Contemporary Research

Linda Lomelino

Linda Lomelino lives in a small town on the Swedish coast she started baking back in 2009 where she found he love for that and photography. She has made her own website which goes by the name ‘Call Me Cupcake’. Linda has gone on to release three cook books since 2012 her first book she released was ‘Lomelinos tårtor’ (Lomelino's cakes) this was in April 2012. Her second book Lomelinos glass (Lomelino's ice cream) was released in May 2013, and her third book ‘Sweet food and photography’ was released in September 2014. Linda says her book ‘Sweet food and photography’ is full of ‘decorating techniques, styling and photography’. Linda does the photography for her books herself. I love Linda’s style of photography I love every image I have seen of hers and the way she has photographed her food has inspired me to be more creative and try different styles of photography. She has made me a lot more interested in food than I ever thought I would have been and I cant wait to go on and do my shoots.I found Linda's Photography on Pinterest. I think Pinterest is a great way to find out about photographers. 

Historical Research

William Henry Fox Talbot

Fox developed the three primary elements of photography, developing, fixing and printing and accidently found out a lot about darkroom work and how we used it today. Fox was born on 11 February 1800 in Melbury, Dorset.

The image on the right is the only image Fox created on food. This image is very basic fruits we would see today but fruits such as the pineapple would have been very rare back then. I find the image interesting but his work on this particular image doesn't interest me. I however think this is because of the images being produced for food photography today is very interesting and fun and we have many cultures and many different beautiful looking fruits, vegetables, cakes and much more now to influence and help photographers to create such beautiful imagery. 

Contemporary Research

Gareth Morgans

Gareth Morgans is a very highly experienced freelance food photographer; he has shot food for over a decade. Gareth has worked for all the big supermarket brands such as, ASDA, Morrison’s and The Co-operative he has worked for these big supermarkets shooting front covers for their food magazines. He has also done covers for a lot of food magazines such as Good Food, Delicious and many more.

My favourite topic of food he has shot has been his images for Fruit/Veg & Salads. I think the images are very striking and are focusing on just that topic I like the fact there aren’t many distractions from the food he has chosen to shoot. I like his images on preparing the veg with the different back grounds. His images of veg and fruits have inspired me to do two shoots one on vegetables and the other on fruits. 

Contemporary Photography

Francesco Tonelli

Francesco was born in Italy his style of photography being food is because Francesco has a deep love and passion towards food. He was a former professional chef before he discovered his love for photography. He worked for La Cucina Italiana in Milan where he went on to style hundreds of dishes for them over the period of eight years.

I think Francesco’s images of foods are very beautiful his images are really inspiring. I like the ways he photographs. I really enjoyed his project ‘1 + 2 =3’. It was a really good idea and very interesting. I found the images he had done against different surfaces very inspiring. For his ‘1+2=3’ he took images of a plain dish then the ingredients that would be added then the final dish. I thought this was a brilliant idea and could be used really well in cook books and magazines.   The images of ‘Drinks’ that he has shot are really good images I like the lighting on all of

 
his images he has taken for this topic. 

Photo shoot Planning

Planning

For my first shoot I want to do fruits. I want to use fruits like Oranges, Lemon and Limes. Fruits that when they a cut up are close to transparent. I want to use fruits like this because I want to add coloured dye into the fruits to change the colour. I want to use wood backgrounds and arrange my fruits on there. I got my inspiration for doing this from Linda Lomelino. I first found her image of the oranges with dye in on Pinterest I was fascinated by this and wanted to try it myself and thought it would make a perfect first shoot. Although I am using fruits it will be easy to add the dye too I also will try out other fruits and see if the colour will take. My plan is to shoot the images inside my house. I have big windows to let a lot of light threw so lighting shouldn't be a problem. I might try some shots outside but I would prefer to do my shoot inside with natural lighting. I want to shoot my images mostly at a bird’s eye view like Linda Lomelino did with her shoot, although I will try other angles also. Because I don’t want to completely copy Linda Lomelino I want to try and make my images completely different to hers. The time of day when the shoot should be shot is 8am-4pm this is because I want natural light. The best time to shoot would probably be 12pm-1pm.

For the second shoot I want to concentrate more on the background and the prop I will be using such and the cutlery and crockery more than the food I am photographing. I think this second shoot is important to do because I think the crockery and cutlery you use in an image completely makes the photo. I want to get beautiful crockery and cutlery for my second photo-shoot again I think I will probably do this shoot inside with natural lighting. Many of the food photographers I have seen have used very beautiful cutlery and crockery and I seemed to get most of my inspiration for this shoot off, of Pinterest. Time of day to shoot the images 8am

-4pm. 

Still life Jewellery

Risk Assesment

Assessment Reference:	Mannequin	Activity Description:	Photo - Shoot
Date:	20th September
Student	Teegan Phillips	Review Date:
Assessment Team Members:		Overall Potential Risk Factor:	4,4,4,2,4
Course Details:	ED Photography
		Number of People Exposed:	2
		Names of People Exposed:	Ellie Fawthrop, Molly Jones
Building-Place & Exact Location	Judy Woods - Wyke	Is This An Acceptable Risk?	Yes as there is not a lot of high risk and nothing more we could do about lowering the risks.

Hazard	Persons At Risk and How	Existing Control Measures What are you currently doing to prevent it?	Probability	Severity	Risk Level	Additional Control Measures What else do you need to do?	Probability	Severity	Risk Level
Slip	Water/puddles	Warning wearing suitable footwear	3	3	6	Avoid water when needed	2	2	4
Foliage	Slipping on leaves	Suitable footwear	3	3	6	Avoid foliage	2	2	4
Tripping	Stones	Warn about stones	3	3	6	Be extra careful	2	2	4
Drowning	River/waterfall	Stay well clear of water	2	2	4	Watch out for water	1	1	2
Branches	Falling down	Be observant of surroundings	2	3	5	Look out	1	3	4

Assessment Conclusion

Favourite Jewellery Images

Still Life Images

Evaluation

Evaluation

I enjoyed the mannequin project as I felt I learnt a lot more about fashion photography and more about taking images of models. This project also built my confidence with working with models and taking charge of my own shoot I feel it has helped me to become more independent with my work. I enjoyed that this project was more technical. The only thing I didn’t enjoy about this project was the presentation. I felt I used more technics this project I used depth of field and a lot more angles to what I normally would have. Although I used a lot more angles I feel I still end up picking eye level angles, central images and images with the rule of thirds as these are the images I prefer. If I was to do this project again I would try getting tasks finished on time to allow me to have more time to explore more ideas. Such as another shoot or just exploring different techniques. My inspiration for this project has been Tim Walker. I found his work very interesting and unusual I liked both his projects ‘Like a Doll’ and ‘Mechanical Dolls’. I liked how he wasn’t afraid to be different and think outside the box. The ‘Like a Doll’ project was very interesting I liked the fact the doll was bigger than the model creating the idea the model is the doll. Out of the two shoots the ‘Mechanical Dolls’ was my favourite project of his I liked all the images he shot for it and I liked all the props. Although his work interested me and inspired me in some way I don’t feel it had an impact on my final shoot. My images reflected everyday clothing. I feel he inspired me but I didn’t want to copy his work and went down a more boring route. If I was to do this shoot in the future I would focus on my time managing and try doing something more exciting for a second shoot. 

Contact sheet Mannequin

Task 1b

Location Photography

Location photography varies and can be photos of anything from Lifestyle, People at work, Schools/Colleges and industrial areas. Location Photography is a lot harder than studio photography you have to rely on the lighting, weather, time of day and the equipment you will need for the shoot you’re planning on doing. The time of day is very important as this will affect the lighting of your image, and you need to be prepared for any sudden changes in the lighting or weather. The weather can have a big effect on a shoot. For instance if you are wanting gloomy weather for a shoot it is likely that it will rain, if this is the case you will need clothing changes protection for the equipment and models if you’re using any. For outdoor photography you will need equipment such as a tripod, flash light, camera and spare batteries etc. There is a lot of difference in studio photography as everything is already equipped for you to use in there unlike location photography where you need to make sure you have everything. Location photography is very good for big shoots as you have a variety of space also. 

Scarf Diptych

Mannequin Diptych

Final Images

 This is my first photo from my photo-shoot at Judy Woods. This is one of my favourite images as the lighting is all natural and I haven't felt the need to edit it at all as I think this image is one of the best that I shot. I shot this image at a low angle because I wanted her to be central and level. I wanted to make sure that I captured he body from the front only. I wanted her to sit near wear the children had drawn on the tree trunk. I think this creates a really nice young feel to the image.

This image is my second again like this first this image was shot at a low angle this was because I wanted to capture more of the location in this image.I like how my model is posing and the light that is cutting diagonally through this image. Although the light is shining on her face and making her features less defined, I don't think it does the picture harm I feel that it makes the image. I also think that because of this that in this image the model looks more doll like and like she has just be propped onto the tree.

 This image is one of the darker images. I shot this image at eye level as I wanted to capture her full body. I think this image is different to the other shots of this model. I again like the lighting and think it works well with the darkness of the image.

 In this image I like how it isn't focusing on her face and just her body structure. It relates to how models used to but just used as mannequin. I think in this picture it really shows of the location of where I was shooting. I like how the model is the first thing that hits your eyes but you then go on to looking at the location. The image was shot at a low angel.

 I shot this image on zoom at eye level. I really like this image I think the model looks soft and has no emotion like a mannequin. I used golden section on this image focusing on the model. I think the lighting was perfect for this shot. 

 The proportions of the model and the surroundings in this image work together wonders. The model being smaller than the tree trunks works together well. The tree trunks resemble small twigs making the model look like a tiny doll like figure. I really love this image. The image was taken at a low angle and shot with the rule of thirds.

 This image was shot on zoom and at eye level. I really like the surroundings on this image and I feel in this image the surroundings are more noticeable than the model is because of the proportions. I love the positioning of the model and think everything in this picture works really well together.

 This is one of my favourite images from the shoot. This image was taken at a low but level angle and shot with the rule of thirds. The favourite part of this image for me is the lighting I really like how it cuts across her face. The lighting was very cutting at a lot of angels this particular shoot. I am very happy with the positioning of everything in this image. 

  





 This last image is another darker shot. This image
was taken at a high angle and central. I think this is another
very soft image and I am very happy with the outcome of this image.

Judy Woods Photo-shoot - Contact Prints.

Planning

Planning

My shoot will be at Judy Woods I will be going around 1pm-4pm as this is the only time I will have to do my shoot. The lighting will be quite bright whilst I first get there so I am going to try shooting a few in that lighting. Although I initially wanted bright lighting I would also like to get some duller looking images to see which I prefer. The style for my shoot is going to be smart casual. I am using two models one is age 17 and the other age 6. I wanted to use them both because I haven’t fully decided which direction I want to take my final shoot weather I want a younger model or older. Make up will be done by the model herself. The clothing will be picked out by me. The props I may use Umbrella, Handbag and dog. Although I may not use them. I and the models will be making are way to the location by car so there should be no complications apart from traffic if the roads are busy. My time frame is 1pm-4pm but if I need any extra time it shouldn’t be a problem in staying longer. As I have said I want both bright and dull images. To be prepared I will check the weather forecast in advance and that day so I am fully prepared. As I have two models if one doesn’t show up I will just go ahead and do the shoot with the other model. If they both don’t show I will be able to photograph either myself, mum, brother or other family members that will be willing to step in.

Equipment I will need; camera, spare battery, tri pod and lighting if it is very gloomy.

Other clothing is essential if the weather is bad. 


My target audience is for any ages. It doesn't have any images that have anything that needs to be age restricted on. 

Research historical and contemporary

Unit 29 Photography Location Techniques

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