Personal shoot 10 - work diary

Within this shoot I decided to do something festive because of time of year. I thought it would be a good idea to take a trip up to London and dress some models in a festive outfit. I got ahold of 3 models - each wore different types of christmas outfits. One tried to dress like Mrs Claus, one dressed as a snowman and the last one dressed as Santa. I decided to take my models up to London because of the amount of people who visit it during the Christmas season. I took them specifically to 'Winter Wonderland' in which I also took some photographs using the surroundings of the Wonderland. I thought it would be a good idea to do this shoot because using dressed up people would stand out well against the people within the background. I think that this shoot resulted in my least favourite outcome due to the fact that it was very busy and it made it a lot harder to get reactions because there were so many people. If I were to re-do this shoot I would probably consider doing it slightly earlier within the month rather than doing it so close to Christmas time. 

This is one of my favourite photographs from the shoot. I think I like this photograph because it captures the movement of the 3 models as they jump in the air. I also like the fact that they are pulling silly facial expressions so it therefore lightens the mood of the shot. I also like the fact that the shot captures members of the public in the background. This indicates that the shot is in a public area and also allows for the models to stand out against the people. I particulary like the fact that the shadows can be seen within the photograph. I think that having the models dress in white and red encourages them to stand out without being too overpowering. I thought that it would be a good idea to use selective colour within this shot to encourage the models to stand out either more. I think that this worked really well in terms of apperance. 

This photograph was one of my least favourite due to the fact that the man in the background ruined the shot by posing and looking directly at the camera. I also think that this wasn't good because of the fact that the model was not looking at the camera but instead she had her eyes closed and her face was covered by her hands. I think that the shot works well in terms of contrast between the model and the background but the subject and it's positioning do not work well and therefore ruin the overall appearance of the photograph. If I were to re-do this, I would ensure that the model was looking at the camera and was positioned ready prior to the shot.


In terms of Mark Jenkins, I think that the model's costumes were relatable but I think that some of the shots did not work particularly well. However I managed to make it slightly more relatable towards Mark's work by including both still images and videos within the shoot. I think that this helped me to achieve part of my aim. In this case however, I feel like it wasn't 100% successful. If I were to try to again, I would try to complete the shoot earlier in the month so it wasn't so hectic.