Now will all my prep done and the research from Mads Perch I was ready to move onto my second shoot. For this shoot I kept all my equipment the same (Projector, D90, Tripod) But the main difference is I want my pictures to come out more like Perch's, so a lot darker with the projection mainly focusing on the face and not the background. I did this by having the camera straight on to the black background withe subject in front of it and then positioned the projector side on so it wouldn't hit the background. I also kept the room pitch black with the projector as the only light source, this was alittle harsh on my friends eyes which i feel bad for but none of them have been blinded soooooo.
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| A collection of Photos from my second Portraits shoot (shot by Joe Palmer) |
After this shoot I was so incredibly happy because I honestly love every picture. I think the effect of the projector is really cool. and when you mix it in with the shadows it creates on the face I really like the dynamic shapes and patterns it makes. Eventually in this shoot I ended up setting up the composition and then holding the projector myself to position it into a place I wanted and then asking my friend to press the shutter as I was able to get the effect where I wanted it to make a better effect on the face.
From this shoot the paint effect patterns that I used worked the best as they highlighted the face better where as the other patterns, mainly the black and white ones make the subject unrecognisable as a person.
the main aspect of the paint effects that creates meaning the colour and the connotations those colours have. for example The top two images have two completely different meanings from how one is blue mixed with a more somber expression makes the image rather sad looking. Although I do really like how theres that much warmer purple colour going straight over the mouth and in that my friend is smiling, almost as if its highlighting it. I also think it makes the image alot sinister. In contrast to this image though the top right is mainly red and yellow. For me these two colour together represent panic, but this combined with the determined expression, for me makes the image quite motivating.
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| One of the top images from my Second Portraits shoot by Joe Palmer |
For my first of my analysis I wanted to start with this one as it was one of the earliest that I took. I really like this image because of the contrast it has; the colour and the darkness, and the differences in the patterns. I also think that for all the contrast in the image its quite a peaceful one, This is mainly portrayed through the facial expression but is re enforced in the softer more swooping areas of the projected pattern. Mainly I feel this picture promotes a message of tranquillity and a sense of blocking out everything and just having a moment to yourself. I think the latter half of this is mainly shown through the eye area of this post. with the eyes closed, and the wild pattern over the top of them. The colouring of this image is... interesting. Mainly because the main connotation of green is envy or jealousy but I find it hard in how this links into the image, maybe it shows an underlying sense of jealousy of those people with less stress in their lives?
Composition wise I like this set up. Its ever so slightly a high angle, not so much as it makes the subject inferior but enough to highlight the head of the shoulders. I also positioned the camera slightly off centre to give the subject some looking room.
My main area of improvement in this image is probably colouring, as I feel It could really highlight the meaning better. maybe replace the green with blue and the purple with pink so it could get add a link back to simpler, younger times when theres less to worry about.
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| One of the top images from my Second Portraits shoot by Joe Palmer |
The above image is very similar to the last as it was using the same projected image but I feel has very different vibes. Unlike the last image a lot of this images meaning has come through the projection And then its backed up by the facial expression and body language. The main area of focus in this image in defiantly the eye on the left of the image, as its peaking through all the dark areas on pattern and really shining in the blue of the projection. I think one of the main contributing factors to the impact of this whole image is the dark areas of pattern as they really help outline key areas and frame the image. For example the dark area under and above the visible eye add to it and make it almost like a sinister sneer, this is added to by the almost exclusion of the mouth as it is covered by the purple and doesn't stand out. I do really like this image and the overall end product of it but I feel that if I were to follow the route of making an image with a darker theme I could do it more effectively, unlike the above image that is more of a happy accident.
Another side to this image image is how the projected image reflects Liesegang Bands on sandstone clastic sedimentary rock formations. It doesn't really impact the meaning at all I just thought it was nifty.
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| One of the top images from my Second Portraits shoot by Joe Palmer |
The next image is very different from the last two as it uses one of my photoshop made images. I think this image looks so cool. I just really like how all the lines really frame the facial features so the face is still visible but its also creates new shapes and features on the face and neck that make for a more interesting visual.
The composition of this image i also really like. I managed to position the corner of the projection on My friends face and it created this curved point on the chest and really helped focus the image and create a more of a bust like in sculptures of the head and shoulders. I also tried to position the colours where I wanted too. I mainly focused on the chest area as I wanted the cooler green tones on the clothing and then all the warmer tones on the skin to kind of create the look of an Infrared camera on a person. I went for this look as the pattern on the skin kinda looks quite primal in a way, it mirrors like tribal body painting. and I liked the combination of these two concepts as they merge to make this meaning of like raw emotion but then its all being shown in a very modern way to make this cool contrast. For future shoots I think I could work with this concept and link it more to identities I should end up with a strong meaning I can follow.
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| One of the top images from my Second Portraits shoot by Joe Palmer |
What makes this image really is the projection. I positioned the projector on the face in order the create this line from eyeliner wing to the corner of the mouth to make more graphic image. But, after the shoot and looking back through I was amazes the image came out this good. Alot of this comes from textures and lines within the projection of the face sort of move with the contours of the face and it makes the projection look more like body paint.
Moving onto facial expression I think that is where the meaning initially sprouts for this image. Its quite somber and reflecting. This mixed with the typically feminine bright pink colouring makes the meaning more one of coming of age. I think thins is because Women's sexual business' are often shamed by modern society, this is only recently changing. This makes the coming of age, puberty process difficult as it can be hard to express yourself and I feel that this is what this image ended up meaning. If in the future I continue with this style of projection, I'd like to maybe use a male subject and create a contrast between the masculine and feminine because I feel like it will link back to the theme of identities more.
Overall I think this shoot went really really well. I was kind of an extension of the 1st shoot as it was very much still experimenting and seeing what I got but this time I had alot more structure so my outcomes were alot more successful. Moving from this I'm going do search for more artists in order to find a meaning in which I can then create some projection images that fit my meaning more so I can make a stronger image.
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