Blurred Movement

These pictures were taken using oscillator rift whilst a video was playing, this creates a blurred image through the camera which from the users perspective  would experience in virtual reality. It's a similar view you would expect from looking through binoculars. For the setting I filmed this at first then screenshot the rest of the moving images. I also used a tripod to get steady images so that the lenses are the main subject of the picture. 

Frozen Movement

This demonstrates frozen movement as the pictures as the lights were moving using painting with lights created this frozen movement. As the lights represent the moving motion. By setting the bulb it allowed the lights to be shot at a quicker rate. 

Evaluation

In this evaluation, I will be writing about the overall feedback taken from my video pitch of Kid's street wear. I will also analyse what could be improved to make my photos better so it easy to establish what my photos convey through composition following my magazine idea. For this task we were asked to pitch our ideas for a photo feature in a magazine of your choice we were asked to produce a series of pictures that keeping with the magazines style and are appropriate for the target audience.

For my idea, I have chosen to use a fashion magazine to feature my photos in. This will follow a similar style to a youth and pop cultured magazine such as Highsnobiety and Dazed. I chose to use toddler as my models for this photo feature that will be shot similar to retailers’ magazines like Gap kids. I wanted to combine both children and street wear together in one photo for the magazine feature. This idea was inspired from Seoul Fashion week as the children attended the event wearing street inspired looks. After seeing these photos, I wanted to follow the same style and content for the magazine from the picture I saw online. The way I wanted to approach this was to follow the first mood board I made editing the lights onto the pictures to promote pop and youth culture with the photos.

For my final images, I have these series of photos at different locations one at a party and the other at a children’s clothes shop. For this project, I wanted to use different composition in which demonstrates child wear, but editing the picture further. I wanted to promote streetwear within the pictures and add seriousness by editing the photo’s contrast. From the feedback given on the series of photos I think I could've spent more time editing further to fit the chosen theme. E.g. using colour in photo in which highlights street wear fashion similar to what I have prepared in the video pitch. As the children at the Seoul Fashion week pictures convey high street fashion for kids from the vibrant of their clothing allowing their clothes to speak for children's streetwear instead of using the background being the subject focus than to the actual model. Using this type of approach or using a different style would’ve have targeted better to parents. The sepia look takes away the purpose of the picture if there isn’t any colour to suggest that its streetwear you’re trying to convey. The photos would have been able to follow the theme better and the pictures could have been shot simpler as in the mood board portrays using shallow depth of field to show what it is in the picture, so that an audience can focus the main points of the photos. As for the target audience, I think it will appeal to both young parents as they can adapt to the latest fashion trends coming from Fashion week or high street brand inspired looks. The type of audience that this magazine was to be aimed at both readers of Dazed and Gap kids which is similar to the type of clothing Zara sells for children which are inspired by street wear.

I think from a picture editors’ points of view the picture or pictures may be altered to fit the subject/ theme of the magazine better the editing seems to be lacking. Compare to a professional photographer work setting the aperture to create a blurry background could've been ideal to make the pictures even better.

Overall,  If I was given a chance to redo this project I would've thought thoroughly through the types of compositions that best portrays the theme to approach the targeting audience and what shots make fill the image on a professional level of photography. For example, using painting with lights would've given a whole new look to streetwear as the pictures usually are taken in urban areas like streets and alley ways. The locations of where the photos were shot do follow the child theme, but thinking of a more creative location to help portray streetwear. Using a range of locations and different models would have showed variety and ranges in which says that streetwear can be worn for every one of all ages and genders.

These are my three chosen pictures for my magazine to promote children streetwear. Each shot a different locations and wearing different outfits that enhances the culture of youth and streetwear. To further improve the compositions of my three final pictures further editing on photoshop will demonstrate the type of pictures I'd want to feature for the magazine. That best targets the type of audience the magazines wants to promote younger generations clothing of streetwear.

Image you like

This picture was taken during London Fashion week in on elf the buildings where they were selling High street brands. This event that went on upstairs was for a designer based in the Philippines where she showcased her clothing line that were dresses inspired from Filipino culture. The dresses that were worn created a tribal look of the different assets that represent the culture. As, the models came in and out there was this gate in the middle which they came out from. This showed that these clothes were to be showcased once for the people there. The gate represents this barrier to her clothing line as it separates the audience from the clothes. This gate and ceiling helped represent cultural differences enforcing the clothing line which represented Filipino tribal clothes.

The image I have taken was inspired by the photo of this gate in Regents park there's a difference between the location of each of these gates. One being shot inside and the other being outside. The natural lighting reflecting off this picture creates this sense of royalty with the designs and textures received from the gold and black colours within the gate. Whereas, the photo I've taken is shot using artificial lighting as this was a gate inside a building the structure of the gate focuses on the designs on the bars rather than the top of the gate like the picture below. The interior of the ceiling and the gate represent a sense of cultural difference showing a sense of diversity where in comparison the gate in Regents’ park reflects British culture by having the engravings onto of the gate. 

Photograms

Photograms are taken in a dark room using a projector to enhance an image on a sheet. This can be done on objects with different textures and patterns as these will work better against the projector to foreshow the outline or silhouette of the object used.

Negative Space

These cigarette boxes were taken using different lighting I used a soft light and edited the picture with a lower contrast to focus on the detail. I took the photo from distance to show the outline instead of the detail which is negative space portrays. The one shot from a distance looks better than the one shot up close because in negative space tend to show more of an outline of the object than the detail form a far angle

Large Depth of Field

APETURE: f/2.8
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APETURE: f/2.8

APETURE: f/2.8
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APETURE: f/2.8
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APETURE: f/2.8
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For all these picture, I have taken different shots and location to demonstrate large depth of field. Large depth of filed create this effect to make the viewing point of the viewer to focus on the setting. This means that the objects closer to the viewer will be out of focus, opposite to shallow depth of field which blurs the background to four on the subject in front of the viewer. 

Shallow Depth of field

Aperture: 1.4 Lens: 28 mm. This was taken from a low angle as the flower was on a branch it makes the picture to be viewed as if its being looked from below. The shallow depth of field help focus on the subject's details foe example the flower demonstrates each of the plant's part.

Aperture: 1.4 Lens: 28 mm This is another flower on the tree the shallow depth of field allows to show the direction in which the sunlight is aiming at the plant. The blurred and dark background determine this 

Aperture: 1.4 Lens: 28 mm

Aperture: 1.4 Lens: 28 mm

Aperture: 1.4 Lens: 28 mm

Aperture: 1.4 Lens: 28 mm

Aperture: 1.4 Lens: 28 mm

Aperture: 1.4 Lens: 28 mm

All these pictures were taken using shallow depth of field this allows to focus on significant parts of flower the viewer would focus on. For example, using shallow depth of field the aperture setting stronger with the lenses, allows to fill the with the flower revealing the most important features of the flowers.