Sheet



Best Images



I like this photo because the model has a serious look on the models face, this creates a sense of distress in the atmosphere because people generally look downwards if they are unhappy with something. Also, I like how the model is bringing her legs close to her chest because this makes her seem as if she is seeking for comfort.



I like this photo because the model is looking off towards the side, which creates the sense that he is reflecting about his actions. Also, the way that he is resting his head on his hand suggests that he is deep in thought and emphasises my message behind these photos.



I like this photo because the model is in the position where she seems to be thinking about a lot, as if she is thinking about her own actions that affect nature or the worlds's actions that affect nature globally. 



I like this photo because of the way the model is positioned, a lot of his body is shown, therefore, when I comes to editing later, more of the flower pictures will be able to be shown. This will allow me to present more of a reflection of nature because more of an image being shown and emphasise how we have limited time to change our actions.

Worst Images



I don't like this photo because the model is slightly smirking which ruins the illusion that he is in deep thought and reflecting on his own and others actions. To prevent images like this in the future I'll make sure that the atmosphere while taking the shoot is serious and double check the model isn't smiling when I don't want them to.



I don't like this photo because you are not able to see the model's face as much, therefore, this also ruins the illusion because you are unable to see the models features as clearly. To prevent something like this in the future, I'll pay more attention to the models position and change any small details if I have to in my liking.

AO1 - For this shoot, I was heavily inspired by Christoffer Relander because his work has helped me think more broader and how I can expand my portfolio even further. This shoot is very similar to what Relander does by emerging a photo of a person and nature together. However, I wanted to improve on my shoot from before because I found that the shoot I did before had a grey background so I decided to do a different set up in the studio to create the white background.

AO2 - I used a Canon 600D to take these photos with my settings set to ISO 200 and shutter speed set to 1/125 through out the whole shoot. My aperture was varied during the shoot but was mostly kept to f11. For this shoot, I was in the studio and I used two soft boxes on either side of the camera and a white back drop. One of the soft boxes was facing a reflector so it would bounce off and make the background even more white. I didn't use a tripod because I wanted to be able to freely move the camera so I can get a variety of angles of the model because I was switching from standing shots to floor shots.

AO3 - My idea for recording A Reflection of Nature was to present the idea that people themselves was reflecting about nature and if there's anything they could do to help. I wanted to capture the model deep in thought to portray how they are thinking about nature and how we are slowly damaging our planet and we have very limited time to turn things around until the damage it permanent. I decided to redo this shoot again and improve from my last one because I did not like how the background was grey because when I would edit them later it would take away attention from the nature inside the person. By having the white background I found that the colours from the nature pictures stands out a lot more and helps emphasise the message I'm trying to display.

AO4 - In my opinion, I feel as if I have produced a strong series of images because I have developed further from what I was originally shooting by making the photos look like better quality. Also, this project becomes more personal to me because I feel strongly about our planet and how we need to start making more actions to help produce a more safer and stable world for future generations. This shoot will be able to bring my message more across to people and make my photos look more pleasing because there will be a stronger contrast.

Manipulating My Photos



I used the same technique as before due to this shoot more or less just developing slightly from before. This time however, I decided to use some of my already edited photos from previous shoots that I had in my portfolio so I could link all of my work more closely together and I thought that this would make my photos look more interesting because of the bold colours. I took these photos into Photoshop and dragged the one of the edited photos on top of the model and then rubbed out the excess so it made it seem that the landscape was inside the person. After getting rid of the excess, it manipulated the opacity and tried to get the right balance between the two photos so one wasn't over powering the other. Once I had finished editing I decided to darken the flower slightly where the face was the the facial features would stand out more and emphasise how they are thinking/ reflecting about their actions.