Monday, 20 June 2016

UNIT 57: PHOTOGRAPHY 3 ideas for my photoshoot and my chosen idea

This is my initial idea brain storm for my ideas for my documentary photoshoot.


My first idea is going to be...
  • School building- Photographing different parts of the school building, including shots of e.g. a empty corridor or a lonely person at the cafe. This will convey a sad, scary and haunted feel to the building. The message I want to convey is how school buildings, a place of work, can look so scary and haunted depending on the time of the day. The location would be my school, JCoSS. I would take these photographs in this style due to the fact that my artist, Adriana Zehbrauskas takes her photographs in this style.
The pro's of doing this photoshoot-
  • It would be convenient to photograph at a school because I could do it in my own school
  • This is a very powerful range of photographs, emphasising how scary buildings can be
  • Equipment would be kept in the school grounds
The con's of doing this photoshoot- 
  • There are safety hazards and risks within a school
  • You would need to ask the school building owner for permission to photograph in the school
  • I would need to make sure I photograph at a quiet time to ensure no-one is around
  • I would need to take the photographs at a reasonably dark time to properly portray the feelings
  • The lighting is 'flat' in most classrooms 
My second idea would be...
  • A day in the life of a sixth form student- Photographing different parts of an individual sixth formers day, their life and what their day consists of. I will take images to convey a studious, hard working teenager. The message I want to convey is how a sixth form student spends the majority of her school day working extremely hard for exams. The location would be my school, JCoSS. I would do this because Adriana Zehbrauskas shoots her photographs in a way that portrays 
The pro's of doing this photoshoot- 
  • It is convenient because I could capture my friend who is a teenager at school who is a hard worker and has a lot of work to do therefore, this would not be set up just like how documentary photographers do not set up their photos. 
  • The images will portray a strong feeling about how the teenager is lonely yet a hard worker and wants to exceed.
  • It is best to capture individuals in their natural habitat.
  • Equipment would be kept in the school grounds
The con's of doing this photoshoot-
  • It is hard to convey feelings through body language
  • There are safety hazards and risks within a school
  • You would need to ask the person's permission
  • You need a back up person incase the original person cannot make the shoot
My third idea could be...
  • Nature- I would document the natural surroundings around us outside. I plan to capture the beauty of the nature and how different certain things look in different lightings and areas. When editing the photos, I will enhance the certain bits of the photo to make certain pieces of nature stand out to make the scenery look vibrant and bright. Throughout the photos I would only enhance one piece of the nature to draw a main focus to each photos. The message I want to get across throughout my photos is how nature is so vibrant and can look different in different areas. The location would be my local park near school. I will ensure I use the rule of three when using the camera to capture the shots and focus on symmetry and their only being one man focus in the images, or their being loads of the same object. I will do this because this is the way Adriana Zehbrauskas captures her photographs.
The pro's of doing this photoshoot- 
  • I wouldn't need permission to shoot these images as they aren't specifically owned by anyone
  • I'd be using natural lighting which is the best lighting
  • Nature makes a good photo!
  • The location is near to school therefore the equipment wouldn't have to travel a long distance
The con's of doing this photoshoot-
  • There are risks and hazards due to issues such as the weather
  • It would need to be at a quiet time to avoid people in the background
  • I would need to ask permission if I want to shoot a part of nature that is owned by e.g. residents, government
  • I would need to capture these images in day time to get the bright and vibrant lighting I want
  • Would need to ensure its light outside

However, discussing with my tutor, Mr Cooper and I have come to the conclusion that my final idea will be...
  • Nature- I would document the natural surroundings around us outside. I plan to capture the beauty of the nature and how different certain things look in different lightings and areas. When editing the photos, I will enhance the certain bits of the photo to make certain pieces of nature stand out to make the scenery look vibrant and bright. Throughout the photos I would only enhance one piece of the nature to draw a main focus to each photos. The message I want to get across throughout my photos is how nature is so vibrant and can look different in different areas. The location would be my local park near school. I will ensure I use the rule of three when using the camera to capture the shots and focus on symmetry and their only being one man focus in the images, or their being loads of the same object. I will do this because this is the way Adriana Zehbrauskas captures her photographs.

This is my email to Mr Cooper,


This is Mr Cooper's response,


Taking Mr Coopers response on board, I altered my nature theme and discussed this with my tutor again.



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