Final 3 colour images:

Apart of the brief for digital production was to create 3 colour images. 1st had to be a front on shot the 2nd a back shot and one of either the profile or 3/4 shot of my model. I already new what lighting I wanted for this shoot as we had previously done it in another class with Chris and I loved how flattering it was. I had also seen this in a Photograph shot by famed photographer Tony Duran. It was of Beyonce and she was lit from behind. It was an incredibly flattering light with an ethereal feel to it. I new from seeing this that I wanted to use this lighting and then the rest of the shoot was inspired by this.
I decided that I was going to shoot a few weeks before Chris booked the studios as I felt this gave me more time to think of the concept of the shoot. I felt I could create something really great if I had more time. 

Annie my model for this shoot is a fellow student and friend and I new she would be perfect for this as she has a really unique look to her. She's a very independent and strong person and through getting to know her I found out that she has done a lot of performing in the past so I had an inkling that she would have a certain type of confidence and be comfortable in front of the camera. My instinct proved right and she really delivered on the shoot. I did her makeup before hand and I had bought a large diamond necklace for the shoot (not real though unfortunately). She looked amazing and was really great at taking direction. She understood what I wanted her to do and I felt we had really great creative chemistry. I had Audrey Hepburn in mind when thinking of the look I was going for with Annie. This was quite immediate when asking Annie to model for me. Annie has short dark hair and big eyes with dark brows and really reminded me of Audrey Hepburn. I am really happy with the images I took and how the look came together.

Set up:

1. Set up white back ground
2. set up camera. put it on stand,  set it to manual, shutter speed 1/160, IOS 8, set to RAW image, put the hot shoe adapter on the top and SD card into the slot. 
3. connect camera to computer and to light using the sync lead. 
4. put lights on stand and plug them in and turn them on. connect one to the camera and turn the cell switch on on the other for the flash. 
5. Get two large foam stands and put them together in front of the model with about a 30cm gap to just allow the camera to see through. The camera will be in front of the stands next to the computer to see the images.
6. position the model behind the boards. quite close to the boards. 
7. set up the computer and go to capture 1 and set up your session. 

With regards to challenges with this shoot we did come across some problems. The first set up we did the lights weren't equal in the photo's. We couldn't figure out what was wrong as we had changed a lot of the set up around and played with the settings but still didn't know why it seemed brighter on one side of the image then on the other. Luckily Chris was around the studio's and checked to see if we needed any help. He had a look and found that we didn't have the main light on and we also didn't have both lights on either. Once this was changed everything went smoothly. I felt that even this going wrong was a good lesson that I wont forget. Ive really valued these mistakes as I am adding it on to my list of knowledge in photography.  

I have lightly edited the images of Annie. Mostly shadows under the eyes and blemishes. I know that Chris didn't want them touched too much as it doesn't allow for the photography to shine through. I have played with the contrast and sharpness to give clarity to the image. They were also quite under cast too so had to lighten them slightly. Above are the original untouched images and I have put the edited versions into my final submission PDF. This will allow you to see my post production skills. 

I have absolutely loved this project. I feel that all of my ideas and preparation have really come together nicely. Everything worked with this shoot and we had a great time doing it which I think only adds to the final photographs. I'm very grateful to Annie my model for really putting her all into the shoot.   I learned so much and these experiences in the studio's have been hugely educational. Knowing I have chosen each part of the shoot and built it from an idea is very satisfying and has only grown my passion for photography.