Test Photo

Test 1

This was a test photo I took to try and manage people in order to create a sense of false reality. I don't think it was particularly successful, by using family members I tried to create a a atmospheric photo, with some kind of before/after feel to it. I feel the woman stood on the right of the frame adds to this 'crewdson' style of photo, however I feel the motorcycle and rider is looking too much towards the camera, this is something I really didn't want. It gives the camera attention making it seem too false. I feel this photo is lacking a lot of things, it doesn't have any real tension to it. However I feel if the photo was just of the woman without the bike it could be a stronger photo. I think just by doing this test shoot I learnt a lot about trying to position people. I know these people weren't models/actors so taking direction wasn't easy for them. (I told motorbike rider to look to his left and act as if he was riding down the road. I tried adding smoke to the bike with spray smoke, with a LED light behind to catch the smoke. This didn't particularly work too well but it made me realise I need to practice lighting much more.

  

              

I've cropped the biker out of first photo to see how it works, I do feel this add's much more atmosphere to it. The original photo was meant to have a girl stood in the bedroom window of the house. This didn't happen, but I still like how this photo emphasises isolation and I feel the woman's position is much more strange, as if she's looking for something, waiting for something. The way she's looking at the floor add's a sense of insanity/desperation to the photo. This photo definitely works better than the previous and I feel it's a stronger direction for me to develop from.