Final Evaluation

I chose to shoot within two locations, Calverley woods and Bradford City Centre; I chose Calverley woods because it contains many interesting objects such as: tree stumps, fallen leaves, river, ponds and moss. The reason for choosing Bradford city centre was because of the success from my first shoot I was left with enough time to improve the aesthetic theme of my overall project, so I decided to shoot within an urban environment this will allow me to capture man-made objects such as railings, fountains and statues.

I completed three shoots

• ·         First shoot within Calverley woods
• ·         Second shoot within Bradford City Centre
• ·         Still life Jewellery
• ·         Diptych Mannequin

 Carverley woods Leeds – This shoot went well because the weather conditions during the day were good,   wind - 14mph, partly cloudy and temperature was 15 Celsius. I captured many images using compositional techniques such as: Leading lines, Contrast, Low angle, High angle, Birds eye view and Harmonising colours.

Second shoot Bradford City Centre – This shoot went to plan because I was able to capture a wide range of images that reflect Man-made architecture, weather conditions during the day were great the temperature was 17 Celsius and clear skies this allowed me to create reflective images and shadows.

Still Life Jewellery - During this shoot I had to choose from a batch of jewellery including: Bracelets, Necklaces, Rings and watches, I carried out the shoot within Bradford. The shoot went well because I was able to capture many exciting and eye catching images because jewellery is reflective I was able to use bright glow effects to enhance the detail within my images. For example I wrapped my Bracelet around a flower to create a contrast between pink and metallic silver.

Diptych Mannequin - During this shoot I was given a small mannequin, I had to change the pose and position of this mannequin and then I used a model to copy the same pose, this method improved my speaking skills because I directed the model to my preferred position and pose.

Compositional Techniques

• ·         Leading Lines
• ·         Linear perspective
• ·         Contrast
• ·         Eye level
• ·         Birds Eye view
• ·         Harmonious colours 
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• ·         Conflicting elements
• ·         Low angle
• ·         High angle

Research on Photographers

• ·         Irving Penn
• ·         Norman Parkinson
• ·         David Bailey

At the start of this project I had to think about my photo-shoot plan and ideas because it is a short project I did not want to fall behind. When researching Mannequin Photographers I came across Still life Images by Irving Penn this inspired me to shoot still life images of watches.

When shooting my images, I enjoyed using Depth of field because it allowed me to add more emphasis on my watches it also created a distorted effect similar to the effect you get when shooting nightlife images for example street lamps contain distorted circles. Furthermore I enjoyed using shadows because woods contain dense woodland it blocks out the light this crates rays of sunlight that I used to place my subject under. 

My Ideas changed because of the success from my first shoot I had enough time to improve the overall aesthetic theme, I decided to complete a second shoot with the same idea but with a different environment I carried out an urban shoot to use as a comparison between natural and urban settings.