Thursday, 22 May 2014
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Photo Shoot 6: Muscles
Plans for the shoot
In today's shoot I am going to be representing the human figure through the the human body's 'insides' such as the muscles and tendons. This idea extended from the skeleton shoot that I did a few weeks ago and I thought the human figure could be represented 'inside-out'.
I am only planning on creating this look on part f my face and making the rest of my face very white and pale - a bit like a porcelain statue. I plan on using a black background.
Shoot Evaluation
I am fairly happy with how the shoot went today. Though I wasn't sure about how the look/idea was photographing at first I think the final effect is quite remarkable. I experimented a lot with different camera angles and poses in this shoot and I am happy I did this as the variety of different shots I got allowed to me experiment more when editing.
In today's shoot I am going to be representing the human figure through the the human body's 'insides' such as the muscles and tendons. This idea extended from the skeleton shoot that I did a few weeks ago and I thought the human figure could be represented 'inside-out'.
I am only planning on creating this look on part f my face and making the rest of my face very white and pale - a bit like a porcelain statue. I plan on using a black background.
Shoot Evaluation
I am fairly happy with how the shoot went today. Though I wasn't sure about how the look/idea was photographing at first I think the final effect is quite remarkable. I experimented a lot with different camera angles and poses in this shoot and I am happy I did this as the variety of different shots I got allowed to me experiment more when editing.
This is one the photos from the shoot. I think it looks very 'clinical' and really captures the attention of the viewer. I like the small colour pallet that has been used as it has made the section of the face really stand out.
I edited a lot on this photo but very subtle, the eye for a start. I changed the colour balance to make it look red and this blended in better and matched the muscles more. I added a gaussian blur around the face and this subtly accentuated the makeup and the eyes. I changed the colour of the photo overall by changing the exposure levels - this made the skin whiter and added a higher contrast of colour in the red tones.
I love the blank expression on the models face, I think it makes the photos creepier and kind of scary too look at in a way.
The only part of this photo that I do not like it the way I extended the red makeup on to the neck - it didn't photograph as well as it looked in person. Nevertheless though I think the blur I used on the photo helped to distract from this more and ensured the focus was on the face itself.
Photo Shoot 5: Avatar
Plans for the shoot
In today's shoot I am going to be looking at the character Avatar from the film. I thought that this would be a good character too look at and create for my project as the 'Avatar' in the film was an entirely new race/species that was represented through the human body (therefore linking well with my project).
I am planning on using myself as a subject and creating the look of the Avatar myself using makeup. The focal point of this shoot is going to be the face and therefore my work will be portrait based. I also think this shoot will give me the opportunity to work on my editing and I plan on using tools such as the liquify tool and blurs.
Shoot Evaluation
I am extremely happy with how today's shoot went! Although I encountered some problems to begin with the shoot ran fairly smoothly. The first problem I encountered was my ears (or my Avatar ears) they ended up looking like blue elf ears in all the photos and they look odd/out of place, so I ended up scrapping them from the final look. The next problem was choosing a background that worked well and complement the blue on my face, which proved harder than thought as the white makeup on my face was photographing so bight. In the end I settled with an aqua background and turned my lighting down so that the white was photographing so harshly.
Here are some the final photos from the shoot:
I love this photo and I think it's one of the strongest I have ever done. I angled the camera down to ward the subject as this accentuates the eyes and highlights the angles on the face nicely. I used the 'bloat' option on the liquify tool to make my eyes appear bigger like that of an Avatar's, as well as altering the colouring of them using the colour balance option in Photoshop. I created a gaussian blur around the edge of the face to again accentuate the eyes and make them the focal point; I liked this effect and though subtle it really added to the overall effect. I love the contrast in colour in the photo and I preferred the tight cropping of the photo so it was around the face. The brown hair contrasts nicely over the aqua background and the tight cropping agains adds emphasis to the face. I like the expression - the eyes are connecting with the camera really well and it almost makes the rest of the face hard to read.
This second photo is one where I included more of the neck. Evidently, I increased the contrast seen in colour here in this photo and made everything brighter - this has made the photo stand out more. I also made the eyes illuminate more. I added the white pattern on the neck (as seen on the cheeks and nose) after in Photoshop as I think it bought the look together more. I then again added a subtle gaussian blur though to make sue there wasn't too much distraction from the face. I wouldn't normally edit my photos in this way as I think it looks too much, but on this occasion I think it worked.
I used a similar cropping in this photo and used the hair the 'background'. The brown of the hair worked well against the blue and I think it makes both the photos more striking than the aqua colour I had for the background. The angle of the camera here faced straight on toward the model and I think this worked with having the neck in the photo too.
Overall I am really happy with how the shoot went today. I would love to do another character based photo shoot like this again as it was so fun to create.
In today's shoot I am going to be looking at the character Avatar from the film. I thought that this would be a good character too look at and create for my project as the 'Avatar' in the film was an entirely new race/species that was represented through the human body (therefore linking well with my project).
I am planning on using myself as a subject and creating the look of the Avatar myself using makeup. The focal point of this shoot is going to be the face and therefore my work will be portrait based. I also think this shoot will give me the opportunity to work on my editing and I plan on using tools such as the liquify tool and blurs.
Shoot Evaluation
I am extremely happy with how today's shoot went! Although I encountered some problems to begin with the shoot ran fairly smoothly. The first problem I encountered was my ears (or my Avatar ears) they ended up looking like blue elf ears in all the photos and they look odd/out of place, so I ended up scrapping them from the final look. The next problem was choosing a background that worked well and complement the blue on my face, which proved harder than thought as the white makeup on my face was photographing so bight. In the end I settled with an aqua background and turned my lighting down so that the white was photographing so harshly.
Here are some the final photos from the shoot:
I love this photo and I think it's one of the strongest I have ever done. I angled the camera down to ward the subject as this accentuates the eyes and highlights the angles on the face nicely. I used the 'bloat' option on the liquify tool to make my eyes appear bigger like that of an Avatar's, as well as altering the colouring of them using the colour balance option in Photoshop. I created a gaussian blur around the edge of the face to again accentuate the eyes and make them the focal point; I liked this effect and though subtle it really added to the overall effect. I love the contrast in colour in the photo and I preferred the tight cropping of the photo so it was around the face. The brown hair contrasts nicely over the aqua background and the tight cropping agains adds emphasis to the face. I like the expression - the eyes are connecting with the camera really well and it almost makes the rest of the face hard to read.
This second photo is one where I included more of the neck. Evidently, I increased the contrast seen in colour here in this photo and made everything brighter - this has made the photo stand out more. I also made the eyes illuminate more. I added the white pattern on the neck (as seen on the cheeks and nose) after in Photoshop as I think it bought the look together more. I then again added a subtle gaussian blur though to make sue there wasn't too much distraction from the face. I wouldn't normally edit my photos in this way as I think it looks too much, but on this occasion I think it worked.
I used a similar cropping in this photo and used the hair the 'background'. The brown of the hair worked well against the blue and I think it makes both the photos more striking than the aqua colour I had for the background. The angle of the camera here faced straight on toward the model and I think this worked with having the neck in the photo too.
Overall I am really happy with how the shoot went today. I would love to do another character based photo shoot like this again as it was so fun to create.
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Photo Shoot 4: Terminator (inspired)
Plans for the shoot:
In this photo I used the same effect for the eye. Regular lighting was used in the photo and I also added a gun as a prop to add to the more Terminator feel. I think this has worked well as the subject has angle it in such a way to hide half her face and only make the eyes visible - his in turn has really made them stand out and accentuated the focal point.
This photo is where I edited the eye differently to make it red. It's not as vibrant as the other two, but I like it a lot. For this way, I simply selected the eye area again, and changed the colour levels, pushing it more towards to get the colour to change.
Overall I am happy with this shoot and would like to do something like this again. I am enjoying these kind of shoots as they are fun to create and photograph.
I am going to be creating a look today that is inspired by Terminator. I'm not sure how this idea came about, but I wanted to look at representation of human figure through technology or something of the sort, and we rely on technology so much today. I couldn't think of anything to photograph that would be both visually interesting, fun and conform to the concept that I had, so instead I thought I'd just turn the human bionic/ into a robot and Terminator came off from it!
I am going to be looking at lighting today and how I can use it to my advantage. As the look is going to be quite dark, I think using the boom light like I did in my first skeleton shoot will give me a nice effect, as well as using regular lighting. I am going to use a black background as I think this will compliment the metallic makeup I am using to create the look.
I am going to be editing my eye in Photoshop in various different ways to create that glowing red effect after the shoot.
I am going to be looking at lighting today and how I can use it to my advantage. As the look is going to be quite dark, I think using the boom light like I did in my first skeleton shoot will give me a nice effect, as well as using regular lighting. I am going to use a black background as I think this will compliment the metallic makeup I am using to create the look.
I am going to be editing my eye in Photoshop in various different ways to create that glowing red effect after the shoot.
Shoot Evaluation:
Today's shoot went well. I was happy with how the look turned out and think it photographed nicely. The boom light worked out well too, creating the shadowy, dark effect that I wanted. I ended up by editing the eye in two different ways too, both were trial and error but I quite like how they both look. Here are some of my best shots from today:
Today's shoot went well. I was happy with how the look turned out and think it photographed nicely. The boom light worked out well too, creating the shadowy, dark effect that I wanted. I ended up by editing the eye in two different ways too, both were trial and error but I quite like how they both look. Here are some of my best shots from today:
This is one of the photos where I used the boom lighting. I like the shadowy effect and this has made the makeup and eye in particular really stand out. The expression is strong and this has added a powerful feel to the photo. To create the eye effect here I selected the eye area, filled it in red and the faded the colour, blending it in and adding a strong white accent in the middle.
This photo is where I edited the eye differently to make it red. It's not as vibrant as the other two, but I like it a lot. For this way, I simply selected the eye area again, and changed the colour levels, pushing it more towards to get the colour to change.
Overall I am happy with this shoot and would like to do something like this again. I am enjoying these kind of shoots as they are fun to create and photograph.
Photo Shoot 3: Pop Art
Plans for the shoot:
Today's photo shoot is going to be pop art inspired. I thought of this idea as human representation could be through a painting, drawing or cartoon etc. and then though I could create a makeup look that makes a human themselves, look like a cartoon. I will be using myself as a subject in this shoot.
Colour will be a key thing for me to pay attention to in this shoot. Cartoons in a pop art style use minimal colours and usually stick to bring, primary colours. The makeup look itself is going to include red, so I think the aqua blue background will be a nice contrasting background that will conform to colour style of the cartoon. The whole idea of this shoot is going to be to make my face look '2D' and to create the illusion of a cartoon.
Shoot Evaluation:
I am EXTREMELY happy with how today went! The photos turned out fantastically and I think I achieved what I was going for. Although I found this difficult to create to begging with, I the end result has been well worth it. Some problems I encountered was trying to get the pose right and this has to correspond with the makeup - I created the look so it would appear as 2D as possible and therefore I had to angle my face to compliment this. Once I had worked these angles out though everything ran smoothly (except for my wig moving around a few times).
Here is my favourite shot from toady:
I am happy with the pose and expression of the subject and think it imitates perfectly that of a pop art cartoon. Everything in the photo as created using makeup, however, I wasn't happy with the hair so I played around with different effects in Photoshop till I go this. I created this effect using a filter, then erasing and fading it out where I didn't want it. The cropping of the photo of centre, something I am fond of, and the sterile aqua background really made the subject stand out as the hair and makeup colours contrast well.
This is another photo very similar to the first.
Here is an example of what the photos looked like with out the editing. I am happy with this too, although I definitely think adding the filter so the hair matched the makeup enhanced the photo and made it 'complete'. This shoot has again lead me to want to try out more subtle editing tools in Photoshop - so far experimenting with them has worked out well for me
Today's photo shoot is going to be pop art inspired. I thought of this idea as human representation could be through a painting, drawing or cartoon etc. and then though I could create a makeup look that makes a human themselves, look like a cartoon. I will be using myself as a subject in this shoot.
Colour will be a key thing for me to pay attention to in this shoot. Cartoons in a pop art style use minimal colours and usually stick to bring, primary colours. The makeup look itself is going to include red, so I think the aqua blue background will be a nice contrasting background that will conform to colour style of the cartoon. The whole idea of this shoot is going to be to make my face look '2D' and to create the illusion of a cartoon.
Shoot Evaluation:
I am EXTREMELY happy with how today went! The photos turned out fantastically and I think I achieved what I was going for. Although I found this difficult to create to begging with, I the end result has been well worth it. Some problems I encountered was trying to get the pose right and this has to correspond with the makeup - I created the look so it would appear as 2D as possible and therefore I had to angle my face to compliment this. Once I had worked these angles out though everything ran smoothly (except for my wig moving around a few times).
Here is my favourite shot from toady:
I am happy with the pose and expression of the subject and think it imitates perfectly that of a pop art cartoon. Everything in the photo as created using makeup, however, I wasn't happy with the hair so I played around with different effects in Photoshop till I go this. I created this effect using a filter, then erasing and fading it out where I didn't want it. The cropping of the photo of centre, something I am fond of, and the sterile aqua background really made the subject stand out as the hair and makeup colours contrast well.This is another photo very similar to the first.
Here is an example of what the photos looked like with out the editing. I am happy with this too, although I definitely think adding the filter so the hair matched the makeup enhanced the photo and made it 'complete'. This shoot has again lead me to want to try out more subtle editing tools in Photoshop - so far experimenting with them has worked out well for me
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