Final images

 

 

Inspiration images

Planning for my shoot

Key words:

Pink
Natural
High key lighting
White background
Light makeup
Lips

I made a plan of my final six images.

I am going to ask my model to wear a white t-shirt as her hair is colourful and I wanted high key so the t-shirt will contrast and stand out in the photo.

I am going to look at either using a softbox or beauty dish for my images to focus mostly on her face as this is the main focus point in the images.

I want the lips to stand out the most in the photos and I am going to create a pink lip to achieve this.

Lighting for shoots

High key vs low key lighting

High key lighting is when the lighting makes the image look very bright, to create this you need to make sure your camera is set to a high exposure

Low key lighting is when the lighting makes the image look dark and dull and the tone is a lot darker.

There are different types of lighting equipment that can change the way your studio and image both look.

• background light - this projects against the back wall and lights up the whole studio
• spot light - this attaches over the camera lens to place direct light onto a subject
• softbox - large, transparent squares that are placed over a light and gives a soft light onto a subject (ideal for face images)
• umbrella - this is attached to a lamp and creates a flash which places a bright light on your model's face
• reflector - you can use gold or white reflectors and these reflect light into dark areas of your model's face, eg under the chin

Source:

http://photosecrets.com/studio-lighting-for-beginners

Set up

When you are photographing, you need to set your camera to the right settings. First of all, you will need several items:

• A digital camera
• An sd card, always better to have a bigger GB to save more photos
• A hot shoe adapter, this will connect your camera to the flash

To set the camera up, you need to:

• Reset the camera settings
• Put the camera in manual rather than automatic
• Change the ISO to 100
• Put the image to RAW image rather than JPEG
• Make sure the shutter speed is set to 1/160
• Sync lead

There are a few other things that are important to know in the studio.

If you want to make a beauty image slightly darker, you can place the a soft box above the model's head, if this proves to be too dark then you can add a reflector by the model next to the part that you want the light to focus on like the face for example.

If the image is darker and it looks slightly out of focus, you can increase the F-stop.

On a computer, you can edit the exposure on a computer to make the image less bright and bring the details back into the face. (This will only work if the image is set to RAW and will not work if it is in JPEG as it will look like the image is slightly shadowed over.)

If you are using a reflector and a modelling bulb, to make the image brighter you can turn the flash up.

When you are photographing in the studio, there are a few steps you need to take to set up:

• Look around your studio and make sure it is tidy and there are no hazards
• Set up your studio with the right background, add any black sidewalls if you want harsh lighting
• If you are photographing beauty shots, it would be best to use a tripod, make sure your camera is in the right settings and attach it to a tripod
• Connect your hot shoe adapter to your camera
• Connect the sync lead to the hot shoe adapter as this will set off the flash
• Add any lighting equipment you want to add such as a beauty dish or soft box
• Do a couple test shoots and work out what settings your brightness should be on
• Make sure any cables are tied away so no hazard is created
• Add any accessories you are using for your shoot
• Look to see if you are using the correct lens for the type of photo shoot you want.

If you are using a boom arm in the studio, make sure you put the safety tether is on to protect the camera from falling

Research - Nathalie Croquet

"It’s high time fashion got a sense of humour, right?"

Nathalie Croquet is a former magazine editor. For a project idea, she decided to put herself in the model's seat and create some 'fashion advert parodies.' She teamed up with famous photographer Daniel Schweizer and named her project 'Spoof.' The aim of this idea was to create real life versions of professional celebrity images.

The project consisted of 10 images of Nathalie dressed up as different celebrities posing for adverts. Her makeup, hair and clothes have all changed to make herself into these celebrities. I chose 4 images that I thought were my favourites from the collection.

Sources:
http://www.theloop.ca/these-fashion-ad-spoofs-are-the-best-thing-youll-see-all-day/
http://www.awesomeinventions.com/fashion-advert-spoofs/
http://nathaliecroquet.book.free.fr/nc/SPOOF.html