Personal shoot 5 - work diary

Within this shoot I decided to focus on the reactions of members of the public. I thought that it would be a good idea to use different shoes and place them in the middle of the street. I decided to complete this shoot on college campus because I figured that the age of the majority of the students is 16-18 which is the most common age for people to be interested in shoes. I focused purely on doing still images for the shoot because it was hard to capture videos without being noticed. The fact that the college was slightly empty when I did my shoot meant that I stood out really easily. If I were to do a video for this shoot I could go to London where it is more busy so less people would take notice of me and take more notice of the subject. Overall, I think that this shoot was quite fun to do and I think that it made me question the best possible way to capture people's reactions without being caught.

This shot was one of my favourites from the entire shoot. This is due to the fact that the woman could not see me and therefore it was easier to capture her reaction. The woman can be seen to be looking directly at the shoes. For me personally, her facial reaction makes the photograph. She appears to be confused/dazed as to why there are pairs of shoes within her path. I think that this shot worked really well because I hid behind a brick wall and was able to get in a good position and this helped me massively. In terms of editing I decided to focus on the levels and curves. I did not want to overdo this shot as I thought it was perfect the way it was. By making the shot slightly darker, I ensured that the woman and the subject were more defined and therefore more likely to catch the attention of the audience. This worked well in terms of appearance.

I also think that this photograph is really good due to the fact that it uses minimal depth of field in order to capture the shoes. The foreground is in focus compared to the background which is blurred. I think that this works really well because it pulls the audience's attention directly onto the shoes. The fact that there are people in the background which have been blurred makes the photograph look more interesting by indicating that this shot has been taken in a public place. If I were to re-do this shot I would attempt to blur the foreground and focus the background. For this shot, I thought that I would do the same thing as the above photograph. By only adjusting the levels and curves, it allowed for more definition to be seen within the shoes and darkened the background which made the shoes stand out better.

In terms of Mark Jenkins inspired, I think that I achieved what I wanted too. I was able to place a random subject(s) in a spot around the college and photograph it against a background and I also captured people's reactions towards the shoes. I think that this was a learning curve for me. It helped me to see that I needed to do some photos and videos in busier places like town or London because this was quite challenging. Apart from that, I think that it was Mark Jenkins relatable.