Evaluation

When i first started out on this project i didn't have a clue on what i was going to do, choosing a historical event proved to be quite hard; especially choosing one that fits in with my aesthetic, and also with fashion photography. I think the event i eventually chose; Roswell UFO incident was very different to what anybody else had done, and i was a little worried about that, but i had a clear idea in my mind about what i wanted to do so i carried on with it anyway.

I think i was successful in my collaborations, Stacey the model was my biggest collaborator and we discussed lots of ideas together, she brought lots of creativity to the shoot and we worked together really well when making choices, we decided together which outfits to use and what to do with hair, we even spoke extensively about locations. My other collaborator was Alice Birchmore, who i work with on projects a lot, I feel this was quite a creative challenge for her and i gave her quite a bit of direction as to what i wanted from the project. She understood easily my ideas and translated them perfectly into make-up. 

I think that despite the set backs we encountered on the day of the shoot, i am really pleased with the way the images turned out. I used a 5d for the first time, and i do feel that that made a difference to the quality of the shots. I think the images definitely have an editorial look to them. Ideally, i would have liked the shoot to be on a sunnier day! And if i was to shoot this again i'd definately go back and plan even more so we could find the actual location i wanted to use. Nevertheless I think the images are exactly what i was going for, and i think the simple location actually works very well, maybe even better than the original location i wanted to use. 

Blog vs Sketchbook

I know it was preferred that we did a sketchbook for this brief. Although i do not own or have the space for a printer in my house i was still willing to give it a shot, I started a sketchbook, and i had a lot of word documents ready to print at college. What i did not know however, is that it now costs 25p for one colour print at college, which means for every £5 you get 20 prints. The nature of a sketchbook means that a lot of printing needs to be done, and i simply could not afford to do this. I started this blog a while ago as an easy way of communicating my ideas to the people who i am working with on this project, you cannot do this with a sketchbook. I have nothing against sketchbooks and i feel they are a nice effective way to show your work and research - but they aren't always practical. Please bare in mind that this is the same amount of work, if not more, than i would have done if i was doing a sketchbook. For these reasons i have chosen to present my work on a blog, i can only hope that it gets marked by judging the work i have done rather than the medium i chose to present it on.

The Prophet

Tatler Hong Kong May 2010
Photography: Baldovino Barani
Stylist: Holly Suan Gray

Final Images & Contact Sheets

Model - Biomechanina

Make-up - Alice Birchmore

Clothing - Laura Ruxton & Biomechanina

Taken on a Canon EOS 5D & a Sigma 24mm F/1.8

ISO: 100, f/1.8, 24mm, 1/1600sec

 ISO: 160, f/1.8, 24mm, 1/2500sec

 ISO: 160, f/1.8, 24mm, 1/2500sec

ISO: 100, f/1.8, 24mm, 1/2000sec

 ISO: 100, f/1.8, 24mm, 1/2000sec

ISO: 100, f/1.8, 24mm, 1/1600sec

Shoot Day - The Schedule

• 7.30am - Wake up, contact Make-up Artist and Model and make sure everything is still on. Check pre-packed bags, make sure i have everything i need.
• 8.30am - Leave house for train station.
• 9.00am - Arrive at station, get on the train to Bolton. 
• 9.30am - Arrive at Bolton, meet model and make way to Alice's car. Drive to Alice's house. 
• 10.00am - Arrive at Alice's house, Make-up/Hair/Clothes. Deciding on outfits (we're shooting 3, and have a lot to choose from) I get to eat dinner! 
• 11.30am - Set off to location, Post code for where we're suppost to be going doesn't work, so we drive to the Centre of Todmorden instead. 
• 12.30pm - Arrive in Todmorden, get lost.. Decide to drive back to some moors we saw on the way. 
• 1.00pm - Arrive at Moors, It's now raining and very windy :(. Sporting an umbrella, myself and the model decide to get on with shooting the first outfit. 
• 1.30pm - Outfit change/Make-up touch ups/Sheltering from the weather! 
• 2.00pm - Shoot second outfit
• 2.30pm - Outfit Change
• 2.45pm - Shoot 3rd outfit, the weather isn't getting any better, in face it's a lot worse at this point, so getting the outfit shot now was a case on running out in the weather for a few shots then straight back to the car. 
• 3.10pm - Back in car - Check all the images before we set off to be sure i have what i need. - i do. 
• 3.15pm - Drive back to Bolton. 
• 4.15pm - Arrive in Bolton. Wait for train. 
• 4.45pm - Train arrives. 
• 5.15pm - Arrive in Blackburn. Walk home.
• 5.45pm - Home! Much needed Coffee. Load images into lightroom and start the process of editing! 

Despite the Set backs, i am really pleased with the outcome of the images. 

Ideas

Collaboration #3: Alice Birchmore - Make-up Artist

Alice is my go-to lady when it comes to make-up, she is incredibly talented and always listens to my ideas. We work together on most shoots and this one is no exception! I will email across a few ideas on make-up, and when make-up is being done on the day of the shoot i will be there to input my ideas!