Shoot 5

Research (of artists and techniques)

The artist I will research for this shoot is Robert Mapplethorpe. Maplethorpe was an american photographer known for his stylised black and white photography. 


This photo is a photo of Andy Warhol taken by Maplethorpe. It is a portrait with a spotlight shone directly onto Warhol's face which is described as "ghastly". The spotlight frames Warhol's face by putting everything else into shadow and making the viewer only look at his face and the minimalistic background behind him.

What I aim to achieve.
I aim to take portrait images of people and use photoshop to frame their faces within light and shadows.

Contact sheet

My Best images (target 4 - 6)

Images that require improvement.

I believe these two photos require improvement because I think .

The first photo used settings ISO , F and . 

The second photo used settings ISO , F and . 

AO3a: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

My idea for framing devices shoot four was to

The images came out better than i expected

i chose the first photo as 

I chose the second photo 

I chose the third photo 

I chose the last photo 

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

I used a cannon EOS M body for all my shots. I used ISO , a shutter speed of  and my aperture was F. 

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

(note here there needs to be a clear focus on how the work can be developed further i.e. into the next shoot) ANALYSE YOUR IMAGES AND SHOW HOW THEY CAN BE IMPROVED, THROUGH E.G. PHOTOSHOP, FURTHER SHOOTS, PHYSICAL MANIPULATION ETC.

To improve my images i decided to 

I have thought about physically manipulating them by 

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.