Reflection

Throughout this project, I had a hard time with the whole "making progress" thing. Photography has always been something I've been interested in, but I was unsure how I was supposed to make progress. I ended up having a lot of second thoughts throughout this project. I ended up switching projects because I felt like I wasn't making any progress and felt like i was kind of wasting my time doing photography while I could be actually learning something new. I went back and fourth between different projects. the more I thought about it, I knew I wanted work on something that I could continue doing after this project is done. even though I didn't make as much progress as I wanted to with this project, I still realized that i do have a pretty strong interest in photography 

what I've been looking for

Lately I haven't had much time to do any more photo sessions, but I have had time to research different photographers and photography styles. Throughout my research, the type of photography that has stuck out to me the most is fashion photography. I've been reading magazines such as Vogue and 17 for years and never really looked closely at the fashion pictures. Since I started researching and digging deeper into the world of photography, I've started looking at the fashion pictures in magazines a lot differently. I've started to examine the angles, different styles, and how the photographer achieved the vibe they wanted the picture to give off. I'm think what interests me the most about fashion photography is the freedom you have. There is such a wide variety when it comes to the clothing, hair, makeup, environment, background, and so much more that comes along with fashion photography. Its a type of a photography that allows both the model and the photographer to express themselves. 

I was worried when I started this project that because the whole photography idea was so open ended that it wouldn't really have a structure. I feel that since i've found something specific to focus, i'll be able to gain more from this project. I'm very excited to start exploring the world of fashion photography and see where my newly found interest takes me. 

Number One

 

 

 

So yesterday, October 30th I did my first photoshoot for this project! I asked one of my friends Shae Proulx to model for me since she has modeling experience! The photoshoot did take a bit of planning. We got together and figured out the direction that I wanted the photoshoot to go in.  I wanted to go for kind of a New York style. We picked out outfits and tried different combinations until we found the perfect two outfits. I was able to do her hair and makeup as well. From my experience with photo shoots, there has also been some sort of conflict, and our conflict was the weather. It was absolutely freezing out and insanely windy- not exactly perfect weather conditions for what Shae was planning on wearing. I was able to find out what angle she looked good at, what position, and I was able to give her tips throughout the shoot based on my knowledge or what I thought looked good.

 

We first explored the exchange distract and found this perfect back lane that had a kind of old New York vibe to it, at least I thought so. We decided that that would be our first location. Here are a few pictures:

 

 

 

 

The second location I shot at was very last minute and out of the blue, but I am very happy with how the pictures turned out. We decided to walk around the Forks. There was so many places that would be great for shooting at, but I quickly decided on the Bridge. Here are a few pictures from there:

 

 

I think its safe to say that my first photo shoot was a wonderful experience. I was able to learn and explore what my camera can do and how to work with model's too. I know both Shae and I had fun and I can't wait to do more photo shoots!