Word Photo Shoot

Today I did my shoot for my word, I did the set up I practised with and the model I also practised with and the images turned out really well.

Here is my photo call sheet -

		Date 8th March 2016
Leah Seymour Photo Shoot Call Sheet		Creative Direction: Leah Seymour E-Mail: 2seyml14@solent.ac.uk Phone: 07516123620

Assignment Title:  Word (Digital Image Production 2) Location Photography Studio: JM011, Southampton Solent University Concept The concept of the image was based on a word – Browse. My final idea was based on newspapers and social media blinding society – newspapers were the first form of “media”. Hair will be slick and straight – like paper- behind the models ears, wearing the glasses wrapped in the newspaper, perfect base to the skin with a contour and highlight. The lips bold. Technical Requirements Using a white background, produce three colour beauty portraits emphasizing on the glasses, the flawless skin and lips. Three pictures will be front, side and ¾ shot of front. The set up will be two lights with soft boxes at the back facing the front reflecting off white boards, one main light above the photographer facing the model. Using a beauty lens too. Moodboard My mood board shows how I want my image to be taken, with the glasses on the face, strong make up, slick hair, bright lighting, a strong and bold lip, the news paper and social media represents our 'blindness' to normal life. Strong facial poses showing off the lips and the glasses.

Timeline: 12.30pm Model and team meet. 12.30-1.00 Make-up up and Hair, wardrobe selection, set up lighting on set, discuss shoot brief 1.00-2.00 Shoot time in JM011 2.00-3.00 Break down set, tidy away kit, pack clothes.  Clean up. Team: Make-up and Hair Artist – Leah Seymour E-mail:2seyml14@solent.ac.uk Phone: 07516123620 Photographer – Leah Seymour E-mail:2seyml14@solent.ac.uk Phone: 07516123620 Stylist – Leah Seymour E-mail:2seyml14@solent.ac.uk Phone: 07516123620 Model 1 – Olivia E-mail: Phone:

There are some of the images I liked the best -

 

 

There was a few things that didn't go to plan for my photo shoot and they were all to do with the set up of the studio.
The first thing was the backdrops weren't the right colour, I needed a white backdrop. I went to go find the student who was helping in the studios and she changed them for me but she didn't do it with a kind heart. She didn't seem like she wanted to help at all.
Once that was resolved we got to setting up the lighting, the flash wouldn't all connect to each other and the main light didn't work, in the end we took everything down and did it again this time it didn't work either. We then took away the main lighting on the wheels and stand and replaced it with a normal light set up with the beauty dish, raised enough to hit on to the model.
This wasted almost an hour of our time in the studio so we had to quickly get everything shot and put away.
The images turned out really well and I am pleased with them it was just annoying that the equipment wanted to go wrong on the day but didn't on any practice shoots!