Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Evaluation Question 6.
What have you learnt about technologies form the process of constructing this product?
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Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Making the 'Paint'
With my front cover I wanted the appearance of paint coming out of her mouth.
For obvious reasons I know I could not do exactly that. However, I created edible 'paint' for her to put in her mouth during the photo-shoot.
All I used was:
For obvious reasons I know I could not do exactly that. However, I created edible 'paint' for her to put in her mouth during the photo-shoot.
All I used was:
- Icing Sugar
- Water
- Blue Food Colouring
I mixed these together to create a good consistency of a pastel blue colour- I made it quite thick so that when the flash goes off on the camera it wouldn't look so transparent.
We had to do quite a few takes of this in order to get a good shot but luckily I got some shots that I liked.
The colour of the paint was to go with the colour scheme of the magazine and I feel it really complements the colour of the background well.
Successful Front Cover Images
IMG_8401:
I liked the way she looked in this image however a large piece
of her hair had fallen out which is very distracting and something I feel I wouldn't be able to remove in Photoshop.
With my next images I decided to use the flash on my camera
along with the studio lights as I wasn't getting as much light as I wanted with my images.
I decided to only look for the pouring paint shots as I feel
this would add something to the image.
IMG_8458:
I liked this image as it clearly shows the paint coming out
of her mouth. The colour of the image is a lot better than the other one
however the stray hair that is coming out of the braid bothers me- I feel that
the stray hair would be acceptable if the whole braid was messy however it is
not. This is something that I could remove using Photoshop.
IMG_8459:
This image is my favourite image out of them all as I really
like the formation of the paint coming out of her mouth. The angle of her face
is in a good position and the visible mistakes such as the rips and the hair
can easily be adjusted on Photoshop.
I think I will use this one as my front cover image as I think
it is the most interesting and also something that can capture the eye of the
reader.
Photo-shoot Process: Cover Page set up
Once I changed Brooke into her next outfit (the collared shirt was the main outfit piece- we just changed her bottom half to prevent ruining any of the clothes) I did the same process that I did with my test shots- stretching the paper over the frame-.
A problem that I discovered this time round was that my models hair was much bigger than the hair in my test shots. This meant that I had to be a lot more careful with placing her head through the frame. As a result of this there were a lot more rips coming form the paper however I fixed this by taping from behind any large holes knowing that I could remove this in Photoshop later.
Once that was sorted I asked her to hold the frame herself in a particular position. During the image capturing I would just adjust any parts of the frame that needed adjusting.
I also moved the studio lights closer as I found that it wasn't as bright considering I had to be a lot closer to the model. I also brought in a chair that I could sit on to stabilise myself and get the right height (as I am a lot smaller than my model).
Monday, 11 January 2016
Sunday, 10 January 2016
Photo-shoot Process: Set-up
As a result of having to compromise on my photo-shoot location, this room was much smaller than the room I intended to be in. However, with my roll of pink paper I taped it onto the wall and rolled it down to the floor and approx. 2 meters along the floor to give a base for my model. I did this again with another roll of pink paper in line with the previous one to give me a wider area of background to work with. I have already taken into consideration that there would be a visible line across the backdrop however I will be manipulating this in Photoshop. I then taped it to the floor to prevent the paper from moving or tearing during the shoot.
I used studio lights to generate a clear and professional image and to help remove any unwanted shadows which could ruin my final images.
I am already familiar with using studio lighting and cameras (the camera I used for this shoot was a Canon 600D) therefore I found this process to be comfortable and enjoyable.
Photo-shoot process: Double Page Spread make-up
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I first wanted to take photos for the double page spread due
to hair and make-up concerns – I didn't want to back-comb her hair first for the
messy bun as I wouldn't have been able to get crimped hair for the double page
spread-.
Personally I was impressed with myself due to not normally wearing make-up therefore not being so familiar with applying eye-shadow let alone trying to achieve this particular effect.
Photoshoot
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These were all the photos I had taken on the day of the photo shoot. I think the photo shoot went pretty well. However, there was a huge barrier just before the photo shoot as I originally hired out a studio to take my photos- professional lighting and large space- but unfortunately I couldn't gain entry to the studio on the day of the photo shoot. I compromised by using the collage photography dark room and by setting up studio lights along with taping the backdrop to the wall I managed to make it work even though there was a lot less room than what I expected.
Saturday, 9 January 2016
Thursday, 7 January 2016
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