Photoshoot Two

For this shoot I started considering the background and the clothing more, as my project title is Fashion Portraiture. I used one of my models from the initial shoot and borrowed a fur-lined hooded coat from a friend to use as the main 'fashion' piece, as the models own clothes weren't suitable. 

For this photo I reduced the motion blur by a fraction, as the blur added a softness to the photo without making it appear out of focus. 

I increased the brightness of the background to make it appear whiter, as it had a slight grey tint to it. I had to be careful to not make it appear artificially changed, or the edges of the coat would look strange. 

The overall colour of this photo was very cold, but considering the white background and the fur coat, I figured that this fit with the theme. However, I did edit the skin colour to see if it would appear better with a warmer tone. I like both versions of this photo, but prefer the original colder photo.

The photo above is the warmer version, with blush and tan added to the skin and the contrast increased slightly.

The colder colouring of this photo fits with the colourless background and the fur coat, and the photo has a frosty overall look to it.

Turning this photo black and white made the background appear slightly grey, which I don't like as much as it doesn't look deliberate. However, I felt that putting it in black and white payed homage to Slimane's photos, which I am deriving inspiration from. This model found posing more natural and so less direction was required apart from me telling him where to look. The model has quite striking eyes so for moments when I wanted the clothes to be more in focus, I'd ask him to look away from the camera.

I like the composition of this shot, as the fur coat fills the space and the focus is directly on his face. This photo is in black and white as I felt the colour balance of his skin harder to perfect for this shot. The close crop felt more personal, as did the model looking directly into the camera.

I like that the model is looking slightly up at the camera instead of straight on, which makes it feel more like a fashion shot than a school photo. The off center positioning is more interesting than placing him in the middle of the photo. I feel like this photo would look better in black and white as the colour of the jumper isn't quite fitting with the photo, although it does match the models lips.

I ventured into a portrait orientation for a few of photos, and while I liked this orientation less, I did quite like this photo. The look-over-the-shoulder pose feels more like a fashion shot than a simple portrait.