Development One

My Plan

Within my development I hope to...

1. combine influences from each of my 3 chosen artists

2. make sure my work is about my theme

3. include my own research and ideas

My first try at this is in Development 1 where I will create a series of three edited photos.

Taking my Photos

In this Photoshoot I intend to take photos of my model wearing an adornment , in which I constructed myself, and have some coloured gels being shone on her. I will do this in order to incorporate my 2 chosen artists- Lindsay Adler and Laura Estrada. The coloured gels will have relation to the phenomenon of colour psychology and how the effect of colour can alter the atmosphere of the photograph.

I will use a DSLR camera and a ring light with coloured gels. I have chosen these because my artist, Lindsay Adler incorporates different coloured lighting.

I will need to take my photos in the studio booth with a black backdrop to ensure the lighting is reflected onto my model.

When I am capturing my photos, I will utilise the formal elements of colour and the compositional rules of contrast as the colours should compliment but contrast each other.

Contact Sheet of the Raw, Unedited Photos I will use

My Outcome

To edit my photo of my model I opened it in Adobe Photoshop and I cropped it down to eliminate some of the negative space. I then adjusted the brightness to lighten the image, I then lowered the contrast to -50 to make the red and magenta hues pop out more. Afterwards, I altered the vibrance to further enhance the image. I then changed the hue and saturation and the overall colour balance of the image to make the appearance of the colours more apparent.

To edit my second image, I opened it in Adobe Photoshop and adjusted the brightness and contrast at opposing ends of the scales to accentuate the colours of the image. I then used the Clone Stamp tool in order to remove a piece in which I did not want in the image. Afterwards, I altered the hue and saturation to really bring out the mellow blue and passionate red tones, which are analogous colours, which make up the purple which I was after. I then changed the vibrance in order to boost any muted colours in my photograph. To finish, I adjusted the contrast again so the colours blended well with each other.

To edit my photo of my final image I opened it in Adobe Photoshop and cropped it down to get rid of any negative space. I then modified the brightness and contrast to enhance the cyan blue tones of the image. Moreover, I adjusted the hues in the colour balance in order to highlight the blue undertones further. I then eliminated some more negative space and removed the irrelevant space surrounding my model .