30 DAYS OF MAY - WEEK 2
DAY 8 - 'UP'
The theme for this shoot was 'UP' and I had previously attempted to shoot tall objects from a low perspective like shots of buildings however this wasn't very successful and I resorted to using the sky again. From another low perspective I shot my sister stood in the sun with the sun positioned behind to make the sky brighter. It didn't work so well when the sun was in the shot as the lens flare was too much. So, I had her stand directly in front of the sun to block it out. First 3 were most successful due to the vibrant colours and the stance looked more natural. The sky is also a very nice shade of blue that makes the image nicer to look at. This shoot didn't go as I'd planned but was still fairly successful.
DAY 9 - 'DOWN'
The theme for this shoot was 'DOWN'. For this shoot I took unexpected approach, as initially I'd planned to shoot the ground which is physically 'down', However, I decided on being different and went for the theme of emotionally down which i'm sure many people are feeling at the moment. I think this shoot was very successful and really gets the message across that I was trying to deliver with it. It shows a skeleton which in itself presents death and decay while the position it sits is rather depressing. For this shoot I placed the skeleton on a ledge and held a lamp rather close to give the shadow and also better light the figure. Overall I'm very happy with how the shoot turned out and the black & white really empathises the dark tone. I also edited these photos increasing the shadow and decreased the exposure to make it more moody. On top, I added a slight vignette around the edges making it gloomy.
DAY 10 - 'THROUGH'
The theme for this shoot was 'THROUGH.' I felt the obvious choice would be to find an object to take photos through and after searching my room, I found an old rainbow slinky that could work well. I hung one end on my window latch and tried to create some tension to stop the slack in the middle. However this proved difficult which is why the tunnel curves upwards. It reminds me a lot of looking down a water slide of some kind. For all of these I tried to increase the saturation to really make colour a running theme in the shots. This mainly the case in the last 3 photos with the rainbow circles around the outside. The shoot wasn't as successful as I'd have liked but it wasn't a total failure and the first shots look good.
DAY 4 - 'OBJECTS @ HOME'
The theme for this shoot was 'OBJECTS AT HOME.' The best way to make this interesting was to choose something abstract so I chose some small massage balls that are colourful and sit nicely in a white setting. I feel the most successful image was the first singular ball as it is very simple yet abstract. I slightly increased the saturation to really make the colours stand out and gradually added more balls and arranged them in ways I felt interesting. I held the camera as close as I could with a slight down up perspective to make them feel larger than they actually are. I think as soon as I put balls in the background that weren't focused on the image felt too crowded so the images of 1 or 2 balls were best.
DAY 5 - 'DAY'
The theme for this shoot was 'DAY.' For this, I wanted to experiment with an angled mirror to include both the ground and the sky in the same image. I feel the best representation of daytime is a clear blue sky. The most successful image was the first as it is best focused and has the best shade of blue. Some of the other images are not front on to the mirror and have peculiar angles with bad points of focus. I wish the one with the aeroplane had better focus as it would've been a good unique image. Overall this day was not as successful as I'd hoped, I think next time I would've tried to place the mirror in better places.
DAY 6 - 'NIGHT'
The theme for this shoot was 'NIGHT.' My inspiration was an iPhone advert in which they used night mode and captured some interesting shots of a jeep with a orange glow inside. My efforts were not as planned but I created some interesting images that are very gloomy and make my lamp appear like a Chinese lantern in the night sky. My favourite images are the ones with the white garden light. Especially the one with the moon, having the near focus and the blue filter makes the image very cool and icey. The lens flare also makes the the light from the moon stand out so much more and I really like the effect. For the lamp shots I think they're interesting except for the ones where the bulb was in view as they appear less warm.
DAY 7 - 'FOOD'
This shoot was themed with 'FOOD' which I felt taking a picture of a plain meal was not very interesting. I tried to be creative and create a model to shoot with using canned food. I struggled finding ones the right height to stack but I feel the final outcome was quite good. The black and white was more interesting as it sets a gloomier theme. Canned food preserves easily and is most commonly relied on in a time of struggle like now. Cans such as these are a commodity at this point in time as shops everywhere have sold out from panic buying. I felt using these cans is a suitable choice to represent the struggle for food at the moment. I made sure the tower was symmetrical and achieved a variety of successful photos. The images of the tower focus more on whats in the image and is more literal whereas the close ups focus more on the shape and design of the objects and how they appear in the images.
