After recieving feedback on my slideshow, I made some changes. I previosuly kept the slideshow simple and didnt add any effects. In my feedback I was told to add an effect for transistioning between the images, in order for the story to flow more. I experimented with fade to black but found a cross fadeContinue reading “AD4802 Photo-story// Making changes to slideshow”
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AD4802 Photo-story// Editing final magazine
This was my first magazine that was going to be my final submission. I later decided it wasn’t good enough to submit as it didn’t relate to my chosen magazine not target audience. The result was rushed and this was obvious from looking at the magazine outcome. After doing more research and spending time planningContinue reading “AD4802 Photo-story// Editing final magazine”
AD4802 Photo-story// Re-visiting magazine layout
I have decided, after recieving feedback, to re-visit my magazine. I initially rushed it and didn’t spend enough time refering to my chosen magazine and target audience. I am going to plan out the layout better and refer to National Geographic’s articles to make sure it suits the same format as they publish. Example ThisContinue reading “AD4802 Photo-story// Re-visiting magazine layout”
AD4803 Studio// Mini experimenting shoot- Flash and fashion
Prior to thorough planning, I decided to do a mini shoot in order to get a feel for what works and what doesn’t in using flash in daylight. I also felt like it was important to get an understanding of how to portray similar fashion as can be found in my chosen magazine, 1 Granary.Continue reading “AD4803 Studio// Mini experimenting shoot- Flash and fashion”
AD4803 Studio// Practitioner research 3- Strong flash and contrast: Anna Fox
Anna Fox is a British documentary photographer, known for a “combative, highly charged use of flash and colour” Fox uses bright colours to make her images bright and strong. She also uses flash to make her subjects pop from the backgrounds. A lot of the backgrounds shes uses consist of natural settings, such as grassContinue reading “AD4803 Studio// Practitioner research 3- Strong flash and contrast: Anna Fox”
AD4803 Studio// Practitioner research 2- Props and backgrounds: Eddie Chacon
Eddie Chacon is an LA based artist, working in music and photography. I found his work through the magazine, Human Being. His work stood out to me due to the strange and unsual approach to fashion photography and portraits. He uses a variety of light sources, some harsh flash using a flash gun and othersContinue reading “AD4803 Studio// Practitioner research 2- Props and backgrounds: Eddie Chacon”
AD4803 Studio// Moodboard
As part of my research I wanted to make a moodboard as a visual representation of the kind of look I would like to achieve in my work. I looked at various magazines that came under the catergory of young, edgy and alternative, all themes I would like to portray in my work. As aContinue reading “AD4803 Studio// Moodboard”
AD4803 Studio// Final idea and testing shots
I have to produce 4 different portraits of my subject in thois project, I have decided to go with an alternative fashion approach in creating magazine worthy studio shots. I am focusing on the magaizine 1 Granary as inspiration as I feel their approach to documenting fashion works really well and is something I couldContinue reading “AD4803 Studio// Final idea and testing shots”
AD4803 Studio// Practitioner research one- Using natural lighting: Amber Byrne Mahoney
Amber Mahoney is a photographer living and working in New York City. I found her work from the magazine Human Being. Her work consists of bright, soft coloured and almost poetic portraits. Her work is genreally based on portraits, documentary and fashion photography. Her approach to fashion photography isn’t of a cliché format and herContinue reading “AD4803 Studio// Practitioner research one- Using natural lighting: Amber Byrne Mahoney”
AD4803 Studio// Magazine research one- 1 Granary
Founded by fashion design students at Central Saint Martins, 1 Granary aims to question and reshape the fashion system at large. Centered around the work of young, independent talent – a demographic at risk of being simultaneously fetishized and exploited by the industry – 1 Granary seeks to guide newcomers through established structures, and inviteContinue reading “AD4803 Studio// Magazine research one- 1 Granary”