WORK RECORD 2

Shoot 2 

Research influence -

Irving Penn was one of the most influential photographers in the twentieth century. Born in 1917 New Jersey, he was know for his portraits, fashion photography and still life. Penn was also known to be a master of printmaking and for his unique arresting images was also also celebrated by Vogue magazine as one of there top photographers for over 60 years.

One of his most famous and influential pieces: 

Woman in Moroccan Palace 1951:

In this image Penn had visited Morocco on a trip and captured this image of a woman sitting on a rug with what looks like some tea or beverages. He really captured the culture of the country by the idea of how they don't sit around tables and chair but on rugs and cushions on the floor. 

The image is a black and white portrait and has quite a high contrast. When considering the Ansel Adams zone system we can see that the Zone range from 0 (pure black) to 10 (pure white)

Contact Sheet -

Straight images -

A01 -

My work is linked to my artist research because I have focused on fashion and portraits like Irving Penn had done. I focused on capturing people in a city and with the all the surroundings of that setting. By seeing how Penn's Photography was mostly Black and White I then also considered converting my images and editing them in a similar style. 

A02 -

Edits:

When editing my photos within Photoshop I first took the images I wanted to keep in colour and edited them within Camera raw filter where I was then able to adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Shadows and Highlights. I then went onto focusing on burning and dodging which is in curves and I was able to darken and lighten sections within the image I wanted rather that the image as a whole. When then editing my images into Black and white I first adjusted the tones of red, blue, green, yellow and magenta within to make certain 

areas lighter and darker. I then took to my brightness and contrast following after with adding a gradient to some to create an overall darkened affect. In one image I did also use the Liquidfy tool which means I was able to adjust features of the face.

A03 - 

My idea for this shoot was to capture portraits of people within a city. I did this by first starting with setting my camera up so that the aperture and shutter speed was complementing the natural lighting. I then started to shoot photos with and around London in places like Oxford Circus, China Town,SOHO and within the underground. Some of these were Candid pictures and others I got my model to have direct mode of address and stare at the camera. 

When looking at my images I can see that some have had the wrong exposure and therefore need to be brightened up in Photoshop, some photos are also not as strong as others due if they had become unfocused and unclear.