Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Shoot #1 - Rings
So today I had the first shoot instore at Solitaire in the Canberra Centre. I am pretty pleased with the results and am pretty certain I have my first 10 images.
Test Shoot
So before I go into the Jewellery store for the real thing I had a play at home to work out lighting etc.
These are straight from the camera, I haven't bothered with editing as they won't be used. It was good to fing out what my challenges would be and come up with solutions before the real thing.
The biggest issue I have is myself & the camera reflecting in the jewellery, in some case this is unavoidable and will just have to be fixed in post production. It was also very obvious how scratched the jewellery was so lucky I will be using brand new stuff so I won't have this issue.
Research Task #1
A Thoughtful Reflection.............
Well if I think back to semester 1 year 1 I am surprised I am still here! I started the course because I was bored and thought it would be good to learn a few things. I had no experience whatsoever, didn't even know what aperture meant! I had travelled around europe and was bitterly disappointed with the photos I had taken. To me photos are capturing a moment that can bring back the emotions time & time again and I wanted to be able to do justice to the amazing places I had seen.
So I never intended to stay on for 3rd year, yet here I am. I changed my mind for a few reasons, but mainly I am here for my own satisfaction, to finally finish something I started! I am now a partner in T8 Photography with Tate & Doug, it's very exciting to be involved and we have big ideas for where we will take the business, the first step being a commercial office and studio in Mitchell we have just moved into. Exciting times ahead!
When choosing what to photograph for my folio this semester I wanted to do something I had limited experience with. So reflective small objects were the winner and after all diamonds are a girls best friend right!
So I have been lucky to get a jewellery store on board to let me photograph such beautiful items.
My brief -
10 studio shots of rings
5 watch advertisements including models
5 studio shots of other accessories
5 shots of accessories on location as a fashion narrative
More detail for the above are included in my Proposal as per emailed copy.
Well if I think back to semester 1 year 1 I am surprised I am still here! I started the course because I was bored and thought it would be good to learn a few things. I had no experience whatsoever, didn't even know what aperture meant! I had travelled around europe and was bitterly disappointed with the photos I had taken. To me photos are capturing a moment that can bring back the emotions time & time again and I wanted to be able to do justice to the amazing places I had seen.
So I never intended to stay on for 3rd year, yet here I am. I changed my mind for a few reasons, but mainly I am here for my own satisfaction, to finally finish something I started! I am now a partner in T8 Photography with Tate & Doug, it's very exciting to be involved and we have big ideas for where we will take the business, the first step being a commercial office and studio in Mitchell we have just moved into. Exciting times ahead!
When choosing what to photograph for my folio this semester I wanted to do something I had limited experience with. So reflective small objects were the winner and after all diamonds are a girls best friend right!
So I have been lucky to get a jewellery store on board to let me photograph such beautiful items.
My brief -
10 studio shots of rings
5 watch advertisements including models
5 studio shots of other accessories
5 shots of accessories on location as a fashion narrative
More detail for the above are included in my Proposal as per emailed copy.
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