Unit 1 Photograghy: back of head portraits

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Work Diary - Studio Back of Head

In this session we were studying the formal element of portraiture but instead of taking photographs of the face we were told to take them of the back of peoples heads. We had two different settings, in the studio and on location.

In the studio we were split into groups and sent in, we had an array of different coloured backgrounds we could use; white, black and pink. I found this topic quite easy because taking a photograph of the back of someones head isn't hard.

Progession;

If i was to redo this session i would like to take some pictures with the white backgrounds as it would brighten up the photographs, this is an example. It makes the details in her braiding much more clearer.

I like this photograph of Dylan as it captures his back as well as the black background. It captures his stillness.

I like this photograph of Meghan as it has the back of her head and also the movement of her arms whilst she holds up the feather boa. I like this picture because it is more interesting than the others.

Work Diary - Location Back of Head

When we went on location, it was easier to find a variety of different backgrounds to capture the different backs of peoples heads against. I didn't find this topic very hard at all.

Progression; If i was to redo this session i again would get the models to do more interesting things as i feel the photographs i took are very boring. This is an example of the kind of photograph which although it is not extremely interesting it is not simplistic.

I like this photograph of Meghan because it focuses on her hair and blurs out the background, this is a quality of portraiture which is key.

This is another picture of Meghan, i like this photograph because instead of there being just one object in the background there are two which makes the picture less boring.