Shoot 2 - Work Record

Shoot 2 - Work Record 

Details of the shoot - 
Date - 27th April
Duration - 1hour

Plans for the shoot- 
My plan for this shoot is to show the typical everyday life of a girl. To do this I will use my little sister, Rebecca, as the model who will carryout these activities in order for my to shoot them. I will try to display different activities such as doing makeup, face masks, brushing hair and pampering. The will be done at home, the natural setting for these types of activities.

What I hope to achieve - 
I hope that at the end of this shoot I will have a set of images that show the typical life of a young girl in terms of beauty and appearance. As I know these are a huge parts of young girls lives it is important to show them in the manner they are done without showing them in a fake way. Therefore I am going to keep it as natural as I possibly can.

What I actually achieved - 
Below are three images from the final shoot titled 'The Typical Life Of A Girl', these in my opinion are my best images showing what my criteria was.

This is the first of my best three images from my final shoot titled, 'The Typical Life Of A Girl'. This particular image is of my little sister doing her makeup, putting mascara on whilst sitting on the bed. I think this image really shows the typical life of a girl because doing makeup is something that is heavily stereotyped towards women, especially young girls who are just starting to experiment with their appearance, therefore at this moment in time its something that is a big part of a teenage girls life. I think the image is very effective because of the perspective it was taken from, I decided to take the photo front on so that it looked like my sister was looking into a mirror when she was a staring into the camera lens. This really helped me focus the image on just her and have a slight blur in the background which made Rebecca the main subject of the image and where your eyes are drawn. To do this I used a camera setting of F/4.5 which ensured that the focus of the camera would be shallow therefore only show the subject in great detail. This worked out well as the background was slightly complicated therefore if it was in shape focus it would have overpowered the image and made it look messy. I used natural lighting for this photograph to ensure I got the correct exposure using settings of 1/50secs and ISO 6400, which gave me the exposure you can see above. 

Secondly there is this image from my final shoot which I think is one of my best ones. The image shows the makeup that my sister used in some of the other photographs but in great detail and close-up. The image above therefore has a lot of depth to it as where the natural light is coming form the right of the image, shadows have been cast slightly and the detail has been illuminated. The odd pop of colour from some of the makeup and tools is really effective as it is bold against the wooden background giving the image an interesting edge. The reason I took an image this close-up to some of the m makeup and tools is because it gives the shoot a 'break' form some of the action going on, it focuses the photographs and takes the viewer into more depth of the everyday activity. It also regains focus on the small details we overlook in everyday life, therefore taking an image of the way the makeup has been accidentally laid shows the things we miss when getting on with daily life. As this image was very close-up anyway I only needed a shallow depth of field, therefore used an F/4.5, as I mentioned before the image had natural light from a window coming from the right hand side of the image. This meant that I didn't need a very high exposure, the camera settings were shutter speed 1/50sec and ISO6400 to ensure everything was well lit but not overexposed. 

This is my last image in my work record from the final shoot. The above photograph shows my sister putting on a face mask in the bathroom. Similar to the first image she is looking into the camera lens like it is the mirror, giving the image a  natural look where there is no false expression. The is effective as it draws the viewer in by engaging them and making them focus on the subject of the photo, Rebecca. The image is slightly dark which I quite like, it is this way because it was taken with natural lighting in the bathroom as it was approaching evening. Although the image may seem slightly dull it is still well exposed and lit enough for you to be able to see the detail. To ensure the image was lit enough I used camera settings of 1/40sec and ISO12800, this gave me the correct exposure that you can see above. This image was a close-up so the depth of field didn't have to be very deep therefore an F spot of F/4.0 was to makes my sister in focus. I think one of the best aspects of this photograph is the different textures that it shows, for example my sister sweet hair, the face mask and her lips are all different textures and show up on the camera differently. This wide range make the image highly detailed and very interesting.