WORK DIARY - portraits

How i made these images -

These images were created by using a range of locations; thus being in a studio with a box light, soft light, a reflector, a tripod and a model. Where as in the other images we used natural lighting and outdoor locations with a model and a hand-held camera.

Images one, three- seven are inspired by Thomas Ruff.
Image two is inspired by Alec Sloth.

Image one- 

In this image i used a light box, and a tripod to create a professional looking image. In photoshop i edited the image by upping the brightness and using the 'burn' tool to darken the shadows. I like this image due to the use of props it makes the image look very patriotic.
















Image two-
In this image i used natural lighting and a hand-held camera instead of a tripod. This image was inspired by Alec Sloth, with his outdoors images which are eerie.
Due to the natural lighting it created a softer looking image which enabled me to work with the shadows a lot more. I used the 'burn' tool to emphasise the shadows on the building, the model's jacket, and the road that you can see through the cracks.

I like this image as it is in a different style of portraiture than all the others that were taken in the studio.







Image three-
In this image we used the studio set up and i used a lower aperture to get the shadows i required, once i got them i manipulated them on photoshop by darkening them, especially by the neck. his arm and the bottom right hand corner to give the image some dimension.
When taking this image i decided that the model should assign his own poses so i told him to do what he wanted to do so he decided it would fit best to just move around and for me to decide when the perfect shot would be. I liked that idea and thought it worked really well as it enabled me and the model to function as we liked.

This is definitely one of my favourite images due to the pose and depth of the image.



Image four-
Image four was manipulated in photoshop by using the 'contrast' tool as well as the 'burn' tool. I then upped the brightness and it left me with a nice result. I tried to capture comedic aspects in this image which i believe turned out well.
I 'burned' the corners and the models back to again, create depth and dimension in the image.

I believe this image is one of my lesser good images as although i like the style of this image it just isn't captioning enough expression like the other images are. It would be better if the model had been doing a different pose which is a shame because i  do love the idea behind the image.





Image five-

This image is similar to image four, however with a different model and expression. I only manipulated the brightness in this adjusting it for the background and darkening the models clothing.
I believe the image reflects expression well as there were no set guidelines in the shoot.

However,
I do believe this is one of my weaker images and therefore there is not much to analyse. I wish i would've taken the image from a more centred perspective.





Image six-
This photograph is my favourite out of all of the images. I love the model's pose as it allows the model to express himself both facially and physically. To create this image i again, only used the brightness tool to manipulate the images clarity. The use of the flag is used as clothing which i really like, and it really stand out against the plain white background












Image seven-
The last image is heavily inspired by a mixture Thomas Ruff and  Richard Aveon ( without the black and white imagery ) both of their work is often studio based from waist upwards, especially allowing headspace- this image was taken with a light box and a reflector to create a professional look. The models positioning shows his self confidence. 

I used the burn tool here to create extra shadows.