Work Diary October 23rd 2013

Preparation; 
The aim of this shoot is to show the beauty shown in ballet and what balllerinas wear. This is inspired by the film Black Swan as I want to show darker themes in my shoot.

These two images both relate to my shoot as they give me ideas on how I want the ballerina to looks and poses. The top image gives me an idea of poses and costume, with the bottom image giving me an idea for make up. 

To Prepare I need to; 

• Get a ballerina to model for me 
• Plan ballet poses
• Plan what I want the makeup to look like in terms of clothes and make up 
• Decide what background I want to use

What I hope to achieve; 

From this shoot I hope to get a range of different image showing form and movement through the idea of ballet that show the ideas of fashion and beauty. 

What I actually achieved; 

I am really happy with how this shoot went, as I got a wide range of images showing different ballet poses, compositions, angles and showing experimentation with lighting. I think overall, this shoot exceeded my expectations and in most cases during this shoot, experimenting with different ideas and elements turned out really well. During editing, I decided that the images looked more dramatic and showed form more prominently.

 This is my favourite image from the shoot, as I really like how I captured the movement and how she fills the composition. I also like how strong and focused this looks, for example, how you can see form clearly. When editing I decided to make this black and white to make it more dramatic and enhance the presentation of form.

I really like this image as is makes the ballerina appear strong and powerful. I also like how she fills the composition well, with her extending her arms behind her. When editing, I decided to add wings to experiment with creating a look based more on fantasy ideas and enhance her power. This worked out better than I thought and am happy with the outcome.













What I am going to do next; 
I am really happy with the outcome of this shoot, and to develop this idea I plan on shoot two ballerinas and dressed in less formal, theatrical clothes.