Amanda

Again, I sourced Amanda through a page designed to find models. I explained my shoot to her and asked some questions about her hobbies and what she studies. She told me she is a student studying Cosmetic Science which I thought if she could bring her lab coat to the shoot would be quite interesting. She also told me she enjoys modelling and would also like to continue it when she leaves uni.
On the day of the shoot I started off by doing her makeup quite natural and then gave her a darker look towards the end to show the different way she would make herself look in different situations.
Unfortunately she couldn't bring a lab coat but she did have some glasses she uses so I had to work with that instead.
Overall the shoot went well and Im excited to experiment and further my editing skills to create a final picture that shows the different aspects of what Amanda considered the important aspects to her character.

Contact Sheet -

Edits so far - 

Shoot with Time

Time is a dmu student who I sourced through a page created to find models, photographers and fashion design students.
He was keen to get in touch when he saw my post asking for people who had something quirky or unique about their personality.
He told me that during the day he dresses pretty normal but is quite fashion focused and then when he goes out he feels more comfortable in heels and a crop top. I found this really interesting and immediately wanted to show this in my photos.



Contact Sheets-

Edits so far- 

I have done basic editing so far, using photoshop to clear up the skin and adjust levels. I would like to experiment further with this photos and to take more from my contact sheet to bring out his fun side and make them look more striking. 

Gender Identity

Even though being Gay and Lesbian has been accepted by society for a while now its only been recently that gender identity has become more ‘accepted’. Due to it being shown in the news more and more people are starting to be more aware and understanding of it.

Though not everyone you see dressing in clothes formally known as being for the other sex is transgender people seem to assume that’s what they are. I find this interesting because it shows how much the media have publicized it that now the public make assumptions as to who that person is without actually knowing them.

I thought this concept would be a good platform to find a model with a unique style that some people may not understand and then photograph it. To show different sides to their personality.

I think it would be more striking to shoot a guy in women’s clothes rather than a woman in men’s clothes purely because its considered more ‘unusual’.

My Response-

For this shoot I decided to use someone with tattoos as I was inspired by research project and realise tattoos can be a big deal to someone as a way to show who they are. I used a canon 60d and a Z flash for this shoot.
As my model had never modelled before I needed to be very precise with what I wanted him to do/ how I wanted him pose. This took some time before he got comfortable.
I then used lightroom to star my favourite images and then opened a few up in photoshop to start editing. As I wanted to bring in the theme of surrealism into my work aesthetically I decided to merge pictures together and try different effects to see if they worked or didn't work.
I ended up really liked the 'scatter' effect picture however I feel its draws your attention away from the tattoos as you can't really see them so this might be an effect I try with a different model who doesn't have tattoos.
The second edit I chose to do in black in white because I like the contrast created  by it and how it makes the tattoos stand out.

Alex Minsky

Minsky lost his leg after a tour in Afghanistan, he was blown up at 20 and needed his right leg partially amputated. He said the day he managed to step out of his depression was the day he started modelling.

Minsky explains that he had begun getting tattooed during his rehabilitation because they served as an inspiration. “When I struggle, I need something, and I find inspiration from other things, I’m glad people are finding inspiration from other things, and if its my picture, then that’s a good thing.”

Shot by Therese Öhrvall and Joel Jägerroos are a Swedish/Finnish photography team. They live and work in New York City.