Shoot 1 - Work Record

Shoot 1 - Work Record

Date of Shoot -
19th April 2016
Start time - 10am
Finish time - 11.50am

Plans for the Shoot -

My plans for this shoot was to use long exposure on location to create some interesting and effective images involving movement. I plan to get someone to come with me to be in my photographs and plan to shoot them walking and moving around the woods, which will hopefully allow me to achieve a ghostly effect. I planned to shoot in mainly wooded areas in order to get a spooky and slightly creepy feel to my images. I planned to do this on the morning of the 19th April during the set exam time. I also plan to take a tripod with me in order to keep my camera steady which will allow me to keep the background in focus while creating a blurred effect on the person who would be moving.

What I hoped to achieve -
I hoped to achieve a series of images which depicted movement and used long exposure. I also hoped that this would give a ghostly feel and effect to the image which would follow a similar style to Alexey Titarenko's work. I hoped that, for my first exam shoot, I would be able to depict images which were similar to that of shoot 8 in my Component 2 work as I thought that this worked very well and were successful at creating a creepy and slightly unnerving feel to the image.

What I actually achieved -
I achieved a successful shoot overall. I like the outcomes and feel that they show what I wanted them to very well. I like the way that the final images have turned out and also like the way that they present a very ghostly effect. In this way, I feel that they like they link very well to the work of Alexey Titarenko and also present the theme of the passing of time well in terms of the fact they I used long exposure to create them. Below shows two images from my first exam shoot.

This was my favourite image from my first exam shoot. I really like the way that the long exposure has created the effect of the two faces as I feel that this is effective as well at successful at putting across the ghostly feel which I was hoping for. The overall shoot was inspired by Alexey Titarenko's work as I really liked the original and slightly creepy way in which he presents the passing of time in his images. I like the fact that this image is edited so that the figure is in black and white as this creates interest within the image and also contributes to the ghostly and unnerving feel. I also like the location which this image has been shot at as it is rather interesting with the trees behind the person as well as the patches of light and shadow. I took this image using a tripod so that I was able to reduce the blurring of the entire image and also shot this image with 0.8 second shutter speed and my f/stop value at 22.

This was my least favourite image from the shoot. I do not like the image as it is completely unclear as to what the image is trying to portray and the figure is not obvious. I took the image with a 1 second shutter speed which I feel was too long which is why this image was not so effective. Although you are able to somewhat see what is happening, I do not feel that the image above has as much interest or is as effective as my other images. I personally prefer the images where the figures are blurred and ghostly, yet still have enough definition for me to be able to use the quick select tool to apply a black and white filter. Overall, although this image is not unsuccessful, it is also not completely what I wanted and therefore is my least favourite image from the shoot.

What I am going to do next -
Overall, I am very happy with how my first exam shoot went. I like the outcomes and feel that they work well as a series and also work well to convey the theme of 'the passing of time'. However, if I were to shoot again, I would try to carry out the shoot on a more dull and dreary day so that I would be able to have a longer shutter speed. When I carried out this shoot, it was very sunny and bright, so I mainly had to remain in shadowed wooded areas in order to achieve the type of long exposure which I wanted.