FOLLOWSPOT
EQUIPMENT
Tripod
Nikon D3100 DSLR
Followspot Colour filter spotlight
Black backdrop
Models
METHODOLOGY
For this photo shoot, I used a black sheet to act as the background for my image and I made each of my models take it in turns to sit on a chair that I had placed in the middle.I then shone the spotlight from directly in front of the model so that it would create a ring around the shoulders and head of the subject. I found that they had to sit as close to the backdrop as possible to reduce the size of the shadow cast, for each person I changed the colour and I asked them to keep a straight face, I then asked them to pull an 'out of the ordinary' face and left it up to their interpretation as to what face they would pull. To add to this, I also attempted to take at least one 'off-guard' portrait of each person because I liked the way that it looked more awkward and un-constricted. I found that of all of the colours, the green filter was most successful as it was the most pigmented and showed up best on both the black sheet and the model. In contrast, I struggled with the yellow filter as it was too weak to shine on the black backdrop so I had to rely on Photoshop to emphasize it.
To display this collection of photographs, I will crop each photograph into a square, with the circle in the center, I then intend to fill one large frame with all of the spotlight images. I will arrange them so that they are in a grid so that each image is aligned. The organised layout will represent the ordinary aspect of my project but on further inspection, viewers will see the 'out of the ordinary' faces of my subjects.
PHOTOSHOP
I used the curves tool to boost the vibrancy of the blue and the yellow filters. I also used the spot heal tool to cover imperfections in the black drop. On the other hand, I did not want to alter any imperfections in the faces of my models because I liked how honest and un-staged some of the facial expressions were.
CONTACT SHEET
Tripod
Nikon D3100 DSLR
Followspot Colour filter spotlight
Black backdrop
Models
METHODOLOGY
For this photo shoot, I used a black sheet to act as the background for my image and I made each of my models take it in turns to sit on a chair that I had placed in the middle.I then shone the spotlight from directly in front of the model so that it would create a ring around the shoulders and head of the subject. I found that they had to sit as close to the backdrop as possible to reduce the size of the shadow cast, for each person I changed the colour and I asked them to keep a straight face, I then asked them to pull an 'out of the ordinary' face and left it up to their interpretation as to what face they would pull. To add to this, I also attempted to take at least one 'off-guard' portrait of each person because I liked the way that it looked more awkward and un-constricted. I found that of all of the colours, the green filter was most successful as it was the most pigmented and showed up best on both the black sheet and the model. In contrast, I struggled with the yellow filter as it was too weak to shine on the black backdrop so I had to rely on Photoshop to emphasize it.
To display this collection of photographs, I will crop each photograph into a square, with the circle in the center, I then intend to fill one large frame with all of the spotlight images. I will arrange them so that they are in a grid so that each image is aligned. The organised layout will represent the ordinary aspect of my project but on further inspection, viewers will see the 'out of the ordinary' faces of my subjects.
PHOTOSHOP
I used the curves tool to boost the vibrancy of the blue and the yellow filters. I also used the spot heal tool to cover imperfections in the black drop. On the other hand, I did not want to alter any imperfections in the faces of my models because I liked how honest and un-staged some of the facial expressions were.
CONTACT SHEET