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Final & Edited photos

For the next photos I changed the set up and positioned the subject differently:

For this photo, the lighting was coming in from behind the subject as well as from behind the camera, this helped elevate the highlights and shadows of the subject, which also added depth. The composition of the photo also creates depth as it leads you into the into the centre where the man focus is. The subject is dressed up, sat on a bed whilst looking at a magazine, only revealing the top corner of her face. I liked this idea of the magazine covering the face because it gives an interesting feature as the subject is hiding her face, so no emotions are presented or revealed to us. I positioned the subject directly in-between the two posters, with the magazine she was holding to be displayed directly in the middle of the two posters. The photo quite obviously describes the subjects passion for music, showing herself alongside posters, vinyl’s and magazines, then seeing how this connects them together in a unique way.

For the editing, I edited the photo in two different sections. I used the mask feature on Lightroom which meant I could edit the subject separately from the background. This allowed me to create contrast more easily and make the subject pop out as I could make the background darker by lowering the exposure and increasing the contrast so that the subject could more easily stand out. This further emphasises the depth of the photo as the subject is brought to the foreground of the photo.

Evaluation:

Overall this photoshoot went as planned. I captured a series of similar yet different environmental portraits which captured the subject within her natural environment. This formed a unique and personal connection between both the subject and her passion as your presented with the subject in her bedroom, her personal environment. The subject is really into music and different genres of music, in particular she plays records. I wanted her passion for music to be expressed within the photos, so I captured different compositions which showed this through the different perspectives. I spread out the records in front of her, showing both the records itself and the album cover. I wanted the graphical prints to be part of the photo as this creates extra details and features that surrounds the main subject for example details such as patterns, shapes, and colour. However this creates a contrasting effect as it distracts the viewer, for example the photo where the magazine hides the face, only revealing an eye. I felt this created a much more engaging photo, as the face is hidden, leaving us to interpret the emotions the subject is displaying on her face. This photoshoot clearly displayed a girl within her natural environment. We are followed along this journey of a girl and her passion, seeing how they are both connected together which expresses their feelings and emotions that we quickly learn through facial expressions. This shows the viewer how they are united together.