Studio shoot - Final body portrait.

I photographed my portrait today for our body brief, got my arse out of bed at 7:30, did the usal morning buisness & made my way to uni in the freezing cold, got some money out so I was sorted for film and also to supply the sitter with lunch of tea, ect.

got in for about 8:10 am, by that time I had allready begun to get sorted, first organised my things on a table to keep everything fresh & organised. 

- Curtains for backdrop

- Jacket, Jumper, snood, hat.

- Konica big mini and X100 ( holding ) to document shoot.

- Film box stuffed with goodies.

- Note book/Journal.

- Lens cloth.

- wallet

- Pen&Pencil

- Shutter Release

- Gloves to handle film.

So after this I started building the set as much as I could so I was prepared for when the shop opened to start adding the other kit.

So first off:

This is from behind the set, imagen you are looking through the curtains.

- 3 C Stands

- 3 Large foam boards ( Facing white ) 

- 1 camera tripod

- Stall ( for sitter ) 

on the left hand side a Bron colour lamp was set up facing into the boards to reflect onto the curtains & subject, the board on the right was to allow for some bounce so the right wasnt too key, ( my fill & Key ).

Choice of stall.

Music on the go to keep me sane.

So after I sorted myself out, the kit used was.

- Mamiya RZ67 - 110mm lens

- Light Meter

- Broncolour lamp 

- Pack

- Sync Cable

- 2 rolls of hp5 / 400 iso.

- Cable Cover

My sitters name was Jodie Porter, I wanted someone natural skinned, scouted her down from foundation, she was very shy but keen, when she arrived I tryed to make her feel comfortable ( also the reason for the angle of my setup so she didnt feel people was staring ect, after 10 mins she settled in well & hope she enjoyed it, to be honest I was more nervous than she was, so its o.k. I shot 2 rolls, ranging from f.5 between & up to 8. scanned a few tonight and excited to print. 

one day I might enjoy taking pictures of people, who knows! 

Body

Struggling with research on my body project, I hardly know anything about portrait and have been trying to get inspiring by other artists, but i'm really struggling. I did clock a piece on the wall on photography floor. Alex kent mentioned to me its by a photographer called Karin Klint, its such a beautiful image, so much light into the subject, i'm not sure what environment of which its been shot it, but it gives you that impression of absolute pure sunlight Blazing through a large window. I like the hint of chair you can see just of on the bottom left. for some reason when I look at the chair, I immediately link the straight line with the edge of the photograph on the wall. the texture of the wall paper with its very faint contrast making out the patterns suttles  it down almost where as the black photograph im still trying to get my head around.

Ben Rayner - Body

Really feeling this image by Ben rayner ( http://www.benrayner.com/ )

Love the idea of using a prop for the back drop instead of a white back drop, I like the lighting spread across the back, giving the shadows of lines.

Its a very seducing image, dragging you in.

The skin tones look so fresh & natural, deffinately going to look into some rad back drops I could get & mix up a little, will see what happens