First Photoshoot
Me and my partner Elizaveta have done the photoshoot with our model Anna Udras in the special studio. The model demonstrate the guitar on some images as a symbol of musical institution. Furthermore, we used a hat as a decoration and the tradition Russian coat because Annie is a Russian model and we wanted her to keep the traditions of her country on our images.
The best shots we can see below:
During our photoshoot we asked the model to do different poses and we tried to shoot her laterally and we did medium close up in order to demonstrate her beautiful face and straight look on the target audience. Also we did some experimental poses with her hands and face to find the most attractive and eye-catching views. On the first image the rule of third isn't broken as Annie is standing by the right hand side of the picture.
Some image have been done in manual exposure program. We tried to find out the most appropriate lighting in order to demonstrate Annie in the most right and high quality images. In the studio we used direct lighting and defuse lighting with the help of three big professional lighters. All of them were put on Annie. and some exposure programs on the camera helped us to demonstrate it on the pictures. The aperture that we used was quite wide (2.0) because we wanted to have blur background in order to have Annie's face eye-catching.
The lens that we used was 50.0 mm. It's a stable lens which has a good focus.
This image has different setting and another angle than previous images. This image is also made in manual exposure program but the lens is changed. The lens we used was 18-55mm. It allowed me to shoot Annie from the low angle perspective and shoot all her body. However, the limitation of this lens is that the minimum aperture that might be there is 4.5 therefore the background isn't blur as well as the model.
The lighting that we used is the same as on the previous images.
We can see the rule of third on this image as main objects of the photoshoot are not standing in the middle of the picture.
The neck of the guitar is working as a leading line so the composition of the picture look more attractive.
The guitar balances the model in the frame so the image looks stable and the main focus goes on the model and the guitar which represents musical institution.
These three images above are made with the same lens and exposure program. I changed the lens from 18-55mm to 50 mm because I wanted to make the aperture value very small in order to make the background blur.
Otherwise, the white curtain disturb the look of the customers on the model.
These two images above are made with the 85mm lens and with the aperture priority exposure program.
The aperture here is 8. This is quite high number but I did it because the pose of the model is very unusual. Annie is laying on the floor and her head is the "background" of the image therefore it should be bright.
The lighting in the studio wasn't direct. The lamps were directed on each other rather than on model because we didn't want the image to be bright.
On the last image Annie copies the shape of the guitar and the image looks symmetric. Annie and the guitar are making one figure.
The leading line on this image is the neck of the guitar.
Furthermore, the last image looks depth because Annie is laying and I was shooting her from her legs side. It's a high angle but her head is making the imitation of the background and her feet are looked as a foreground.
Second Photoshoot
Me and my partner Elizaveta produced a big range of images which promote music institution. The process of producing images was quite complicated. We faced with the problem of bad weather conditions. Even we had to use our contingency plan and removed the date of the photoshoot because there was raining for the whole week. On Sunday we came on Top Hill in Canterbury to produce the photos but it was quite windy there. It was hard to shoot during this conditions but we had to meet the deadline and produce the photos as soon as possible. The weather conditions didn't effect the quality of the images and I think that the result of our photoshoot was quite successful because were able to produce a range of images that meet the main idea of promoting media product such as music institution. The model demonstrate the guitar as a symbol of musical institution. The model doesn't look straight into the shot because she doesn't need to attract audience attention. the main object on the photoshoot was the guitar.
As for equipment we used Canon 7D camera which is able to produce high quality professional shots and we used different setting to achieve right lighting conditions as we didn't use special lighting equipment because we our photoshoot was outside. Also we used a tripod to keep focus on the images more stable and to avoid blurs.
We have done more that 100 images but the best pictures we can see below:
The first images we made on the aperture priority setting. The number of aperture is low on this picture. We did it because we needed to make the foreground with the model and guitar more sharp and the background is a bit blur and unfocused. We wanted to attract more attention to the guitar as we are promoted music institution. ISO which we used was very low because we used a tripod and the normal lighting conditions so we didn't need more lighting for good exposure. On this picture the shutter speed is not low or high. We tried to put as more lighting in out picture as it possible therefore we didn't do shutter speed lower but as it was windy outside that's why we didn't use low shutter speed as the wind could damage the focus.
We didn't use the professional lighting systems to achieve light for goos exposure. It was a bit cloudy outside therefore pictures don't look bright and we used special camera settings to achieve the best lighting on our photoshoot.
As for composition, we used rule of third and our model is standing (sitting) on the left hand side in the first third of the image. We as photographers with the camera were standing lower than the model so the audience might see it from human eyes level but model look higher and greater because of this low angle. The leading line on this picture is trees which are grown in a line on the background. The image's background looks depth because of the town and park this might be seen from this high point.
We used shutter priority setting while taking this image. The shutter speed was were quick there so less light came into the shot and picture looks a bit darker than the previous one which I evaluated. The aperture f number is high on this picture. This makes the effect of sharper background and well as foreground.
The lens which we used during all photoshoot was 55mm lens which gives the effect like human eyes see. But this lens gives a possibility to zoom in and out the image therefore we could do different images and tried more possible focuses.
On this image we continued to use the rule of third to make our pictures more interesting and attractive for the potential audience. We did many experimentation with poses of the model. As we can see on the image above the model is sitting and pretends that she is playing the guitar. Bur on the picture below she doesn't show her face to the camera. She is holding the guitar and all audience attention is payed to it.
The setting which we used while doing this picture is similar to the picture above except the aperture. The f stop number is high again so the foreground and the background look sharper.
The light is mild and quite bright because of the sun. As I mentioned before the weather was a bit cloudy but sometimes the sun came out the clouds and the light became milder.
When the model put her hands with the guitar up she looks higher and more grandly because of the low angle as the camera was standing lower than the model. This image is demonstrated the fitness of purpose better than others because we cannot see models face and the guitar we can see at the full size and all attention is paying to it (as well as on picture below).
We changed the viewpoint of this picture. Now the model is standing on the one level with the camera so the effect of grandeur disappeared. This picture looks more depth than others because of yellow and green trees which lead further. Also these trees are leading line. Here we can see some kind of framing because on the left hand side there is Cathedral and on another side we can see industrial buildings. This asymmetry and contrast of new times and historical monument makes the image interesting.
We used aperture priority setting and the f stop number is much lower than on previous picture so the background doesn't attract audience attention as it's a bit blur. We decided to make picture brighter and therefore we used longer shutter speed.
In my point of view this image is one of the most interesting and attractive from the whole photoshoot. We used aperture priority setting and the f-stop number was low. The background is quite blur and foreground is focused so audience can see the model with guitar in the details. Guitar as the symbol of musical institution is turned to the audience and this meet the fitness of purpose.
Shutter speed was high and more light came into the shot and the image looks brighter and the light is mild. We tried to follow rules of composition to make our picture look attractive for the audience. We used the rule of third. Model is sitting on the left hand side and other area id full of trees and there is Cathedral on the background. The image is depth because on the background there is a town. The leading line is the skyline which goes horizontally across the image. Cathedral is a balance element for the model. They are located on the others sides and visibly they balance each other. The viewpoint here is a normal one. That means that we can see from the eye-level of middle high person.
We changed the background a bit in compare with other picture by changing the angle of the hill. Now the model is sitting on the right hand side and we still used the rule of third. Model sat a bit higher than the eye-level and we put camera high as well to keep the same viewpoint as on picture above. The leading lines here is skyline and trees which are grown in one line. The light on this picture is bright because of the sunshine.
The setting which we used which taking this picture is shutter priority. Shutter speed was very high beaches of the wind. We wanted our picture looks focused that's why we used high shutter speed and high f-stop number.
All the settings there we decided to leave the same. It was suitable because we didn't want to leave the background bright and eye-catching because it doesn't meet the main theme of the photoshoot.
Again here we used the rule of third as our model is sitting in the right hand side and this makes image more interesting. On the foreground there is tree leaves. On the background (which is lighted) there is an industrial building and in the middle of the composition out model is with the guitar. The leading line is the stone wall which is located behind the model.
It was hard to find the right angle for this image. We wanted to see our model from the eye-level and therefore I took the camera off the tripod and sat on my knees.
I did everything the same as I did with previous image while taking this image except the zooming. I decided to zoom in (do cropping) this image to avoid tree leaves coming into the shot.
This image is made on the plain background which helps to identify the model and to see her very clearly. She looks gorgeous and she shows that she likes to play music on her guitar.
We used aperture priority program while taking this image. This helps to make the background a bit blur to allocate the model.
The aperture which we used is low therefore the background is blur and the model who is playing the piano seems eye-catching.
The leading lines is the line on the top of the piano and this makes picture more attractive for the potential audience.
I follow the rule of third while making this picture to make it looks more interesting for the potential audience. The aperture is quite low that's why the background looks blur and the model bright.
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