Week 10: best images analysis

This image included another young female, this photoshoot was probably the most fragile in terms of working around the models level of comfort. She agreed to be in the photoshoot and i explained that she could look over every image and if there was an image she did not feel comfortable about i would remove it. The model was particularly self conscious of her body, however was extremely brave and helpful for my project. She ended up enjoying the photoshoot and was excited to see my finals at the end of the term. Below are some of my favourite and most interesting images of the shoot which i will discuss further.

For this photoshoot i bit the bullet and used artificial lighting to help aid the shoot, despite relying on natural light for the previous shoots i thought that it would be useful to experiment with different lighting to see if the images would come out at a better quality. As a result, the images did come out with a better quality however, the lighting stopped any natural shadows appearing which was quite frustrating as it stopped the ominous tones in the milk to appear around the body. Another thing which ended up being a fuss was the reflections in the milk as well as the reflections of lights on the models body as well as having to move myself in awkward positions to try to avoid shadows. This meant that the shoot took a lot longer to take and a lot of images were not as satisfactory as i had hoped them to be. 

This image was really interesting as i had asked the model to dip her head underwater and lift it back up again. Most shots came out unsuccessful due to the movement of the model and the water itself, however i enjoyed the outcome of this shot as it captures as Cartier Bresson would describe a 'decisive moment'. The model is gasping for air which could signify herself gasping for reality from the suffocation of the virtual world. While mentioning i did not like the reflection of light on the water, i think that the reflection in the image carefully frames the subject. However this is contrasted with the reflection of light going across the models body which i did not like. 

Image 1

This next image is my favourite from the whole shoot. After getting the model to move into the opposite side of the bath, we were able to capture a lot more light and so the images were a lot more successful. The model is covering her body as if she wants to hide it, she is looking away which could signify an insecurity or vulnerability with exposing her body therefore consumes herself under the liquid to hide her identity from others. Despite it being clear that her body is beautiful, the image could signify her unsatisfaction with herself, therefore she sacrifices her physical body for the online world. 

Image 2

 This image below is again, experimental, but interesting to look at. The lighting was too dark from me accidentally standing in the way, however while asking the model to put her head underneath the water, i think the outcome was quite shocking. It ended up looking quite spooky as we try to make sense of the facial features which are sinking underneath the water. This could connote our final sacrifice of physical identity, we are willing to suffocate our reality in favour of a world in which there are no boundaries, despite how unrealistic they may be.

Image 3