The Studio Portrait: In the studio I have all the control over the lighting and environment which makes it easy to take photos as its all predicable, my first portrait image is of Brian because the photo is Black and White its very bold and contrasting which helps bring out the detail and I believe character in the sitter I really love the subtleness I get from the photo it
really fits well with Brian's personality.
Vintage is one way I would describe my second portrait photo which is of Kiera, I love the old glamours look of the image it works very well as the sitter is a girl the soft colours compliment her features, it reminds me of old style photos from around the 1920's.
My last photo is again of Kiera this time quite different, unfortunately I don't like this image the Black and White I feel does not work with the individual photo it comes across to plain I don't get nothing from it at first I was reasonably happy with it but overt time I have started to hate it. How ever I do love the way the sitters eyes are glossy catching the viewers eyes.
The Location Portrait: When creating location portraits there is a lot more to think about than in a studio for example I have less control on the lighting around the sitter and the environment therefore I have to make complex decisions. I wanted my images to both convey a natural look to them and not look directed as I want to show empathy and a bond between myself and the sitter. My first portrait photo is of my mum sitting down in her own environment smoking and playing on the laptop, I just captured images when it felt best this way I no they are not staged.
In my final photo of my mum I noticed there are mixed lighting this is from the wall lights which project a warm yellow into the room and a cold blue colour from the laptop, I believe the mixture of colours add to the image, I did not set out for that to happen and this is what is nice about location portraits its unpredictable in ways.
My second location portrait photo is of my friend Ellie who practises gymnastics in her back garden I wanted to make both of my images different to one another. It was important I get the composition right because this can make an image look professional and not amateur, with the final image I chose personally the composition I have used is great making the plant in the foreground blurred really makes Ellie in the background stand out making the image strong.
The lighting in the image was all natural from the sun, I found that working outside taking images is quite risky because at any moment the weather could change, I had to plan when I would take images of Ellie by in advance checking the weather I found again location portrait is unpredictable.
Studio Portrait in the Style of a Classic Painting: To recreate a classic painting using photography is not so straight forward there are a lot of planning and details that need to be taken into consideration, using a photo shoot planning sheet I was able to write down all the important information that is needed to make this happen such as, synopsis, treatment, photographic equipment and resources. This basically gives me a better understanding on what is needed, how the photo shoot will pan out and gives a clear understanding on what it is I am doing.
I have learnt that in this particle photo shoot I will not get out of it a great outcome unless I put the effort and time into planning it, to recreate the painting “The Girl with The Pearl Earring” I used a soft box to cast a gentle light over the face which is mimicking natural light source from a window. In the original image the earring and head scarf are caught by the light this is an important part of the photo that I have to capture or it wont work by carefully positioning the model and the props in the right way I was able to get the outcome I wanted.
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