Kept Shots

I really like the lighting in this photo, I shined it from above to create a spot light affect as the subject applied her make-up. I like the composition of the subject on one side and her possessions and the left also. I also like the variety of belongings too, pictures, alcohol bottles, make-up and various creams and sprays litter the dressing table. I used a slow shutter speed for the photo, lighting the scene up with a torch to create the moody, spotlighted effect.

I really like the subject's pose in this picture, but I'm not so sure on the quite shallow depth of field, seeing as the belongings are a major part of the photo I don't think they should be out of focus. The lighthing is really nice like the previous photo, I achieved this effect the same as before, on a slow shutter speed and shining the light on the scene.

Here I used a shutter speed of about 20 seconds and used a torch to try and spotlight the subject and her belongings around the room and bed. I think this turned out really well and I really like the abstract effect of lines of light scattered around the picture too, although this was accidental I feel it adds to the photo. The composition of the possessions and the subject is also nice and follows a nice circle around the center of the frame.

Similar to the previous photo but with different lighting, I really like how the lighting turned out, like a big spotlight lighting up the subject and a bit of the area around her. Also, an accidental effect of me standing on the left side of the photo was captured, forming a really eerie, ghostly looking image. The only problem with this photo is that the lighting missed quite a lot of the subject's belongings.

In this photo, the lighting took up quite a lot of the frame, creating some nice shadows from the belongings and the subject. Another accidental effect of light swooping across the photo has occured her, but I feel it adds to the picture and looks quite abstract.

I think this is the best photo utilising the spotlighting technique, as each object has it's own spotlight above it, highlighting it and making it stand out. I really like the shadows this creates and the original look of the photo. I captured my hand on the left side of the photo though, but this could easily be cropped out if the photo was used for a final print, which I am considering.

Here is the mirror photo, showing two how the subject could see herself or the mood she is in. I used two photos and put one on top of the other in photoshop, then erased half of the photo so the other showed through, creating this picture. I feel it turned out really well and I would like to experiment with this technique again, however I don't feel it quite fits in with the other photos I have taken so won't take it any further with project.

I really like how this shoot turned out and find Maki Miyashita have influenced the photos to a great extent. I want to do one final shoot of the bed shots, perhaps from a different angle.