Work Record 4

Preparation:

In this shoot I will be taking a different approach by using models and plants covering them.
Artist Research:Kristen Hatgi:

Kristen Hatgi Sink was born in 1984 in Denver, Colorado, where she currently lives and works. She earned a BFA at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her work has been exhibited at venues across the country and abroad, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver

Contact sheet:

my best images:

images that need improving :

The image above is a example of one of my images that needed improving. Due to the current crisis I had to do this shoot from home without studio lighting or a model, therefore I used a lamp I had and my remote control app on my phone to take the pictures. Due to this I had trouble setting the photo up right an caught my hand in the image holding the plant. 

Editing &A02:

     I shot with my Nikon D3500 in a natural setting whilst on a dog walk, so couldn't take a tripod. The settings for my best images are as follows: focal length 48mm, shutter speed 1/125, aperture f/5.3 and ISO 12800

    I then went on to experiment with my edits of my photos by using different flowers from different photos i had taken and coping them over to my best images. I did this by quick selecting a flower and then creating a feather on the mask and then copying it over. Once it was on the original image i transformed it by scaling and rotating in order to make the flower sit right on the models body. My next step was to blur around the image to make it less obvious that it was from another picture. Below are some screenshots of my editing.

A03:Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

     My intentions towards this shoot was to photograph plants covering the model. I was inspired from my research of Kristen Hatgi and how the flower heads are placed on the model as if they are stuck on them. My lighting highlights a certain part of the image and created shadows, which is due to not having the right equipment.  Due to the current crisis I had to do this shoot from home without studio lighting or a model, therefore I used a lamp I had and my remote control app on my phone to take the pictures. Due to this I had trouble setting the photo up, if i was in the studio i would have got someone to hold to flowers off camera so i wouldn't have to balance them or hold them myself. The images came out as I expected, however I had to pay particular attention to getting the exposure right due to the orange tint of light    

With regards to some of the images that did not come out as I expected, some images lacked focus and detail due to not having the time to correctly position my camera or having the right equipment.   I believe I can overcome these issues in another shoot in the studio.

A01: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

The artist research was helpful as I realised that there are many ways I could take the topic of plants but how my focus on flowers would highlight my full potential.  My research of 

Kristen Hatgi has helped me with the editing as i tried to copy the flower heads on top of my body 

A04:Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.  

The final images produced were refined by my experimenting of my edits.

Final Images: