THE SHOOT - Analysis and Evaluation
Photographer Eloise Peachey was a dream to work with, she was really professional and wasn't afraid to lend ideas while at the same time letting me run with the creative control of the shoot. She came up with the idea for the backdrop colour, and the colour scheme is actually one of my favourite things about the shoot. Emma, the model, was professional and conveyed the kind of emotional strength that I wanted from the mood of the shoot. Eloise had edited and sent me the images within a weekends and I really could not have asked for more from her or Emma.
I was very pleased with the outcome of my makeup design, everything fit together smoothly. I did the styling myself, I wanted clean, crisp and tonal and that comes across in the photos. I wanted to keep a fashionable tone to the styling and makeup so that the photographs would be relevant to industry and I think that I achieved this, by using contemporary styling conventions and trends (note the sculpted brows, boyfriend style jumpsuit and primary shaped jewellery.) Another way that I attempted to stay relevant to industry was by getting inspiration from recent catwalk hairstyles.
The photo style is perhaps warmer than I specified on my initial mood board but I think that it tones with the backdrop colour beautifully, and Eloise's collaboration on this decision is something that makes the overall shoot come together.
The only problem that I encountered in this shoot was attempting the Bart Hess inspired wax fingers again using the microwave as previously discussed with my tutor. Unfortunately the microwave just wasn't strong enough to melt the type of wax that I had. I overcame this problem by reverting back to Fullers Earth on the hand and this was probably a blessing in disguise because the shoot flows a lot better that way, and in hindsight the wax may have not matched the colour of the white fullers earth on the models face
VIDEO DRAFT AND TESTING
Testing fullers earth on camera" The effect of this cracked skin overlay is similar to that of the Bart Hess wax, but a lot easier to work with. Drafting the video gave me a chance to further experiment with Final Cut Pro and improve my skills in video editing and, while I am in no way a pro I see this as hugely successful as a rough draft. I've come to the conclusion that the films don't have to be overly complicated fashion films, but can be simple illustrations of the concept of S K I N. This has been a positive experience in the way of gaining new experience and building on IT and Technical skills, and I feel as though I have overcome my reluctance to enter into filming.
