Work Diary - Studio Contrast 2

Evaluation

I really enjoyed being able to do this shoot a second time. When I used the studio the first time round I used colourful backgrounds. For this shoot I made sure that I used darker backgrounds to create more contrast. I created contrast in the studio by using just one person and creating a shadow on his face so that the lighted part of his face would cotrast with the darker side of his face; I found this to be very intriguing and enjoyable to create as it took a few attempts to capture the right kind of picture. I didn't take many photo's for this topic which was a shame because the choices for my straight images was limited however I did find the overall outcome of the studio contrast shoot 2 to be a success.

Likewise with my first studio contrast shoot, this is a similar one to the previous successful photograph that I analysed. It was successful because it clearly portrays a contrast; happy and sad. I also prefer here the black background because it allows their faces to stand out which makes the contrast a lot more evident. The studio version of this image looks a lot more professional than the one I captured on campus which is why it's one of my favourite.

Although it can be said that the contrast here would be Josh with one eye open and one eye closed, I don't think that it's a very good piece of photography. Nothing else on Josh's right said has changed except for his shut eye; the contrast would have been much more evident if perhaps one half of his lips and nose had changed too and not just his eye. He also hasn't been positioned directly in the centre of this picture so it looks slightly out of proportion.

Progression

By improving my pictures and reshooting them I think it is vital that I put some black and white effects on them next time. If I was able to dress the subjects of my photographs I would love to dress one in black and one in white because this would create an extremely evident piece of contrast. Overall I believe that my contrast shoots have been a success and if their were any changes I'd make to them they'd be minor. I think for just being able to do contrast in the studio and on campus I have done pretty well. Below are two pictures including a black and white effect to demonstrate just how well this effect portrays contrast. The second picture is also one that covers my idea for wanting to dress two people up in different coloured clothing.