Mapplethorpe Studio 2 Straights Images

Studio Contrast Work Diary 2

Work Diary

I believe that i had a much better session than last time, I managed to get a longer time taking photos and i came up with much more imaginative ideas and all round better photos. i found it a lot easier this this as I was able to tie more photos and take the skills from the 2 location and previous studio shots, although i occasionally struggled with ideas overall it was a much better session.

This photo uses contrast between the items of clothing, the fluffy jumper and the thin cardigan, there is clear contrast in the colour as well as the fabrics. I do really like the way  neither person takes up more room then the other in this photo both are either side of each other. 

There is a lot of contrast in this photo, from height, size, clothing and colour. I do really like this photo but I do think there are some improvements that could be done for example the model on the far right is a little to far away from the model in the middle and the model on the far left is a little to close, I feel that I need to pay a little more attention when taking photos to fix problems like this straight away. 

To improve, I'd properly change the lighting each picture feels really dark and difficult to see what's going on. 

Studio Contrast Work Diary

Work Diary

I didn't have a whole lot of time during this session as we were the last group in, I token a reasonable amount of photos but nothing I was massively proud of, but none the less I still had some good photos. I found this session to be rather easy as I had already tried contrast location and I incorporated what I'd learnt for from that and brought in into the studio.

In this photo the contrast between the two models is quite clear, one has a bowl around her head the other does not, I thought this photo was fun to look at, it looks good and makes you laugh a little, although for this photo I would have to crop of the right hand side as the background has come in a little.

This photo has a lot of contrast involved for example an obvious one it the different kind of shoe but also leg size, jeans, shoe size and colour, this image is good but for me the shoes could be more centred but also more in line with each other as one is higher than the other. 

To improve, I'd like a longer period and i believe that i could come up with some more creative ideas and much better photos.

Work Diary Mapplethorpe Studio

Work Diary

In this session, we went into the studio to continue work on Mapplethorpe, learning from last time that my compassion was off slightly, I decided that this time I was going to be careful and think about what I was doing. This time round, I didn't have to retake anything and I believe that i had captured Mapplethorpe in the best way that I could. 

Here you can see there is less background and the camera is focused on the model, there is no unnecessary background colours or objects it's just a portrait and that is clear to see. This is a good example of a portrait that represents Mapplethorpe, the way he takes portraits of just people being people, the compassion of the photo and the overall feel, to improve though I would use tone to give it a bigger Mapplethorpe feel.  

This photo is again very Mapplethorpe, in fact I copied a Mapplethorpe picture here and did my best to create the feeling the Mapplethorpe does in his portraits, I do like this image but I'm not sure it quite has the same effect at Mapplethorpe does in his photos. 

To improve me next time, i would like more time to do this kind of work, I do really enjoy it and find it interesting, it would also help perfect my compassion as I'm still aware that not all my photos are perfect. 

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Back of Head Studio Work Diary

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In this session, we went into the studio to take photos of once again the back of each others head but this time in a more manipulative environment, we were able to control the lighting giving us full control over what the photos will look like. I really enjoyed this session as it was quick and I believe I took some really good photos.

This is my favourite from the session, I just really like the way it looks, she's acting pretty casual as if she doesn't know the photo is being taken. The hand on her hair looks natural and normal, I just feel that this photo is natural and that makes the photo even better, here I believe I've captured a normal action in a manipulated area. 

This is one of the best photos of the session and I believe it to be one of my favourites as well, I like this one because it's taken at a different angle to the others, the model is more to the left and not as centred as the other, I think it really works in this photo, there is also nothing to distract the viewer which allows this photo to still be good. 

To improve on this topic I would have had variety of different people with different hair styles, whether that's dyed or half shaven. 

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