Fashion and photography have always been real passions of mine, but I have always felt I have lacked the knowledge of techniques and procedures in order to take a professionally lit and directed, beautiful photograph. I am always buying and reading fashion magazines like Vogue and ID. In these magazines not only am i drawn to what clothes the model is wearing, but also the set and story which goes along with each shoot, making each photograph like a piece of art to me. I knew Central St. Martins offered short courses over the summer, so I enrolled for the Fashion Photography course for one week in August.
The course taught me the basics of how to take fashion images for magazines to fashion designers. We analysed the various phases in the organising of a fashion photo-shoot, from the initial concept to its realisation. The course wasn't cheap, so I hunted around my home to find something I could take in and use as a prop, that would add to the rock/metal/sexy mood I wanted to create. I ended up bringing in two rolls of tin foil and covered the floor and even fruit with it.... although the fruit ended up making some of my photos slightly pornographic, therefore in my final edit they were discarded!
Aswell as bringing in props, I chose to bring in my own variety of clothes i wanted the model to wear. The model I used was a girl called Jade McSorley, who had previously come third in Britain's Next Top Model. She was a really lovely girl and great to work with/direct!
We worked closely with the model and hair and make-up artist/stylist to create the mood/atmosphere we wanted. We also had to carefully consider the location, construction of studio sets, propping, accessorising, camera settings, lighting control, use of backdrops, reflectors and other practical techniques applied in this branch of photography.
After the shoot we went through a series of edits of all our photos and cut them done to just 3/4 photos, in order to produce two double page spreads for a fashion magazine. We went through further editing of these selected photos in RAW editor and photoshop. In these programs we learnt many techniques such as, smoothening/softening the skin and getting rid of any lines/blemishes.
Below are my two double page spreads, consisting of my chosen three final edited photographs:
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