Word Record November 7th 2013

Preparation; 
The aim of this shoot is to show a conceptual idea of how society almost imprisons women when it comes to how they look, making them prisoners of beauty, for example the use of make up to look a certain way.

This image relates to my shoot as it shows the female being trapped and is conceptual.

To Prepare I need to;

• Get a model
• Plan her outfit and make up
• Plan angles, composition and lighting 
• Plan poses
• Decided on props - handcuffs, make up, tables, chairs

What I hope to achieve; 

From this shoot I hope to gain a range of images showing my idea in different ways, but still showing the same idea. 

What I actually achieved; 

I am quite happy with how this shoot turned out as I got a variety of images showing my idea. I experimented with various factors in this, such as composition, angle, lighting and props. Changing these factors gave me a broader range of images and different outcomes which for the majority of the shoot worked out. When it came to editing, I done a range of different edits all the while keeping the contrast quite high and making the images quite dark to enhance the feeling of entrapment I was trying to put across.

 What I like most about this image is how the model is looking straight into the camera, looking sad and at the same time emotionless.I also like the lighting in this, as there is no shadow and the light is even across the composition. I also like how "messy" she looks, as though she is going against society.

This is another image I really like due to how distant the model looks. Another important factor in this image is the fact that the camera is looking down on the model making her appear weaker, which enhances how she is powerless when it comes to societies ideas of beauty. I decided to make this black and white to make it seem more depressing and dramatic.











What I am going to do next; 
I hope to create a contrasting shoot to this one, not necessarily contrasting the same ideas exactly, but ideas showing females in control and power instead of weak and powerless.