For this shoot, I took photos of Meg in her work place. She works in a small bakery. When deciding where to shoot these photos we decided on here as this is where she felt comfortable. As she works a lot she might even spend more time here than at home, so this is a more accurate representation of who she is. I shot on Nikon D800 with 24-70mm lens. In all my shoots so far I have referred back to my theoretical research of the relationship between photographer and subject as this has been most influential on the work. I wanted the model to feel comfortable, so I was friendly and hid my feelings of nervousness about being in a new location to make sure I was still the one in power of the shoot.
I had not been to the location before so I did not know what to expect when I got there. We started upstairs in the cookery school room. It was a large room with big windows but the light was quite dull. We tried a few different places in the room. After we went to the main bakery. The room was already aesthetic, as it had rows of cake in the front, interesting objects in the background and the artificial light there let of a soft light that made the room feel atmospheric. I was able to capture this in my images.
This was one of my first images from the shoot. I really liked the light that came from the sign but it just wasn’t bright enough to light the subject. The composition could be be improved as well, if her and the sign had filled more of the frame, that would of been a better picture. But then I have to question if there would be enough in the frame to show about who she is.
These are other photos I took in the cookery school. I think they are dull to look at and quite plain. This is mostly because of the background. They are correctly exposed but they are unsuccessful for this project.
This is from the main bakery. I like that she is centre of the frame but she is not looking. It works well on its own but in the rest of my photos for this proejct, the subject is looking at the camera.
This is the most successful. The shallow depth of field means she stands out despite there being a lot in the frame. The soft light creates a calm feel to the image and is aesthetically pleasing to look at. It has worked at showing what she does as I used a wide angle to show all the things around her.
Compared to Ida Kar, my work is quite different. I did think more about the light and shadow but I did not know the location I was shooting until I got there and there was no opportunity to experiment with shadow. I am happy with the artificial light that was available though and I wouldn’t want to change that for natural light in this situation.
Lucy Davis 