In this lesson, I want you to practice directing and prompting your model as you are trying out each of these composition/pose ideas.
- Practice directing your model to face a certain way,
- Think about different facial expressions, eg. could you think about a time you were really happy, close your eyes imagine yourself there.
- You can also incorporate movement, the model doesnt have to be perfectly still, eg swaying side to side or turning creates movement in the hair and clothing.
Shoot examples of a minimum of two ideas from below –
- Using backlight filtered through the trees/plants behind the model to create an interesting background.
2. Using a wall or fence as a background, but shooting along it rather than having it as a flat background
3. Using the trees and having them in the foreground and behind the model like the photo on the left. Notice how the model is also holding onto the branch. or having the tree as a prop and getting the model to stand next to the tree or lean on it.
4. Using natural light from a window/ perhaps with patterns from the blinds/curtains
Edit the images to your liking – Practice using your workflow through lightroom, if you don’t have access you can use pixlr, photopea or another editing app. Make exposure and colour adjustments as needed.
- Photoshop: FILE>SAVE AS> JPEG
- Photopea.com: FILE> EXPORT AS> JPG
Add everything to your Visual Diary with a reflection and the camera settings for the photos.
Suggested questions for reflection:
- What did you like about this task?
- What was difficult?
- How did you solve problems?
- Is your image successful, if so, why?
- What adjustments (edits) did you do to your image?
- What else could you change if you had more time or resources?
Photography with Tiffany 