Photo Shoot.

On Thursday, I completed my photo shoot. In preparation for my photo shoot, I double-checked that my models would be present the night before. Unfortunately, one of my models dropped out. However, I had already created a contingency plan with this outcome on it, and so had a standby model who was available to fill in for the one that was absent.

On the day, the lighting technician, Phil, taught me how to change the colour of the backdrops, and how to set up the photography studio lights (I only used the soft boxes) to achieve the effect that I wanted in my photographs. I also learned how to use a camera that was connected to the studio lights. I did not use a tripod or change any aperture or shutter speed settings on this occasion, due to the fact that the photo shoot was in a studio and the lighting was not greatly changing throughout the shoot as it would if I were shooting on location outdoors in natural lighting.

This image shows some of the photographs that I took in a file after being uploaded to the computer. As can be seen in the image, I took many photographs of the same pose and experimented with some different poses in order to get one that I was very pleased with, and that I would be happy to use on my magazine cover and DPS.

At first, the photographs were underexposed, and so the models could not be seen clearly. Also, the contrast I had hoped to achieve was not successful.

It appeared then that there was a technical fault, and once this was fixed the photographs were overexposed.

After a few changes to the lighting, I was pleased with the results for my cover shoot.

I then began the photography for my double page spread, using the same lighting. I used the same lighting as I liked the shadows it created, helping to darken the image and fit with the darker, mysterious theme of my magazine.

After completing this photo shoot, I uploaded the photographs to an Apple Mac in order to begin editing later.