Shoot Seven - Straight Image

I like how these images are very relaxed as she is laying/sitting on her bed looking at the iPad in both photos. It is as if she is ignoring that the camera is there, which is the feel that I wanted to get from these images. This image shows how young people have a strong interest in technology and social media as she is ignoring what is happening around her whilst she looks at her iPad.

This image mostly focuses on her outfit and surroundings rather than the girl herself as it is framed so that it does not show her face. The girl's outfit it quite dark, which creates contrasting tones with the white furniture and walls around her. This really makes her stand out against the room and become the focal point of the image.

Both of these images conform to the stereotype of rebellious youth as they show the girl vaping and drinking. These are both seen as quite rebellious acts, especially as the girl could be underage drinking which would then become illegal. However, the girl is doing both of these things in a casual setting so it could be suggested that this is a typical thing for her to do.

In these images, the girl is looking into a palette mirror as she applied lipstick. This could have connotations of femininity and conforming to the gender roles in society as she is applying make up - something often associated with being 'girly'. The use of black and white prevents the viewer from seeing what colour the lipstick is, which I find interesting as it adds some mystery to the image. 

Again, the tones in this image create high contrast between the girl and the rest of the room as her clothing as hair make her appear quite dark, whilst the majority of the rest of the image is white. Whilst we cannot see what she is doing, she is stood by a chest of draws with make up and a mirror on top, so she is presumably doing her make up. 

Shoot Seven - Work Diary

For this shoot I decided to focus on just the one girl as I wanted to represent an individual rather than her as part of a group or a group as a whole. This shoot was conducted in the girl's bedroom to make it more personal as not only would you be able to see her belongings within the image, but I felt that it would make both the shoot and the image seem more relaxed. I feel I was successful in this as the girl was completely natural in front of the camera and I managed to get some images that I really liked. I also feel that I was successful in represent who this girl is as a person and her personality as I captured images of her doing activities that she would do normally, such as putting on make up and playing on her iPad.

Camera settings: 1/125, ISO 800, f8.

This was my favourite image from the shoot. I really enjoy how she is blowing the smoke from her vape towards the camera lens, as it slightly obscures her face. This gives a feeling of mystery to the image as we cannot clearly make out her face. Although we cannot see her face properly, we still get an insight into who she is as we now know that she vapes. I think the tone in this image are also interesting as there is a high contrast between her clothing/hair and the rest of the image, which really makes her stand out against the white wall.

I did not like this image for a couple of reasons. The first reason is that you can slightly see her face in the mirror - I didn't want to capture her face in this image as I wanted there to be a slightly mysterious element to the photograph - much like the image above. I also don't like how there is a slight blur with her hair as she moved her head. I did not want to capture any movement during this shoot and so this image was not successful.

Shoot Seven - Contact Sheet