Work Diary - Studio Form

Evaluation

We were asked to use the studio to take pictures of the formal element form, using people. I originally done this and failed miserably as I used two lights during my shoot which allowed no room for shadows to occur; everything was just bright. I also took photos that had wasted space as the end of the backdrop was visible, meaning that the background wasn't all one colour; it was evident that I was in a studio. Furthermore, another reason that contributed to my poor quality photography was the fact that I took photos of legs and feet and clothes. These do not show form in the slightest, especially with two lights shining. Therefore, I decided to completely reshoot this topic, and the outcome second time around was much more successful. I used just one light to ensure that shadows were being produced, and focused on people's faces rather than their legs and feet.

This one of Josh was my favourite photograph from the shoot. His laughing pose was natural and the angle that his head was positioned portrayed his 3D nature. The section that the light is shining on made the front of his face clear and bright whereas the side of his face involves a lot more shadow as there's no light beaming from this direction. Form is illustrated effectively through this picture. This was also taken in my second shoot, success.

This was a photograph that I captured during my first attempt of 'studio form'. The failure of this session is leaking through this picture. Seen as though I was using two lights, unaware of the effect it had on the shadow, it meant that I struggled incredibly with trying to find any form of shadow anywhere. Even though there is shadow in this picture, it is extremely vague. The difference in the quality of this picture and the one above is evident, incredibly. 

Progression

In order to progress the quality of my studio form photographs, I would next time gather more models to take pictures of so that I had an assortment of different pictures. I would also experiment with completely different angles, like from the back with their head turned towards the camera perhaps. This would allow me to have different kinds of studio form photographs, meaning more originality and more variety. In future, I may also take pictures of different features other than a persons face, just so long as I remembered to use two lights instead of one.