The next project that we have done, was based on studio work, therefore we had to create eight final shots all within the studio, to a professional quality. However, it was not quite as simple as this as for the entire project, we had to work with a partner... which isn't as easy as it seems. The aim was that each pair, would work together and ideally complete their work with a similar theme and look, however due to a difficult partnership with my partner, we opted for completely different style's as I went for the low key, dark and moody effect apposed to my partners high key, light effect.
Furthermore, for this project we worked with media make up students, which was a fantastic experience and learning process, as it gave me the chance to witness how the make up was applied as well as giving me the opportunity to work with other people, who have control over how he subjects/ images look, therefore it forced me to work with other people and discuss the outcomes rather than doing it all my way, which was very useful and something I definitely need to be able to do, if I want to become a photographer as a career path.
The theme for the brief, was Aliens, again which was really good fun and made the studio work a lot more interesting as it wasn't a basic portrait shoot but it had a bit of difference, therefore making it more enjoyable for both myself and the media make up students.
As previously stated, my theme for this shoot was low key lighting, to create an intense, dark and unsettling atmosphere as I really wanted to portray the subjects as non-human and slightly dangerous. Also, with the fantastic quality of the make up of the subjects, I really wanted to follow through the quality and I believe that the low key lighting creates a quality image without any loss of atmosphere, which for me is an essential part of any image and how it will be portrayed.
I really enjoyed this photo shoot, as it gave me the chance to really explore lighting options and effects, both low and high key, although I do prefer low key as for me it creates a deeper and darker atmosphere which was extremely fun to replicate in the photo shoot as I think it works very well. Also I really enjoyed trying out different effects to achieve different atmospheres, and seeing how an image is portrayed differently due to the atmosphere..
Below are my eight final shots for this project...
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