Shoot Two - Straight Images

I really enjoy this image as although it was in a studio set up, it still seems completely natural and shows the girls having a laugh. You can tell that the expressions on these girls faces are genuine which, I feel, makes the image so appealing. I also quite like how they only fill in two thirds of the image and are off centre as it makes the image a bit more unique. 

In this image the girl has a deadpan expression as she stares directly into the camera. I like the effect that this has as you feel like she is staring straight at you. The purpose of this image was to exhibit her sweatshirt, as I wanted this to be an example of youth fashion today. Another thing I enjoy about this image is how her light hair stands out against her black jumper.

This is another image where the two girls are both in frame, being completely natural and acting in front of the camera. I like the style of the photographs as, although it has been set up in a studio, they are still acting themselves in front of the camera and, as they are comfortable, are acting in ways that are entertaining for the viewer. 

The way that the girl in this image is hiding her face could imply that she is shy or nervous in front of the camera. Although her face is covered, we can still get a glimpse of her style and so it still gives us information on how the young generation of today dressed - this is a completely casual outfit and so is a realistic representation of the day to day fashion of youth.

I think this image is interesting as it is just the one girl in the frame, yet it looks like she is interacting with someone as her arms are outstretched and she is smiling towards the right of the frame. This leaves some mystery to the image as we do not know who she is directed towards. All we can see in this image is the genuinely happy expression on her face which I enjoy.

Shoot Two - Work Diary

For this shoot, I decided to use the studio as I wanted to explore different ways that I could represent youth. For this, I used two models and decided to take different images to capture both their style and their friendship. I wanted these images to seem more natural as I did not want to give a false picture of who these girls are. I felt I was successful in this as I asked the two girls to just act naturally in front of the camera and joke around whilst I took images. One problem I found with this shoot was that sometimes the girls would seem to pose more than act naturally as the studio was a more formal space to take photographs and seemed too set up. As a result, I have decided to not use the studio to take these styles of photographs for my project. 

Camera settings: 1/125, ISO 200, f5.6 - this was based on the light meter readings.

Above is the diagram for my lighting set up for this shoot. As it was a basic shoot where I simply took pictures of people in front of the camera, I used a simple set up with two softbox lights on either side of myself.

This was my favourite image from the shoot as it captures their friendship perfectly as they are laughing together and going in for a hug. This image is completely candid and so appears more raw. The expressions on their faces are genuine and so this image may be relatable to the viewer. I also enjoy how they are off centre as it seems less posed as a result.

Whilst I like this image, the girls do not have much expression or emotion on their faces and so it does not seem as fun or relaxed as the others. This image is an example of how some of my photographs seemed more set up or more tense due to being in the studio. I do not feel that this image looks how I intended my results to look. 

Shoot Two - Contact Sheet