Here i have taken pictures of the cakes i will be useing in the shoot...
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| Location of photo shoot - all ser up |
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
The props...
Here i have taken pictures of the cakes i will be useing in the shoot...
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Photo experiments...
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| Normal settings |
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| Light off |
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| Lamp off |
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| Portrate |
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| Night snapshot |
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| Night snapshot in the dark |
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| Kids and pets |
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| Indoor |
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| Indoor no lights |
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| Low lights |
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| Low light - no lights |
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| Beach |
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| Beach - no lights |
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| Snow |
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| Snow - no lights |
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| Sunset |
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| Sunset - no lights |
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| Fireworks |
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| Fireworks |
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| Long shutter |
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| Long shutter |
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| Black tights over lense |
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| White tights |
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| Neon pink tights |
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| Green plastic |
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| Plastic |
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| Disk |
Monday, 8 November 2010
My Idea...
For my photographs I'm going to have my mum modeling for me. I'm very close to my mum hence why I'm putting here into my shots. I think my mum looks great for her age. I think shes 60, but defiantly doesn't look it and she takes a great photograph. I would of liked to put the rest of my family into my photographs but I'm only allowed to use one model.
Location...
My sister has a huge house with old with a lot of quirky interior. In her kitchen she has a window bench. So id like to do my shoot in there, not only because of the look but the lighting is perfect. It has a light right over the bench and different other lights in the kitchen so i have allot to play about with.
Id also like to do a few shots in her living room. Its cosy and has a homely feel about it. Which is what my shoot is about family and being at home. After all there's no place like home.
I want a plain white cake with an element of it red. Maybe put some heart sweets on the top and Ribbon round the edge. I also would like little cream cakes, as if it was a tea party.
I also need to consider what my Mum is going to be wearing. I think i want something simple. Plain black maybe with jewellery. Shes very fashionable and i would like her to dress like she would normally do so. I also want her to have the same make up. Shes the type of woman who would be seen dead without make up, even walking to the shop - it HAS to be on, she does her make up well so that's no worry :)
I also want the shoot to be relaxed and no to look as if the photo is being posed for.
Things i need:
Location...
My sister has a huge house with old with a lot of quirky interior. In her kitchen she has a window bench. So id like to do my shoot in there, not only because of the look but the lighting is perfect. It has a light right over the bench and different other lights in the kitchen so i have allot to play about with.
Id also like to do a few shots in her living room. Its cosy and has a homely feel about it. Which is what my shoot is about family and being at home. After all there's no place like home.
I want a plain white cake with an element of it red. Maybe put some heart sweets on the top and Ribbon round the edge. I also would like little cream cakes, as if it was a tea party.
I also need to consider what my Mum is going to be wearing. I think i want something simple. Plain black maybe with jewellery. Shes very fashionable and i would like her to dress like she would normally do so. I also want her to have the same make up. Shes the type of woman who would be seen dead without make up, even walking to the shop - it HAS to be on, she does her make up well so that's no worry :)
I also want the shoot to be relaxed and no to look as if the photo is being posed for.
Things i need:
- cake/smaller cakes
- balloons
- confetti
- ribbon
- sweets
- red cups
- plates
- wine glasses
- table cloth
- pillows (for the bench) different colours maybe some white some red
Sunday, 7 November 2010
The power of colour...
Here i have been looking at photographs with he colour red in them. Some black and white and others in colour...
Colour photographs...
And... Black and white...
All of the images above i have picked out as i really like them. For instance the red boat picture i really like, its peaceful, great composition and i love the reflections. I also like the intensity of the red against the misted grey tones. Slot of the images above are simple yet very effective. Less is more in these pictures. I also love the selective colouring. Which is what i will be doing in my photo's. I love the vibrant colour against the black and white. especially in red.
Monday, 1 November 2010
My Brief
Looking at both briefs Ive decided to go with option one as The British Heart Foundations competition stands out more to me, I like the fact that he colour red must appear somewhere in the photographs.
I have a few ideas of what i want to do, I'm thinking a black and white image with an aspect of the image/prop in red, so the red will stand out more and catch the eye, but I'm also going to look at colour photographs in my research.
In the brief it states that we don't necessarily have to feature hearts in the photograph, but to think about hearts as a theme and what that means to me.
When thinking of a'heart' i think of 'love' and love to me is my family. So that is a possible idea to centre around. In the brief it also states that, as its The British Heart Foundations 50th birthday the picture could capture an element of celebration. So keeping that in mind, i could base the image around a 'family' celebration.
I have a few ideas of what i want to do, I'm thinking a black and white image with an aspect of the image/prop in red, so the red will stand out more and catch the eye, but I'm also going to look at colour photographs in my research.
In the brief it states that we don't necessarily have to feature hearts in the photograph, but to think about hearts as a theme and what that means to me.
When thinking of a'heart' i think of 'love' and love to me is my family. So that is a possible idea to centre around. In the brief it also states that, as its The British Heart Foundations 50th birthday the picture could capture an element of celebration. So keeping that in mind, i could base the image around a 'family' celebration.
Research: Exposed.
Exposed
Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera
Tate Modern 28 May – 3 October 2010
About the exhibition
Exposed offers a fascinating look at pictures made on the sly, without the explicit permission of the people depicted. With photographs from the late nineteenth century to present day, the pictures present a shocking, illuminating and witty perspective on iconic and taboo subjects.
Beginning with the idea of the 'unseen photographer', Exposed presents 250 works by celebrated artists and photographers including Brassaï's erotic Secret Paris of the 1930s images; Weegee's iconic photograph of Marilyn Monroe; and Nick Ut's reportage image of children escaping napalm attacks in the Vietnam War. Sex and celebrity is an important part of the exhibition, presenting photographs of Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, Paris Hilton on her way to prison and the assassination of JFK. Other renowned photographers represented in the show include Guy Bourdin, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Philip Lorca DiCorcia, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Nan Goldin, Lee Miller, Helmut Newton and Man Ray.
The UK is now the most surveyed country in the world. We have an obsession with voyeurism, privacy laws, freedom of media, and surveillance – images captured and relayed on camera phones, YouTube or reality TV.
Much of Exposed focuses on surveillance, including works by both amateur and press photographers, and images produced using automatic technology such as CCTV. The issues raised are particularly relevant in the current climate, with topical debates raging around the rights and desires of individuals, terrorism and the increasing availability and use of surveillance. Exposed confronts these issues and their implications head-on.
Information from: tate.org.uk
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