scans.

When my extended project was finished, we had a few weeks to develop our ideas before receiving our exam paper. So I used the time developing my ripped images, but also layering using an enlarger in the darkroom. In the darkroom, I experimented with exposure time, solarisation and adjusting the colour options. I chose a few of my favourites images from the extended project, turned them into inverted images through Photoshop and printed them onto assotate paper so that I could use them in the darkroom.

evaluation.

From the work that I have achieved in this short space of time, I am rather happy with my results. Although I didn't reach the required six shoots, I feel that the ones I did take, are some of my strongest and the ones I am mostly proud of, in terms of my favourite fashion genre. I really focused on experimenting with this project and feel that I have definitely done so. I experimented with many different final piece ideas and thought I decided on the perfect one. I wanted my final piece to be creative and different, rather than just a photo in a frame. That is one of the reasons why I have been experimented with final piece ideas so much. The one I finally chose to use, I feel is quite creative and also links in with the fashion theme so I am rather proud of it. If I were to do improve the project, I would have quite liked to experiment with lighting a little more. I would also try and complete the remaining shoots that I needed to do - I planned on using inspiration from Gemma Booth and deviant art images.

final piece.

working towards final piece.

I have decided for my final piece, that I am going to produce a ripped image, including text and other small images. Here are a couple of designs I tried:

To create the silhouette affects, I simply cut out one of my previous images and turned it round, sticking text onto it. The text is from Elle Magazine (Issue February 2011) in an article called 'How to do the longer length'.

final adjustments.

Here, I have cropped the light source out of the image to add mystery to where the light is coming from.



You may have noticed that this image is quite grainy. I would like to point out that this was intentional. In this image, I have increased the contrast even more the crispen out the colours to create a nice contrast between the snow and her pale skin, against the dark tree. It adds a fairytale affect, almost presenting her as an angel or fairy.

final piece experiment continued.

Due to the fact I really liked the ripped affect image, I have decided to extend the idea further by using fashion based words rather than a quoation. Most of the words I chose, I found inspiration from Company Magazine, Issue January 2011. The words I decided to use were, "fashion, style, wardrobe, shop, outfit, fabulous, statement, personality, catwalk, trend, model, sexy and confidence".

quick shoot edit.

I took a quick shoot of myself, taking nerd fashion into consideration. I edited the image on picnik.com, using the 1960s affect and rounding the corners. I quite like the affects of this image and will definitely consider it for future shoots. Styling inspiration came from Gemma Booth with her geek fashion.

final piece experiment.

Referring back to the ripped images on a previous blog that I came across, I decided on an image and tried the technique myself. Here is how it turned out:



I then went on to insert text on Photoshop, saying:
"fashions fade, style is eternal
- YSL"

I wanted to use a fashion related quote because it would obviously link in with the project theme. I chose the font 'Courier New' because it looks messy and creative, like fashion.



I actually really like the outcome of this image, and most likely will consider the style as a final piece.

further final piece ideas.

For my final piece, I wanted to produce something creative, rather than simply a picture in a frame. So when I found those materials, I thought maybe I could try layering them ontop of one of my vintage photos from shoot three. (Shown in image above). However, it was decided that this technique was a little too GCSE. So I decided against using this idea.


Referring back to the 'I love you' background image, I thought maybe I could extend this idea further by using lyrics from a band in the 70s, such as The Beatles. I researched some of their songs, and in terms of lyrics, (continuing a romantic sense) my favourites were 'all you need is love', 'real love' and 'she loves you'. So I will be experimenting with these lyrics too. For the image below I have used the first couple of verses and the chorus to 'All you need is love' by The Beatles. I liked the affect when the image and text were overlapping so I created this affect by adjusting the opacity.



Whilst looking through other peoples' blogs, I came across www.aquartzylife.blogspot.com and found a few images that I particularly liked:







I really like the ripped affect of the images and I will try this myself, considering it for a final piece. I will then add a fashion quotation like "Fashions fade, style is eternal" from Yves Saint Laurent. I will do this through using letter from magazines, or scanning the ripped image and inserting it with a unique font.

using inspiration.

I have used inspiration from the scanned cards and added a little colour onto a particular image.



I have selected a light pink for her nails and red for the roses but with a 1% opacity so the colour doesn't stand out too much, ruining the vintage feel.

card inspiration.

You can't tell my the scan, but the image is in sepia with areas of pink on the dress. This is a technique that I would like to try in my photography - editing areas a different colour.



It is clearer in this scan that the angels have areas of colour on them although the image is sepia. I am going to try this technique on one of my images from shoot three as they are black and white and would look nice with a little colour.



The pretty bordering around this card is gold which I really like. If I wanted to create this kind of affect, I would consider visiting Hobbycraft to purchase a pretty material.

layering material scans.

My favourite material scans were the polka dots and the roses. So I chose an image from shoot three to layer with them to see the affect it gives and whether it will be a good option for a final piece.





I found that they didn't actually work as well as I had hoped. Therefore, I don't think I will be using this technique for a final piece. But it was a good idea to experiment and see the different affects that can be used. I decided that the technique didn't work very well because the images seem too cloudy and not clear.

I then went on to try one of the other materials I had scanned:



This material gives the image a pale pink tint but giving it texture at the same time. I really like the affect that this gives! It makes it seem like the image was printed on a textured paper.

final piece idea.

Print sceen of me creating the 'I Love You' image.


Here it is, finished:


And with the image layered on top:

materials and textures.

As my mum is a florist, she has alot of different wrapping celephane designs in her studio. I took advantage of this and took samples of some of my favourites (rose design, polka dots etc.) and see if they would scan through the printer. I would then like to layer one of them onto an image from shoot three. Here are the scans:

mood board.

I designed a mood board, using images from Glamour and Cosmopolitan magazines. The images consist of fashions that I like and photography compositions that appeal to me. I thought it would give the audience an idea into what I am interested in, in terms of photography. The images are of models in particular locations and individual clothing; dresses and a mask.

glamour magazine scan.

I found this image in Glamour magazine. My idea that I found from deviant art (previous image) was to create a series of images of leg shots, with different styles of tights and shoes in each one. This scan is a similar idea to what I had, although I had present mine within boxes. But this image reminded me of the idea, and I may end up using the styling at inspiration.

gemma booth.

Gemma Booth's photography focuses a lot on location shots, using natural lighting. I would love to use her inspirational work for future shoots because I find her photography fascinating. I thought she was a relevant photographer to include for this project as she focuses on fashion, however, I didn't have time to do an actual shoot influenced by her so I will definitely try and achieve this in future projects.