I really like all of these portraits by Lee Jeffries. They are all a bit odd which makes them hard to not look at and I like the thought of faces appearing from the darkness.
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Monday, 9 December 2013
Studio Shoot
Getting to work in the studio with less people around was really, by being made to just get on with setting the lights and camera up with just a couple of others helped me made me understand the set up so much more by physically doing it myself. Also with a smaller group of people I could get on with what I wanted to do and experiment a lot more without feeling like I was taking up all the studio time. And the models seemed more relaxed and natural in front of the camera without the pressure of people watching them.
Today in the studio I managed to mess around a bit and try photographing with a black background but without a black backdrop. It took a bit of experimenting with the lights to get it right but I got there in the end. Once the background and the lighting was correct I then had the task of getting my photos to have the took that I wanted, this was influenced by Steve Pyke's work with his Moon Bug project. I wanted to have them black and white with a heavy contrast but I wasn't to sure how to do black and white with capture one as I was still getting use to the software. So I thought that I would do this later when I use Lightroom. I increased the contrast a little but I thought that I would also do more of this on Lightroom so I can see how it looks with the black and white.
Today in the studio I managed to mess around a bit and try photographing with a black background but without a black backdrop. It took a bit of experimenting with the lights to get it right but I got there in the end. Once the background and the lighting was correct I then had the task of getting my photos to have the took that I wanted, this was influenced by Steve Pyke's work with his Moon Bug project. I wanted to have them black and white with a heavy contrast but I wasn't to sure how to do black and white with capture one as I was still getting use to the software. So I thought that I would do this later when I use Lightroom. I increased the contrast a little but I thought that I would also do more of this on Lightroom so I can see how it looks with the black and white.
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Richard Avedon
Richard Avadon was well know in the photography business for fashion and portraits. His fashion shoots seemed to have a lot of movement, this showed the fashion garments off on a new light as you could see how the material moved. It also created elegant photography like the garments themselves were dancing.
His portraits on the other hand seemed more striped back and simple. He often didn't use props but if he did it was just the one to help portray the subject. For example his use of props in these two photos portray the image of country kids witch may illude the look of a deprived childhood to the upperclass.
I don't think you could get this without the props. They would still have the dirty clothes and messy hair but the snake and the gun let you know a bit more into these children's lives. The young man on the left might have just been given his first gun from the way he is holding it. This might mean he is seen as a man in his dads eyes and feels hes son is old enough to go shooting with him.
The other side to Avadons portraits is capturing inner beauty of people. Like the image of Kate moss, she is completely stripped back from make up and hair appliances and it's just kate infront of the camera with no added extras. I also like that she isn't symmetrical and her face isn't technically pretty but I don't think that's what beauty is. I think beauty is about being unique and having imperfections is good and is what makes you stand out.
All photos are from google images
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=richard+avedon+portraits&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=qQufUqHgNei30QWd8oCoBQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=987
His portraits on the other hand seemed more striped back and simple. He often didn't use props but if he did it was just the one to help portray the subject. For example his use of props in these two photos portray the image of country kids witch may illude the look of a deprived childhood to the upperclass.
I don't think you could get this without the props. They would still have the dirty clothes and messy hair but the snake and the gun let you know a bit more into these children's lives. The young man on the left might have just been given his first gun from the way he is holding it. This might mean he is seen as a man in his dads eyes and feels hes son is old enough to go shooting with him.
The other side to Avadons portraits is capturing inner beauty of people. Like the image of Kate moss, she is completely stripped back from make up and hair appliances and it's just kate infront of the camera with no added extras. I also like that she isn't symmetrical and her face isn't technically pretty but I don't think that's what beauty is. I think beauty is about being unique and having imperfections is good and is what makes you stand out.
All photos are from google images
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=richard+avedon+portraits&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=qQufUqHgNei30QWd8oCoBQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=987
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