DEVELOPMENT...

Preliminary Photography:
Today, both my group and myself conducted our first photoshoot for the project! We began by meeting and choosing the appropriate make-up, accessories and costumes- bearing in mind our choice of styling. I was responsible for applying Melissa's make-up. We opted for dark eyes and red lips, pale skin and matching accessories.

With Melissa's look complete, we ventured to a wide range of locations:
(I have only uploaded a select few images of about 50-60 taken on the day that I consider to be the best)

Steps:

I love the look of this photograph, I like how Melissa is centred in it and the background fits in well with our theme- natural and earthy.

Woods:

This is another recreation attempt from my previous photography research. I have tried to incorporate a woodland backdrop as this has a lot of potential for editing in photoshop.

The Cafe:

Here is a very naturalistic shot. The image is flooded with natural light and Melissa's stance is very relaxed. Her hair, make-up and costume also follow this theme.

Erith Pier:

I like the fact that Melissa takes up the majority of the shot with the Thames River in the background. I think it could be slightly improved had the camera been held slightly higher to prevent the dead space at the top of the image.

Erith Train Station:

This image places Melissa to the left. I like the colour matching between the bag and the flower on her coat. If a different background had been used, for instance one featuring the train tracks, her exact location could be established slightly easier.

Green/White Screen:
After we had been taking photographs on locations, we returned to our school at the end of the day to use both the green and white screen at the end of the day. I decided to use this too as a precaution even though I had not planned to use it, initially. I think it is best to be prepared when it comes to the construction of my ancillary tasks- it's best to have too many images than not enough! Also, if anyone else in my group doesn't have enough photos, they can always use of mine.

This is my attempt at recreating the last photograph I uploaded from my preliminary research. Melissa is looking back over her shoulder and I like how it has turned out; I've always got it as a backup now should I ever need it.

All in all, I'd says the day was a great success!

Lily-May Smythe