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Review

So far, with the work I have done on the topic of issues for my Unit 2 exam work has been pretty much what I expected or wanted it to be like so to speak. I tend to plan shoot or grasp ideas in my mead and either jot them down to create a shoot to achieve the shots I want. In which all of the shoots have contained what I want them too and more, I also am surprised at the amount of shots that I have taken in the shooting time I give myself. I thought about aiming for around 30 but am shooting around 50, which is always beneficial.
In terms of progress I think that I am spacing my work out equally and progressively working through it, both contextual, shooting work, editing and moving onto different topics within the Issue topic, not spending a significant amount on one particular one. So far i have shot around the subject of body issues, now, I aim to move on to mental health issues, then drug abuse or the use of drugs in everyday life. I tried to show the issues of body issues by using 2 models, of different body types and contrasting them too together. I also tried to express emotion through my shots which helped determine the theme or subject. In terms of shooting in the studio, it is good but the backgrounds and layout tend to b=get tedious, repetitive and boring so I may branch out into shooting elsewhere in the surroundings, but this may become a hassle unless I tend to shoot out of college hours.

Work Record 1: 06/02/2013

Work Record: 06/02/2013

Shoot Number 1

Plans for the shoot

            Today I’m going to use myself as a model and shoot in the studio. The subject of the shoot will be Issues, more specifically Body Issues and being ‘skinny’ or boney as such, as as I create a bigger portfolio of work, I want to shoot different body types and put them all together to produce a piece of work. I will put the camera on self timer and on a stand in order to shoot myself and also, if need be, give direction to a fellow student if I wanted a more closer shot or one of a different angle which couldn’t be achieved from having the camera on a stand. I will use quite dull lighting but enough to enhance body shapes and features as I want the emotion in the shoot to be quite dark.

What I hope to achieve

            I hope to achieve shots from a variety of angles and also ones including long and short/macro distance. I hope to do the shooting in under an hour so I have enough time to edit some and also go shoot some more if I feel the need to or get inspiration. I’d like to get around suitable images and select then the best ones to edit.

What I actually achieved

            I achieved enough photos in the studio time I allocated myself, so I didn’t need to shoot anymore or re-do any. I also got shots from a varying range of distances and postures/poses. Most of my work is of the same lighting/background colour as well so my repertoire of my portfolio is almost recognizably my work, which I wanted to create. I got the help of one of my peers to help shoot close up shots in which I gave her direction and grafted myself. 

What I am doing to do next

            Next, I am to carry on the same subject/topic of the shoot, suing the same/similar poses and set up but use either one or two f my peers instead to broaden my portfolio of work and create a wider range of photos to put together. As well as doing the written contextual work. I aim to spend the next week on the subject of Body Issues and then go onto the topic of mental health, instability and depression.