Photoshoot Planning

Big close up

I think this photo turned out quite successful as the location chosen creates a nice relaxed mood, making it a nice photo to look at. The requirements for a big close up is that her entire face is shown only, as if it's slightly more zoomed in it would classify as an extreme close up and if it was slightly zoomed out it would be a close up. The lighting is natural which nicely coincides with the background, and it's also bright enough to make our the details of her face very clearly. Unfortunately due to the angle I took it from there is a reflection on her glasses making it difficult to see her eyes.



Wide shot of an area

Unfortunately for this shoot I was limited to school property so couldn't capture a particularly attractive shot, but I made sure to take it facing the opposite direction to the sun. I did attempt to take photos in the same direction the sun was in but faced a lot of lighting issues. I feel it was quite successful as the whole shot is in focus with no glares or other issues the sun tends to cause.







 I decided to take a variety of photos of feet in an attempt to shoot them in an interesting way. I experimented with different angles, positions of the feet and their location. The three displayed were the ones I deemed as the most interesting. The first one of the leaves represents a season that most view as one of the most beautiful seasons out there. The white shoes also make a nice contrast against the orange/brown leaves. The lighting is kept natural, and I used a point of view shot as that will relate to the person looking at the photo, making it more interesting.  The photo on the right I decide to use her body language as the aspect that would be interesting and the main focus of the image. Although the background is quite plain the body language is kept interesting yet casual looking. The bottom photo on the left I feel is the most interesting to look at as it shows the feet in action, rather than staying still. Although the location chosen doesn't appear particularly exciting, once again the feet are the main aspect of the image.


The top photo is an example of when a photographer doesn't follow the rule of thirds. Our minds jump to the middle of the photo upon first glance, but this makes us lose interest because there is no other depth or perception. If the sand dunes were moved down and were aligned with the bottom line, then the audience would get a better view of the mountains peeking over the top of the sand dunes, allowing the audience to get a real feel of how big the sand dunes are in comparison to the man and the mountains.
My second photo, on the other hand, uses the rule of thirds very effectively. It gives the image a nice balance of yellow, blue and white, making it pleasant to look at. The tree is also well placed, as it's kept at the intersection of two lines crossing over making it a stronger focal point- the audience's attention will be brought to that specific spot.

My over the shoulder shot wasn't perfectly framed, as there is too much in the background- the main focus is supposed to be the two people involved in the shot. My depth of focus worked well, with the male being out of focus and the female remaining in focus and she is the centre of attention in this image. Over the shoulder shots do also tend to be more zoomed in so as to show off more detail in the person's face.




When taking an image in front of a window I always struggling with overexposure- the person in the image will appear extremely dark. This can only be used effectively when attempting to create a silhouette image.