fashion

One-week task

This week's task is "Fashion Photography" you must recreate a famous fashion based photo shoot.

What Do We Need to Think About?

¨  Lighting: A lot of fashion shoots are done in studios, but why not use the light around you…? Torches and desk lamps can be used to highlight specific areas or objects that you might be advertising.

¨  Colour: Bold colours are very popular in fashion and advertising photography. You can control the viewers’ eyes by drawing them to specific areas of the photograph by the use of colour.

¨  Location: Studios are used, but a lot of photographers are moving outside into the worlds where people wear the items they are selling.   Some photographers also contrast the garments with the location; for example, they will shoot a model in a glamorous ball gown underneath a motorway bridge.  Something beautiful and expensive in a grotty dark area.

¨  Narrative: Adverts are often shot with a fairy tale quality, or as if there is a story to be told.  Can u make your fashion shots look like they are part of a story…?

¨  Poses: Models are often holding very awkward poses that best show the garment or accessory in one photograph.  Capturing models suspended in the air is a common pose to show the fabrics qualities.

EXIF data needs to be intact. It helps if you can include the main points (including camera, lens, ISO, shutter speed and aperture) In addition to this you should submit a 300 word evaluation discussing how you attained the final image.