Fashion Photography (Lightning pt.II)

Fabrizio Di Marco

Photography year II

Diary Entry

The continuation for the lighting project was a longer process than the first part, this time we had to do 9 prints in about 4 classes. I was very stressed about it because I was a bit late than others while I had about 4 prints done and some were already finishing. My pictures are coming out nicer than last year in photography year 1, I am still getting low times and i hope it stays this way. For this project I had to re-shoot once because I did not have sufficient pictures to be used for this project and this delayed most of my work because I had to re-shoot during an open lab when I could have been working on prints, but luckily the pictures from the re-shoot turned out pretty well. For this project I decided to stop using the new reels that were given to us because I find them harder to use than the normal beginner ones and I won't waste time trying to use the new reels when I can use the beginner reels.

Theory Notes

When taking photographs and in low light and sun light the photographer has to take somethings in consideration. In sunlight for example, you have to remember to keep your aperture pretty close or else there will be too much light entering. Position is also very important when dealing with sunlight and this is because if you take a picture of a subject and the sunlight is coming from behind then the subject will appear dark and light around it because it would be the same thing as looking at the sun directly with your own eyes it just doesn't work, unless that you specifically want that effect in you photograph. When taking pictures in low light it is important to open your aperture to let enough light go through or else your pictures will not come out and also you must be expecting the get a soft effect on the subject unless you are using other light sources to sharpen the image.

Printing Compositions

This is a test trip

of one of the final

prints for the accessories

category. The settings

were: Time = 5seconds+2seconds

aperature = 5.6

no filter.

This is the test strip for another accessory picture and the settings were: time = 15seconds + 2seconds ; Aperture = 11 ; No filter. This picture came a little too dark because there was some problem with the developer that was used.

This is a test strip for a shoe category picture and the settings used were: Time = 11seconds + 2 seconds ; Aperture = 8 ; No filter. I think that I should have used some filter in it because the shoes are white in real life but it doesn't look white enough in the print and also the same developer that was being faulty was used.

Image Bank

This Picture was taken by a photographer called Rachel and she specializes in wedding photography, she has her own blog where she shares her work with everyone. The reason I chose this picture is because it ties in with the project and also because I liked how the white goes with the dark background.

http://decenturbanlifestyle.blogspot.com/2007/10/another-vavoom.html





This picture was taken by a photographer named Amril Nuryan. He is a member of the photo.net community since September 26, 2005. I chose the picture because I liked the color red, and since there is a lot of white I think it ties in very well and something else that caught my mind was that the color red for me in woman's dresses signifies something important, and this thought comes from when I watch movies.

http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=1850149

This photograph was taken by Jerry Yoon and he also bases on wedding photography, he lives in San Francisco. I chose this pictures because I liked the color blue of the shoes, for me it makes the picture seem very delicate and also with the help of the flowers in the background.


http://www.weddingbeepro.com/2009/06/09/kristi-anthony-pulgas-water-temple-redwood-city-wedding/#more-13240



This photograph was taken by Olivia Malone. She is a clothing photographer from New York. I chose this picture because I thought the idea of the bricks on the background matching colors with the model.



http://oliviamalone.com/splash.html







This picture was taken by photographer Shaun and he likes to take pictures of models that are willing to be creative, thus resulting in the odd clothing that his models use. I chose this picture because I liked the grey in her hair matching her clothe, also because I find the photographer is willing to challenge his creativity.




http://smpphotography.net/gallery/fashion/dementia-clothing-4sized?mode=minimal

This photograph was taken by Kaity Peschke and she is an international photographer that lives in the UK. I chose this picture because I liked how the subjects are ignoring the photographer and it reminded me of the 'The Gaze' essay we had to do in class.

http://www.kaytipeschke.com/

This photograph was taken by Dorothee Brand and she also bases on wedding photography. I chose this photograph because when I saw this picture the first thing I noticed were her big pearl earrings.

http://www.belathee.com/

This still life was taken by photographer Jonas Lundstrom . Jonas was born in 1978 in the idyllic small town of Kalmar in southern Sweden, known for its handmade crystal. His inspiration comes from the nearby island of Öland, famous for its limestone barren landscape. Ever since the age of five, when he was given his first Instamatic camera, Jonas has been obsessed with capturing beauty through the lens. I chose this picture because I liked how the picture seems like it is floating in the air.

http://blog.jonaslindstrom.se/?page_id=300

This picture was taken by Dhruv Kapoor from New Dehli. I chose this picture because the first thing I noticed was the bunch of necklaces around the subject's neck.

http://my.ibibo.com/profile/view/8cdebaee-ed05-4ce3-a774-4af4de0b0a2e/Photos/aHR0cDovL3Bob3Rvcy5pYmliby5jb20vcGhvdG8vNjQ2NTUwNi9mYXNoaW9uLXBob3RvZ3JhcGh5LXBob3RvLWFjY2Vzc29yaWVzLWdpcmw=

Final Prints & Contact Sheet

Time = 9 seconds ; Aperture = 8 ; No Filter

This are the contact sheets and the pictures selected for the project circled in red.

Time = 6 seconds ; Aperture = 5.6 ; No Filter

Accessory Print.

Time=9 seconds ; Aperture = 11 ; No Filter

I really enjoy this picture because it seems like the subject is waiting for someone or something, and the watch in her hand helps this thought.

Accessory Print.

Time = 6 seconds ; Aperture = 5.6 ; No Filter

I really liked this picture because the white really stands out and the scarf is seeing clearly.

Accessory Print.

Time = 14 seconds ; Aperture = 5.6 ; No Filter

In this picture the subject doesn't look too calmed, and making the model look calm is a very important thing in fashion fotography and I will try to keep this in mind more often.

Clothing Print.

Time = 12 seconds ; Aperture = 5.6 ; No Filter

I liked this picture because the subject looks calmed.

Shoe Print.

Time = 7 seconds ; Aperture = 5.6 = No Filter

This was the first print I did for this project and I was happy with it although I could have used a little bit more time.

Shoe Print.

Time = 8 seconds ; Aperture = 11 ; No Filter

This picture was developed with the bad developer thus causing the weird effect that can be noticed.

Shoe Print.

Time = 10 seconds ; Aperture = 8 ; No Filter

In this print I believed I should have used a filter because the white is not white enough.