15 Best Images from Photo shoot
A) Skills in Composition
B) Skills in Controlling image exposure, focus and using lenses
C) Skills in using lighting
Fitness for Purpose:
My poster's have been designed to promote an upcoming game/Movie based in Western Europe during WW2. To make the posters suitable for their purpose, I've included the correct props, clothing and mis-en-scene to fit the era but I've also made sure to choose a fitting location e.g plenty foliage, mud and natural landscape to make the scene look like the bocage in northern France.
To get the cinematic effect I wanted to create I've used a shallow depth of field to draw focus on the pro and antagonist.
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For this image I wanted to draw the audiences attention to the model, so I placed him in the centre third of the image. I chose the 85mm lens for this image as it was the widest angle lens I had and as I wanted to capture the model and his surroundings giving a natural look to the image. As the model wasn't moving and I used a tripod I set my cameras shutter speed to 1/200 this meant that there would be no motion blur and more light. It also allowed me to use a higher aperture so to control the light levels but also it also meant I had a full depth of field retaining the natural feel. As previously mentioned we purposely shot these images on an overcast day so the light was balanced and didn't contrast as much as direct sunlight.
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This image was taken with the 250mm lens as I wanted to zoom in on the character from a distance as it gave me more flexibility when capturing the characters environment. When framing the image I had the rule of thirds in mind so placed my character in the right third creating a large unbalanced open space drawing the viewers attention to the character. To emphasise this I lower my shutter speed to 1/200 to capture motion blur from the trees and created a shallow depth of field with my aperture setting of 5.6 these settings were also chosen as to create the diffuse lighting effect I wanted to capture.
For this image I had to adjust the shutter speed, ISO and aperture to ensure the image wasn't overexposed due to the high levels of light from the sky, this also meant I could capture more detail in the shadows of the clouds and clothing. I used the 55mm lens as it was the most suitable for framing the image as it captured my models upper body and the sky. When taking this image I made sure to consider the rule of thirds to have my model stand out from the background by placing him in the foreground of the left third, by focusing on him this really made him stand out contrasting from the empty unfocused space in the distance which I plan to photoshop planes into. I also chose to shoot on this day as it was an overcast day perfect for lighting as it's well balanced light and not too bright, so doesn't ruin the dramatic effect.
For this image I was experimenting with the composition taking the image from a low angle I felt that taking the image from this perspective would represent the character as I wanted to portray strength and bravery. Thanks to the natural diffused lighting on that day I could also use the sky as a plain background, however as there was small dark patches among the clouds I set my Aperture to 4.5 and Shutter speed to 1/400 so to remove these details, but not over expose the entire image.
I chose to use the 55-85mm lens so I had more flexibility when composing the image as I could zoom in and out and adjust the focus.
When composing this Image I kept in mind the contrast between the colour of the bushes in the foreground and those in the background as they create a leading line splitting the image in half as the darker bush dominates the upper third of the image. The soldier in the image also stands out as his face and weapon contrast from the rest of the image. This time I used the 55-250mm lens so I too could hide in the bushes and zoom in on the model giving the effect of someone watching him. As this was taken on an overcast day it gave me the opportunity to experiment with a wider range of camera settings however for this image I wanted to keep with the style for continuity reasons so I decided to set the Shutter speed to 1/800 in order to draw out the shadows and also compensate for any motion blur. To ensure the image wasn't too dark I set my aperture to 5.6 to allow more light in but also to retain the 'washed-out' effect.
In this image my models posture was most important to me and I spent a while organising my models to exactly how I wanted to see them in the frame, as I wanted to create a well defined split down . I decided to not use a tripod as I felt I wold have more flexibility without and since I used 55-85mm lens I could zoom in and out. As the models had to hold the pose for a while with heavy props I decided it was better to use a high shutter speed so any movement would appear frozen however this made the image too dark so to lighten it I reduced my aperture to a point in which I had a balance between a shallow depth of field and appropriate lighting.
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In this image I wanted to draw the most attention to the US soldier, to do this I placed him in the foreground of the lower left third and used a low aperture to gain a shallow depth of focus on his weapon as it is a leading diagonal line which is very clearly pointing towards the other soldier. The positioning of the soldiers creates an emphasis on the distance between each model as the space is large and blank showing there's no emotion between the two characters emphasised by the fact the soldier in the background is out of focus.
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For image 12, 13 and 14 what I was trying to achieve technically was a very similar effect for example I used a low aperture to create a very shallow depth of field to create a focus on my foreground. However to counteract the darkness of the low aperture I had to use a very low shutter speed which meant I had to hold the camera very still. In affect this created a different look to these image than previous photos as there is more emphasis on the highlights giving a lighter appearance.
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For this image I composed my models in more natural stances and placed them in the left and centre thirds to show a separation between the two models emphasised by the shallow depth of field.
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The idea for this image was to emphasise the characters loneliness. To do this I used various techniques to frame the image such as placing the character in the far right third to reveal the large empty expanse ahead of him. I also composed the shot so that the horizon lined up with the lower third putting emphasis on the characters head as it contrasts from the sky as opposed to the ground.
For this image I used the 55-85mm lens as it gave me increased flexibility as I could zoom out however I did have to adjust the the shutter speed and the aperture to ensure that the lighting was correct and consistent with my other images.
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