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Click here to see all photos I have looked at as research for this shoot.
Rankin born in 1966 is a British portrait and fashion photographer and is the main inspiration for this shoot.
This first image I'm looking at I have chosen specifically for the lighting. The shadow cast behind the model is very sharp and defined and it really adds to the dramatic effect of the image. Also above and to the right of the model is another shadow caused by what exactly I'm not entirely sure but this also adds a really dramatic effect to the photo. Its a really simple posse and what the model is wearing doesn't really stand out which keeps it simple, its the lighting that the photo is all about, that is what makes this image.
This next image I like for the different level that the photo has been taken at. The model is sat on the studio floor or on a raised platform with the photographer directly at eye level making it more intimate with the model engaging with the photographer. The model is off set from the centre of the photo using the rule of thirds, initially you as the viewer are drawn to her eyes and then you follow the contour of the models body down and across.
This photograph is very intimate the model is really engaging with the camera. It looks like the photo is slightly distorted, possibly taken with a wide angle lens, which is making the fore part of the image larger than real life. The arms on the chair, models hands, face, legs and chest all look like they are closer to the camera and larger in proportion to the rest of the image. This I think helps emphasise the models tiny waist, it also guides the viewers eye down the photograph from her eyes which is where you are first drawn to. This photograph really works well in black and white, the tone of the corset, tights and the backdrop are very dark which emphasises the models porcelain skin.
In this photograph the model is placed so that the front leg is further forward and creates a lead line for the viewer. Your eye is automatically drawn to the left foot as its furthest forward in the picture (rule of thirds applies here) it then leads up the leg to the arm which then finishes at the models eyes. The lighting is fairly soft, crating a slight shadow, with a grey backdrop which makes the black she is wearing stand out but isn't as much of a contrast as if she were on a white background.
The lighting in the next two photographs makes it appear that there is no backdrop to the photograph, no shadows are cast and there are no other distractions to take the viewers eye away from the model or what they are wearing. The first of the two pictures, I like the angle of which it was taken. It looks like a wide angle lens may of been used as the models hand does look slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body. This is the main focal part of the image your eyes are straight away drawn to her hand it then follows the shape of her body and arm up and then to the left all the way up to the tip of her right elbow.
The level at which this photograph has been taken adds to the relaxed feel of the image, its made to look like she is in/on bed. Her arms and legs create shapes and angles, with the main focal point of the image being her eyes (eye). Being in black and white highlights the skin and really makes her eyes stand out, it also makes the black underwear really stand out against the white, and the line of where the fabric she is sitting on and the background meet unnoticeable.
The model in this photograph is stood to the right, in the right hand vertical third of the image. Her arms create angles and lines for your eyes to follow, with her eyes being the main focal point as she looks directly at the camera. The shadow cast behind her adds more shapes and fills empty blank space.
Click here to see all photos I have looked at as research for this shoot.
Rankin born in 1966 is a British portrait and fashion photographer and is the main inspiration for this shoot.
This first image I'm looking at I have chosen specifically for the lighting. The shadow cast behind the model is very sharp and defined and it really adds to the dramatic effect of the image. Also above and to the right of the model is another shadow caused by what exactly I'm not entirely sure but this also adds a really dramatic effect to the photo. Its a really simple posse and what the model is wearing doesn't really stand out which keeps it simple, its the lighting that the photo is all about, that is what makes this image.
This next image I like for the different level that the photo has been taken at. The model is sat on the studio floor or on a raised platform with the photographer directly at eye level making it more intimate with the model engaging with the photographer. The model is off set from the centre of the photo using the rule of thirds, initially you as the viewer are drawn to her eyes and then you follow the contour of the models body down and across.
This photograph is very intimate the model is really engaging with the camera. It looks like the photo is slightly distorted, possibly taken with a wide angle lens, which is making the fore part of the image larger than real life. The arms on the chair, models hands, face, legs and chest all look like they are closer to the camera and larger in proportion to the rest of the image. This I think helps emphasise the models tiny waist, it also guides the viewers eye down the photograph from her eyes which is where you are first drawn to. This photograph really works well in black and white, the tone of the corset, tights and the backdrop are very dark which emphasises the models porcelain skin.
In this photograph the model is placed so that the front leg is further forward and creates a lead line for the viewer. Your eye is automatically drawn to the left foot as its furthest forward in the picture (rule of thirds applies here) it then leads up the leg to the arm which then finishes at the models eyes. The lighting is fairly soft, crating a slight shadow, with a grey backdrop which makes the black she is wearing stand out but isn't as much of a contrast as if she were on a white background.
The lighting in the next two photographs makes it appear that there is no backdrop to the photograph, no shadows are cast and there are no other distractions to take the viewers eye away from the model or what they are wearing. The first of the two pictures, I like the angle of which it was taken. It looks like a wide angle lens may of been used as the models hand does look slightly out of proportion to the rest of her body. This is the main focal part of the image your eyes are straight away drawn to her hand it then follows the shape of her body and arm up and then to the left all the way up to the tip of her right elbow.
The level at which this photograph has been taken adds to the relaxed feel of the image, its made to look like she is in/on bed. Her arms and legs create shapes and angles, with the main focal point of the image being her eyes (eye). Being in black and white highlights the skin and really makes her eyes stand out, it also makes the black underwear really stand out against the white, and the line of where the fabric she is sitting on and the background meet unnoticeable.
The model in this photograph is stood to the right, in the right hand vertical third of the image. Her arms create angles and lines for your eyes to follow, with her eyes being the main focal point as she looks directly at the camera. The shadow cast behind her adds more shapes and fills empty blank space.
This image in black and white really highlights the skin and draws all attention to the models face. Her arms create angles which lead the viewers eye to her face and add interest to the image. The background being darker add a definite line to her body, in some of the other images which used more lighting and the background isn't really visible especially the black and white one, the line of the models body isn't as noticeable as in this image.
