I did another shoot the next day without time to research more but I kept in mind the importance of the objects in the frame. In this shoot I shot a couple who were living together in his parents house. They shared this fairly small space in his family home. It was actually quite similar to my last shoot, he was a big gamer and had his gaming set up on the desk. While she did her own thing, usually relaxing on the bed.
Like my previous shoot, I used a 24-70mm lens which was useful for the small space. There was not a lot to try out with composition because of the tight space we were in. His computer took up a lot of space and if I stood behind it, I struggled to fit Lauren in the image. The room was really dark so I had to use the available light from the ceiling lights. This didn’t get the soft lighting I liked in my first few shoots. Unless I find another artificial light, I will struggle to recreate this.
This image would of been more successful if I was only documenting him alone. The angle is effective as you can see him playing his game and he can still clearly be seen. I could use the screen of the computer to light up his face a little bit more as it does appear as quite a dull image. The issue with this composition is that it was impossible to fit Lauren in the background.
This is the most successful from the shoot. It still could be improved. Such as the light on the bed is quite bright. Like the previous image, his face is quite in shadow. I like the narrative of it, they are sharing this space together. I need to consider if having two people in the image will work with the series. Most of the other people I am shooting are on their own so I have to question whether this fits. I think it could, firstly because there is one other shoot with 2 people so its not entirely on its own. But also because it does show the comparison between these ages. In the last shoot, they were married with a house which is such a difference to someone alone in their university room. This is what I am trying to portray in my images, that there is no set answer to what stage of life you should be at. For now I will keep this image in the series and when I am in the final sequencing stages I will decide if it fits with the rest.
Lucy Davis 