Shoot Ten - Straight Image

These two images both show the two girls climbing on the play equipment. As it is made for children, the climbing area is quite small and the girls appear to be too big for it. This could connote how, when we were young, these structures seemed to be huge towers, and that perhaps we have lost out sense of childhood wonder as now they are just small structures.

I enjoy this image as the background of this image is quite plain, as it really draws your attention to the girl climbing on the ball. I also really enjoy the framing and that she is only in a third of the image as it appears quite different. I find the tones in this image interesting as well as, although there isn't a large contrast in them, her clothing is still slightly darker in tone which makes her stand out the most.

Both of these photos show the girls on the swings, with the second one just showing the girl on the left. The girls are both sat on top of baby swings rather than regular swings, which could suggest that they are trying to be younger than they are or that they are trying to reconnect with this part of their childhood. I like that these images are slightly blurred in places from movement as it makes the moment seem more genuine. I enjoy that these two images are more candid than the first two in these straight images.

Again, this image is slightly blurred in places due to the movement of the two girls on the see-saw, however I do really like the effect this has as it does make the image more candid and it helps show that it was not set up or posed. I also like that you can only see one of the girls faces, yet we know they are both laughing and having fun due to just her expression.

Shoot Ten - Work Diary

For this shoot, I decided to take my two friends to a playground and have them play around on the equipment as a 'reconnection to their childhood'. I wanted to capture them both being completely natural and messing around on the play area as I felt this would be a fun shoot and would also show a more carefree and innocent side of youth, as opposed to the more rebellious themes of alcohol and partying that I have shown before. I felt I was successful in this as I managed to get some pictures that I really enjoyed and the two girls were completely relaxed and natural in front of the camera, meaning I got some great candid pictures as well as ones where they posed.

This image was one that I really enjoyed. Whilst I was aiming more for candid pictures and in this she is posing, the face she is pulling is quite cheesy and very happy and I feel that this makes the image seem quite fun and cheery. I enjoy how I have managed to get this happy effect without the use of colour as often happiness is associated with bright and bold colours. This simply focusses on the mood of the girl as opposed to the emotion of the image overall.

Whilst I like this image as a whole, the girl within the picture has moved her face whilst I took it and therefore this area has blurred. Some of my images do have a slight blur as it has captured their movement and I do like this within the pictures from this shoot. However, with this image, the blur is in front of her face only and is quite extreme and I feel that this distracts you from looking at the image as a whole.

Shoot Ten - Contact Sheet