photos of clothes etc

So i'm currently in the process of resizing all the images before they get sent to print etc. My pc is the most annoying thing in the world though because it takes like 10 days just to make one change in photoshop :/
Whilst putting together the selection of images chosen by the group I have come to realise that in a way im in a predicament. Mainly because of difference of opinion, although i am perfectly happy with the choice of images for the project I feel that the images don't always flow or fit together properly like they should. This is because the images were taken by two different people, so I find that for in the future i'm going to note to self that I prefer to work alone. I feel that this defect in the ability of the images to gel together is what will cost us in marks, I want to get the best possible marks I can but sometimes this can be hard when you work in a group because ofcourse it is very difficult to remain objective when it is your own work under screwtiny from the whole group. this isn't a complaint as such, I just felt it necessery to mention within my blog because i didn't have enough room to say so in my essay.

more photos

I personally don't like this image, i think it is better without the little man photoshopped in. The teacher was right, it would be hard to make it look right because of the difference in light on each subject. this image isn't going to be used as one of the final ones, however i think that it was good to try it, i think if i were to have another attempt at this i would know exactly how i would go about it. its a shame really because i actually like the original image but its a little pointless without the small man...

so here are some images, i've edited some differently to show the group next week so they can choose which they prefer best.









I kind of feel like the studio images and the on location images don't fit together. But I guess we'll see what the others think... plus i haven't seen any of emma's images yet!

studio images

sneak peak from todays shoot

... rest have yet to be looked at

here are some photos that i forgot to include at the start of the project.

different model

Unfortunatly the model we had chosen (shown below) was unable to shoot with us in the end, as she became a little unrelyable so we decided best to choose someone more suitable.
this is the model we have decided to go with now:i think her look is a little more quirky than our original choice so this could work extremly well in our favour. However what i prefered about the first model was the way she looked naturally taller and more typically 'model like' in her images.
we have rescheduled the shoot for next week so hopefully third time lucky things will happen!

another shoot has had to be rescheduled due to the stupid weather conditions, this will take place next wednesday after shooting in the studio. Hopefully the weather will be some what better and allow us to get our photos.

The model for todays studio shoot wasn't available so we have re-scheduled for next wednesday. Tomorrow is the big shoot at the model village... we're still awaiting confirmation on whether we get to shoot in the village when its closed or open to the general public. so either way we will get to do some photos. hopefully the weather will be nice, although rain has been forecasted :(

Had another group meeting!
we chose a model which we thought would fit best with the brief and we also spoke about the negociations that are going on between ourselves and the lady who ownes the model village, she is currently asking for £350 for us to do the shoot, which is not going to happen at that price, so we'll soon see what happens with that.
We also had a lesson soon after the meeting where we had to discuss our ideas with the class, i found it really helpful in terms of seeing what everyone else was planning to do, however no one really had any suggestions for us which was a little disapointing, but then again i guess that helped me in knowing we have a really good idea as the teacher seemed to like what we are doing.

Todays group meeting!

So i put forward my idea about fashioning the model similar to the styling of Lady Gaga and everyone seemed to like the idea.

The meeting today was to make sure that the whole group understood and was happy with the idea that is going ahead aswel as a chance to really discuss the photoshoot. We decided that it would be best to have several different shoots which will in the end create our photo story, by doing this we will still have the photos we planned just incase anything goes wrong on the day for example the weather. By planning ahead with several shoot options i feel that we will be in control of the situation, unlike last time when the weather caused our whole shoot go off plan.

now that the group is all together we decided it would be best to ring the model village and enquire the possibilities of shooting there. the plan for each photo still remains however beacause we were luckily granted permission to shoot at the village we will also be encorporating that as one of our locations. Tonight we will find out whether there will be an additional charge for shooting here as we have been told that it would be better to shoot first thing in the morning, before the attraction opens. If all goes well in the confirmation for booking the location, then we will begin shooting next wednesday. This means that gathering props and clothing is our main priority.

Tomorrow afternoon before lesson we are having another group meeting to discuss possible models, the fashion students say they have several in mind and so are going to show us some photos of them for us to decide on for a group, or to even continue looking else where. As well as this, a hair and make-up stylist has already been chosen. Everything seems to be falling into place... :)

Just a thought

just had a thought, it could be fun to dress the (giant) model in clothing like what lady gaga would wear. ofcourse im sure that trying to get hold of that style of clothing would be extremly difficult...hmm....

Group meeting!

We finally had a group meeting after several failed attempts which has helped put my panic to rest. Although Steph and Danielle couldn't make it, i still met up with Emma and Rachel which is a start.
I felt the meeting went brilliantly, as I really wanted to get underway with the project and leave the meeting with a clear idea of what we were going to do.
We decided that the idea of shooting at a model village would more than likely be unsuccesful, and apart from this it would be not pushing the creativity boundaries as far as possible aswel as being rather cliche. instead we are going to build our own set using minimal props to make suggestions to the narrative, something which had been mentioned in earlier lectures. We began by creating a narrative for the photostory which would be basicly about a girl from a normal family but who is gigantic (original inspiration) and how she goes about her daily life. the story will focus on how she doesn't fit in to society, litrally and metaphorically. The family of the girl will be styled in normal everyday steriotypical clothing, however the girl will be dressed in these amazing dresses which ofcourse she makes herself because of her size.

Ideas for Shots

1. model looking through the living room window to her normal sized family sat in the living room watching tv.
2. a washing line with clothes on with the girls ancles stood next to the line (mini pegs, barbie clothes on line)
   
3. girl getting ready to go out, using mini hair brush and make up brushes in a mini mirror
   
4. Picnic in the park
5. girl drinking from a small cup
6. girl holding her hand out with her boyfriend stood in the palm of her hand
   

these shots will be shot both in the studio and on location. for the photos which include the normal sized people they will be shot in the studio and then resized to fit into the main images for example the picnic scene so that the contrast in size is visable.

A film that links closely with our projcet is Dogville. it is this idea that a scene can be created and a stroy can be told but there doesnt have to be an actual set or location, just the suggestion of things. so this is why we are not going to build a lving room for example in the studio, we are however going to suggest a living room using chairs, tables, tv, window frame etc.another thing that i thought could help with our shoot was the use of a tilt shift lens, i don't know a whole lot about them or even if i could get hold of one, but i remember a few years ago i found out about them and saw some of the effects that can be created by them. this being the effect to make things look almost like model villages. here is an example:
The shallow depth of field created by the tilt however could be digitally created using post production, ofcourse it is never going to look brilliant in comparison to the real thing but this is always a possibilty to consider when editing the images. Also in adition to this, maybe we don't need to be so drastic in the bluring, we could use this a basis that we could have a fair amount of gaucsian blur in a couple (not all) of the images.

we are meeting again as a group next monday.

model villages

http://www.blackpoolmodelvillage.com/html/explore.html

http://www.southportmodelrailwayvillage.co.uk/