For my final major project I decided to do a set of vintage style portraits using studio shoots and location shoots. I did undergo some problem with this project; weather, models, timings, etc. Originally when I started this project I wanted to use more models and stay out of the studio, use grungy locations to contrast with the style of my models. Almost do "old vs new", as it turned out on the days that both me and my models were available the weather either stopped or restricted the shoots. I also wanted to use more than two models but, again, availability and bad planning stopped that.
My location shoot with Lauren was extremely successful; I managed to shoot four different looks with her, based the 50's and the 70's/80's. The location for this shoot was exactly what I was looking for, it was a old bridge along the Railway Walk in Hadleigh, and with the outfits Lauren wore contrasted perfectly. My studio shoot with Charley I really wanted to show the more alternative side of vintage fashion, I based his shoot more around the style of the 2006 film This is England, which is set in 1983. The style of the skinhead characters was the style I really liked. I feel that this shoot went very successfully and Charley was the perfect model for it and really brought my vision to life.
The research I gathered prior to starting this project was a collaboration of internet based research and my own passion. Vintage style, and the people that have kept it alive are one of my main interests. I feel having all this existing knowledge and expanding on it by doing further research really helped me when carrying out my shoots because I knew exactly how I wanted the picture to look, even down to the positions I wanted my models in. Also when it came to post-production of the images I was able to really enhance the vintage feel. Although most of my research was internet based, I feel that my person interest into the topic I picked was the biggest help to me.
During this project, the skills that I have managed to gain and improve on, are my skills within a studio; I was more confident with instructing my model on what to do, I got to use different lighting set-ups so I got image I wanted and the whole shoot was more fast pace than I was used to which I feel helped push me to achieve more. Also I feel my skills within post-production have improved has I used techniques in PhotoShop that I have never used before. I think that because I spent more time on post trying to make the images look a certain way, that I now feel more confident.
If i was to carry out this project again I would have done some extra planning and made alternative arrangements for the shoots when the weather made shooting on location difficult. Also I would have made a better schedule with my models so I had more time to shoot four instead of two, like I had originally planned to. I used digital for both shoots, and now looking at the images I feel that I should have done some on film as well as digital as the vintage effect would have been more authentic, and it would have given me the option to choose which set of images I liked the most. Given all these minor issues and bad planning, I feel both shoot were successful and I am more than pleased with my final images.They came out exactly how I first intended them too, and even though I wasn't doing the images for my models it was a massive compliment when they both said how happy they were with them.
Wednesday 12 June 2013
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Lionel Deluy Photography
http://www.krop.com/lioneldeluy/#/
Lionel Deluy a French photographer, has been labelled as an 'intense' photographer, who's photos have a definitive look. All his photos capture a certain raw edge of the model and they portray people in such a way that the public is not used to seeing; the models are not always glammed up and looking perfect, most of his photos have a slightly more grundgy feel to them. He has worked with people such as Angelina Jolie, Dita Von Teese, Gary Oldman and Ryan Gosling. Also he has worked with brands such as Reebok, American Appeal and Dita, and some of the world's best magazines such as Vogue, Elle and French Photo.
Lionel Deluy a French photographer, has been labelled as an 'intense' photographer, who's photos have a definitive look. All his photos capture a certain raw edge of the model and they portray people in such a way that the public is not used to seeing; the models are not always glammed up and looking perfect, most of his photos have a slightly more grundgy feel to them. He has worked with people such as Angelina Jolie, Dita Von Teese, Gary Oldman and Ryan Gosling. Also he has worked with brands such as Reebok, American Appeal and Dita, and some of the world's best magazines such as Vogue, Elle and French Photo.
I like these images because of the way the look, I like the way he's taken them and I like the way he's edited them to make them look very raw and a bit dirty. I feel as it really shows the models in a different way to anyone else; they still looked airbrushed in some of his photos but they don't all look perfect.
Dita Von Teese is a perfect example of an old fashioned, glamorous pin-up girl but everyone knows she has a very erotic side and I personally think that Deluy has managed to represent the two sides of her so well. She is the main inspiration to my whole idea.
Gordan Ayres Photography
http://www.gordonayresphotographer.com/vintage_colour.html
Gordon Ayres is a vintage style photographer who has been photographing the 30's-50's retro scene for over 20 years. He takes photographs of people, bands, dancers, and fans who have kept this particular era of fashion alive. He bases his images around the classic Hollywood period and finds his inspiration in glamour photographs from the time and the grundgy style of old fashioned newspapers; using vintage lens and studio lamps to create the exact feel and look of the era he is trying to recreate.
His collection called Film Noir is a set of shots that use the lighting, clothing and props to make them look like a dark film set or night-club photographs around the 50's. They look like they are set around American gangster films of the era.
Contrasting that, his collection called Hollywood Glamour, even though they are still in black and white, have a much happier and less sinister feel about them. The lighting is a lot brighter and the clothing used in the images aren't as dark, even down to the people in the images who look a lot happier.
Out of these two collections I prefer the Hollywood Glamour one because I think the photos are a lot more elegant resulting in them being easier on the eye. However I do like the use of shadowing and the darker effect on the Film Noir collection as that's usually the technique I apply to my photos. I also think that the Film Noir collection is more effective in showing the audience what the photos are based on; the Hollywood Glamour collection just look like glamorous photos, I wouldn't say they have anything to do with Hollywood, whereas the Film Noir collection I would say straight away they were based around old-fashioned films.
Gordon Ayres is a vintage style photographer who has been photographing the 30's-50's retro scene for over 20 years. He takes photographs of people, bands, dancers, and fans who have kept this particular era of fashion alive. He bases his images around the classic Hollywood period and finds his inspiration in glamour photographs from the time and the grundgy style of old fashioned newspapers; using vintage lens and studio lamps to create the exact feel and look of the era he is trying to recreate.
His collection called Film Noir is a set of shots that use the lighting, clothing and props to make them look like a dark film set or night-club photographs around the 50's. They look like they are set around American gangster films of the era.
Contrasting that, his collection called Hollywood Glamour, even though they are still in black and white, have a much happier and less sinister feel about them. The lighting is a lot brighter and the clothing used in the images aren't as dark, even down to the people in the images who look a lot happier.
Friday 17 May 2013
Picture ideas
And these are some I found for the male. shoots. I like these images because they are the style in which I want the photos to look and they have a slightly 80's feel to them.
Picture ideas
These are images I found that represent the style in which I want my images to look for the girls. I like these images because I like the way they are edited and all the positions that the models are in. They have a nice balance of glamour and grunge.
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