Location

I originally intended to use beaches as the location for my shoots. Creating a smoky effect along the beach with the model posing covered in materials that were blowing in the wind. However because it took so long to try and get a photographer and a model, I decided that it would be easier to use locations that were a lot closer to me, so that I could use back up people in case my model dropped out and I would be left with a day wasted. 

The first location I used was woods near my house and a rapeseed oil field near Winchester. These locations were close to where I lived and were easy to get to. The rapeseed oil field was my favourite location because the colours were so bright and the vast amount of crops made for an interesting depth in the imagery. Luckily it was a nice day which made the colours stand out even more, although when the bad weather did eventually roll in, the clouds presented a interesting background. I am happy with the locations that were chosen and thought that they represented the three aspects, Pure, Nature and Texture perfectly. The woods were especially good for the Texture aspect of my project. Everywhere you looked, there was different materials, different textures and mediums. 

I shot the Pure aspect of my project in the studio so that I could control the lighting and create the dark shadows that I wanted. I used a soft box and a honeycomb light to create a dull shadow across one side of the face. I used a dark reflector which brought out the highlight on the models skin. I thought that shooting in the studio for this part would be more effective as I would be able to control the outcome. I also had more control over the settings, meaning that I could create blurred imagery in a controlled environment. I feared that if I did this outside I would have had more aspects to think about.