I experimented with my ideas of taking photographs of people in their 20’s. This was to begin shooting and start to develop a style.
For this shoot I took photos of my boyfriend who’s main hobby is gaming. Even though he has a full time job, gaming is his interest so I think it represents him more than anything else.
We tried to take photos while he played on his computer but his room was really small so impossible to take any. Instead I decided to experiment with a more staged idea. He sat posed with a gaming headset on and looked off to the side as if he was at his computer. It is known that screens let out a blue light, so I used RGB lights to create this on his face. It was not that effective so I added another light which was red, this added more depth to the image. It also created more interesting shadow. This is the set up from the shoot. It is simple but the lights were bright enough for it to be enough to light the subject.
UNSUCCESSFUL IMAGES/ WHAT TO IMPROVE
I found using just one colour light was not that effective. There is little depth to the image and the model doesn’t stand out that much because the tones of his face blends in with the background.
I shot this photo in my bedroom, which if I was continue I would be shooting in peoples rooms/houses. I like the colour of his face and the fact that it makes him stand out from the background. But it was hard not to include other objects in the background (such as the plant in this one). This is something I need to be careful of in future shoots.
FINAL IMAGES
These are the most successful images from the shoot. I am really happy with the blue and red light ones as it looks as if he is actually on his computer which is what I had planned. The blue light highlights his facial features. The light in the left image is successful and works well as a portrait but not for this project it would not work that well as it tells you nothing about who he is.
Lucy Davis 