How does this photoshoot fit into the theme: Observe, Seek and Challenge?
Alongside my visual response to Cindy Sherman’s work I created some other images. I wanted to explore something that relates to me and femininity, however I wanted to fit the theme observe, seek and challenge. The way I did this was I decided to explore my childhood and specifically ballet which I used to do. I wanted to ‘seek’ and focus on simply ballet pointe shoes (to start off with), this then allowed me to be ‘challenged’ as I had to experiment with different ways to photograph the shoes, I wanted to try make something that started off looking simple to then making them look interesting. The main way I achieved this was by playing around with the ribbons attached to the shoes, I also took advantage of the fact I had two pairs meaning I could create composition by adding and taking away shoes and lastly making sure I used different locations to show me observing my surroundings.
Improvements to be made and developed into this photoshoot:
To expand and diversify this photoshoot i am going to continue creating images surrounding this topic of dance/ballet. As so far i have only photographed the shoes as an object on their own, i aim to make images where it involves peoples silhouettes. For example, acting out/ standing in a position which links to ballet, this could mean simply extending, bending legs. When photographing this i will make sure the subject (person) is dark to highlight the silhouette and specifically focus on the outline of the legs – you can find pictures like this in the girl on girl book. Not only will this relate to my ballet theme for femininity/ nostalgia it will also fit perfectly in with Observe, seek and challenge as I’m taking a small subject (ballet) and seeking deeper ways to present this in photographic forms so not just the shoes but the actions/movements which come with ballet. I will take this images in several different settings including random fields, cliff paths and mainly unique locations which would make the image look slightly unusual with the silhouette in the middle.
BALLET SHOES – OBJECT SHOOT 1/2 OUT OF PHOTOSHOOT THREE
CONTACT SHEET:
Around 60 images, 4 different location settings/backgrounds.
First location images:
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RED = BAD
YELLOW = OKAY
GREEN = GOOD
Second location images:
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Third location images:
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Fourth location images:
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Other experimenting:
Don’t need to colour code these as I like them all.
BEST IMAGES FROM PHOTOSHOOT THREE
