Work Record – Jess, Ballet August 11th 2013

Preparation;

The aim of this shoot it to show ballet fashion and different ballet moves and poses. To keep to the theme of Ballet, this shoot is going to be quite natural and elegant, instead of harsh and going away from the theme and what I am trying to present.

I like these two images as they give me inspiration and ideas on what poses my model could do. I like the top one as it is more relaxed and informal, whereas the one on the bottom is more of a ballet move. These also show me that when shooting ballet ideas, a black background and black and white images goes well.

To prepare I need to;

•         Plan poses
•         Plan camera angles
•         Choose the models outfit

What I hope to achieve;

With this I hope to achieve an elegant, yet relaxed shoot showing ballet and ballet fashion through a range of different shots and poses.

What I actually achieved;

I really happy with how the shoot turned out, as I got a variety of different poses shot from different angles and showing different compositions. One thing I did not get too shoot was pointe shoes, which I was unable to do as the flooring was unsuitable for the model to wear them on. When editing, I done a range of different editing styles to get various effects. For example, the coloured ones look more relaxed whereas the black and white ones look more dramatic. 

Although this doesn’t actually show a full ballet pose or ballet fashion, this is my favourite image from the shoot due to how intense and dramatic it looks. When editing this I increased the contrast and desaturated it completely to enhance the feel of the image and to increase the shadow and light.

This is another image I really like due to how subtle and elegant it looks due to the models pose. I like how this image fills the composition and how the colours stand out against the dark background. When editing this one I wanted to keep all the colour as it makes the image look more natural and the colour helps it make more of an impact against the black background.

What I am going to do next;

I am happy with how this shoot turned out, however I do want to develop it further. I want to show the use of pointe shoes, and also more extravagant, theatrical ballet fashion.