Personal shoot 7 - work diary

Within this shoot I decided to dress my model in a costume of some sort. I eventually came up with the idea of dressing him in a superman costume because it would make him stand out against members of the public. I think that putting someone in a costume is a good idea as it attracts attention of people as they're walking past. I decided to complete the shoot in town at lunchtime because this was when it was most busy. Overall, I think the shoot went quite well and I got some good shots and some good videos of reactions. At first I found it hard to hide away from people so they wouldn't see the camera but eventually I found hiding places that allowed me to video people without being seen. If I were to re-do this shoot, I would ensure that I was hiding the entire time to make sure that everyone didn't see me.

I particularly like this shot because of the position of superman and the reaction of the members of the public. This photograph is of my favourite still shots because it captures more than one reaction from an old person and young boys on their bikes. The contrast in ages and speed looks quite good in my opinion. I think that this shot works well because of the amount of space given to allow for reactions. I also like the fact that superman's composition is centred because he is the most important part of the photograph itself - he is the stimuli for the reactions of the public. In terms of editing, I decided to adjust the levels and curves because I thought that this shot demonstrated Mark's work and therefore I didn't think too much should be done to it. By making it slightly darker, superman became more defined and stood out against the members of the public.

This photograph is one of my favourite photographs. I think that is it one of my favourites purely because superman stands out against the background. I like the fact that there is little in this shot but it still works really well and looks good. By capturing members of the public in the background, it indicated that the shot was still taken in public and therefore having superman there stood out. In terms of editing, I decided to use the print technique 'selective colour'. By using this it allowed for superman to stand out even more. I think that this actually made the photograph's appearance look a lot better and helped the shot to become out of my favourites from the entire shoot. This is due to the fact that the audience's attention is immediately placed straight on the colour within the shot - which in this case is superman. I would not change a thing about the way this was shot but if I were to edit it again, I would try some other print techniques to see the different outcomes that could be possible.

Overall I think I achieved what I wanted within this shoot and was able to capture the reactions of member's of the public. This is an goal that I aim to complete with most of my shoots as Mark Jenkins captures reactions within his work. The fact that I used both videos and photos also helped me to achieve what I set out.