My final test shoot included two great subjects who created their own fashion line. It was great working with different people and a clothing brand that is not released. The photoshoot consisted of hoodies, dark themed location, urban poses and modern compositions. I know for a fact that in the 1990’s photographers would not carry a photoshoot like this one and that is why I chose to do it. The photoshoot was carried out at night because it fitted well with the clothes, I wanted it to look edgy and not kind and cheerful. I wanted to get straight to the point, so we visited Vauxhall in London to take those photos in a local estate. The brand is about connecting different people together, and what is the best place for that? An estate where everyone is real and honest.
I have to say I had a little problem with the exposure and getting the lighting right however with a help of another friend holding a flashlight it enabled me to capture them just great. The lighting in the bridge gave a modern look to the photos because of the bright red-light strip on the edge, I loved it, it gave my models a red backlight which came out great. Another great aspect was hiding their faces and showing more the clothes as the designer asked me to focus more on clothes but don’t leave the model out of the shot, so I thought, okay if they can cover their faces with the branded hat, that could work out just fine. The apartments in the backdrop also gave a nice touch to the modern interface. Back in the old days, there was no apartments like this, therefore that was an awesome idea to include as well. Comparing to the previous test shots, I had an old looking inspired location with simple clothing, then this evolves into a more bright, more colourful and more busy background to this photoshoot where everything is new, the backdrop has lights and apartments and lastly this explicitly portrays my objective as a photo series.
Moving forward with my main photoshoot:
After taking three different photoshoots, I figured to use one, well fitted model that I’ve used before as he is very comfortable with me and have proved to me that he can listen to my directions in order to receive what I want. Victor, which I included in my first year, my skating in heels photoshoot and now my Evolution project shows his change in fashion itself. Looking forward to seeing how the projects goes on with him.
Damian's Reflective Journal 