My photo shoot was extremely successful regarding my desired quality of photos and I was able to stick to my scheduled plan of taking them at the weekend as my actor was very cooperative and professional. All costume that I had planned to use were taken from my own wardrobe and worked well in the variety of shots I'd taken. However, in a selection of my shots, I decided to change the top that my actor was wearing as I wanted to experiment with a different colour from the initial lilac/purple top I'd chosen, to a more vibrant orange colour to see how the lighting I was using would compliment my camera angles and my actors look.
I took my photos against my bedroom wall, which was a perfect back drop for my photos as it is completely plain and would emphasise the colours my actor was wearing and the shadows inflicted upon my actor from my chosen light source.
For the lighting for my photoshoot, I turned all the lights off, and used solely the light from a small lamp I had in my room, and held it with the hand I was not holding the camera with, to inflict the different light spots and shadow areas I desired for each shot I was taking. I held the lamp and moved it depending on what kind of shadows I wanted to appear on my actor and I would use different light placement for the same shot, at times, to see which one worked most effectively and looked best.
I took around 40 shots as I wanted to have a large selection that I could choose the very best quality ones to be featured in my magazine. By doing this I can also analyse the shots I believe weren't the best quality, e.g. blurred images, so I can show my improvement throughout the photo shoot process.
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