Bibliography

Bibliography:

Websites: 

• Oyster magazine, written by Zak Bayly, 2014, ( Viewed 15th October 2015 ) Available from:  http://genius.com/Oyster-magazine-frank-ocean-oyster-magazine-photoshoot-annotated/

• Tumblr search for Zendaya, 2015, (viewed 15th October 2015) Available from: https://www.tumblr.com/search/zendaya

• Hunger Magazine, 2015, Holly Fraser, Photographed by Rankin, ( viewed 15th October 2015 and again on the 1st of November 2015 ) available from:  http://www.hungertv.com/feature/zendaya/

• My Tumblr page, Inspiration for Mood board, 2015, (viewed 1st November 2015, 6th November 2015 - present ) Available from: http://georgiaderbyshire.tumblr.com

• Rankin information and Photographs, Rankin portfolio (viewed 19th October 2015)  Available From: http://rankin.co.uk/beauty/ and http://rankin.co.uk/?s=british+skin+ 

• Herb Ritts information and Photography, (viewed 19th October) Available From: http://www.herbritts.com/#/archive/photo

• Helmut Newton information and photographs, (viewed 19th October) Available from: http://photobucket.com/images/helmut%20newton

• Cecil Beaton information and photographs,  (viewed 19th October) Available from: http://www.vogue.com/tag/photographer/cecil-beaton/ 

• Erwin Blumenfeld information and photographs, (viewed 19th October ) Available from: http://www.all-about-photo.com/photographer.php?name=erwin-blumenfeld&id=119 and http://www.houkgallery.com/exhibitions/2014-02-06_erwin-blumenfeld/

• Richard Avedon information and photographs, ( viewed 19th October) Available from: http://www.avedonfoundation.org/avedonreportage/

• David Bailey information and photographs, (viewed 19th October ) Available from: http://www.davidbaileyphotography.com

• What is beauty?, 2015, (viewed 6th November) Available from: http://beautyundefined.weebly.com

Magazines/Books:

• L.O.V.E Magazine S/S 2015, Kendall Jenner and Caroline Torentini, photographed by Steven Klein, (viewed 26th October 2015).

• L.O.V.E Magazine S/S 2015, Choi Sora, Photographed by Mario Testinino, (viewed 26th October 2015)

• L.O.V.E Magazine A/W 2015, Alek Wek, Photographed by David Sims, (viewed 26th October 2015) 

Films:

• Seven Photographs that changed Fashion, 2009 (TV), BBC 4, Wednesday 14th January 21:00, presented by Rankin

• Funny Face, 1957, DVD. 

Final edited images:

C O L O U R     I MA G E S :

Hair, Makeup, Studio/ Lighting set up and Photography by me. 

F R O N T A L    I M A G E -

P R O F I L E   I M A G E -

H A I R   S H O T -

I am really happy with my colour images and how my photo editing skills have developed on this course. For this shoot as explained in my previous blog post I used a beauty dish and a black background as my lighting set up in order to show the glowing golden toned skin of my model. I think these images show the flawless skin of my model without making her look unnatural. The main tools I used in photoshop were, colour balance and light adjustments in order to get the best possible colouring on my images. I also used the Patch tool and the spot healing tool to cover any blemishes, although few, that my model had. 

M O N O C H R O M E    I M A G E S:

T H R E E   Q U A R T E R  F R O N T A L   I M A G E -



H A I R  A N D   P R O F I L E   S H O T -



P R O F I L E   S H O T -



I am also so happy with the outcome of my black and white images lit at one side on a low exposure with a soft box light. I think these images are very dramatic and because there is no colour you can really focus on the raw beauty of my model. I found it hard to take a full length hair shot as my models hair was extremely long and the brief was to have a head and shoulder shot. However her hair travelled quite far down below the shoulders and so wouldn't have fit the brief. I also wanted her hair to be relaxed and waved, a cascading effect. So I decided to take images where the hair was shown like that as I feel that full length hair shots would have been boring as it was quite a natural hair style.  I really like the low key lighting and low exposure I created with the lighting. I think my photo editing and putting these images into black and white has created a much moodier image that I am very happy with.

Moodboard: final outcome.

Mood Board Outcome:

I really like how my mood board has turned out. I think the images reflect the main ideas that I want to incorporate into my final photographs and also have a cohesive colour scheme. 

The basic elements of metallic colours and low-key lighting are shown as well as my idea to incorporate a culture to give the headshot more of a background story and make it easier for the viewer to relate it to something interesting. 

 

Testing the Images in Black and White.

Black and white tests:

Just to practice and experiment with which images should be black and white and which should be 

colour.

                  

                 

                  

                 

                 

                  

                

     

                

                 

                 

                

Final Images Before Editing

Final Shoot.

Below are some of my favourite images from the final shoot I did with my model. 

In the brief, we were told we had to choose a colour to base the image off and add some depth and dimension. I chose silver as I think this contrasted well with my models golden skinned complexion however looking back I feel this colour was too similar to my background. I asked my model to wear a silver/ grey jumper as well as a fake silver septum ring to add a new element to the face that would create dimension. The septum ring has a small turquoise gem in the middle of it that I think also adds colour to the image even though it is very small. Overall I am pleased with the natural makeup on my model and the final outcome of the images.

L O W  K E Y    L I G H T I N G  -  L O W   E X P O S U R E  -  G R E Y   B A C K G R O U N D.

I really like the low-key lighting on this model as it accentuates her tanned skin and the highlight I used as makeup on the cheekbones and nose. I think these images would look good in black and white or in colour but at the moment I can't decide. 

S O F T B O X   L I T   -   P E R F E C T   E X P O S U R E   -  G R E Y   B A C K G R O U N D.

I think that this lighting best shows the natural makeup and skin tone of my model. The grey background is best for tanned skin as I found out when creating my test shots and I think these shots will be good for colour images.

S A M E   S O F T B O X   S E T  U P   -  U S I N G   'D A Y L I G H T'  W H I T E   B A L A N C E.

I love this white balance on my model as it brings out the warmth and warm tones in her makeup and skin. It creates a beautiful golden glow to the images that will be good for colour images as well.

N O R M A L   W/B  -   B L A C K   B A C K G R O U N D  -  P E R F E C T    E X P O S U R E  -  L I T   M E D I U M   S I Z E D   B E A U T Y   D I S H   F R O N T   O N   L I G H T S.

The black background in these images creates a more dramatic effect however still accentuates the natural beauty of my model. I thought using this background would make her hair blend in too much into the background however I think the lighting brings the features back out of the shadows and makes a beautiful shot that could be used in black and white.

B E A U T Y  D I S H   L I G H T   -   W / B   S E T   T O  'D A Y L I G H T' 

I think that the daylight white balance in these images adds a brownish colour to the background which I quite like as I think it creates a warm tone to the entire photograph. I like the close up beauty shots I have done here as I feel like they really show the makeup skill and quality as well as being  visually/ compositionally beautiful.

Black and White Photography vs Colour Photography.

Comparing B&W to Colour.

Using Mono Filter on females with high key lighting with perfect exposure:

           

           

           

Using Mono filter with low-key dark lighting on males and females with low exposure:

                        

                        

                        

                        

Using Tonal filter on females with high key reflector lighting with a perfect exposure:

                        

Creating this comparison blog post has given me a better idea of what angles and lightings work best in black and white filters. I like the low key lighting the best with the black and white filters. However I think the first images also give off some strong and powerful images in lack and white with high key lighting and not as much contrast.