Task 1B - location photography

Location Photography

Fashion location photography sometimes matters more than the model. It can not only bring out the natural beauty of the model because of the surrounding and natural light if its outdoor location, but a new level of creativity to the photos because we can use the sun. The sun and good weather might also inspire the model, because they have a nice and very good condition to work in and as well as enjoying the sun which helps them to work they are modelling for really good shoots. It’s preferable to use natural sunlight if it’s possible in order to make the photo look good. It usually saves you from using the flash which is very good. The colour contrast of natural light will add the beauty and elegance to the photos because it will all look very natural. We can also think more in depth of outdoor location with natural sunlight for example beach would be a really good place if we have the opportunity to take photos there with the model because the beautiful sea will add a breath taking look to our photo. We can direct model to sit on sand or go the edge of the sea in the sun set, you have a variety of options and ideas just to take photos at the sea side. Another one is urban/town, where we can take a lot of creative photos as well. We can use all of the light at the night in our city, as well as the long streets or some modern or even very old interesting buildings. The seasons of the year will also affect our photos. We think that summer and spring are the best seasons because the nature is beautiful, but they’re not only two that are beautiful. Although the models might not want to be outside for so long in winter and autumn it can give us a really nice effect, for example the leafs in autumn and the different colours of trees can be used really well within the fashion photography. Travel location can be also very interesting, as in this we can consider some festivals, big or small events, camping or just even going on a bike ride. We can get a lot of ideas from small and obviously big trips. We can also use indoor location in our shoots. For example an old, left out warehouses or any kind of buildings can look very nice in our fashion photography. We can create some beautiful dark shadows within our quality shoots. We can dress a model in clothing that will contrast colours to stand out from the dusty and dirty but very beautiful place or also wear dark clothing to match the place that we’re in. If there are any old subjects in the building they can be used as props in the background of our photo but we need to remember to mainly concentrate on the model not the subjects behind. In our fashion photography we can use a variety of different kinds of props. They can be either small ones which the model can hold or big ones in the background. We need to remember to concentrate on the model and that the crops don’t affect the fashion, clothing or the model and especially the atmosphere of the photo.The techniques of fashion location photography. First very important technique of fashion location photography are the colours and the harmonising effect. We need to remember that when we’re taking the picture the very colour technique can be either contrast colours or analogous colours. Contrast colours which are two different colours, for example the area that the model is in is very dark therefore the model will be dressed in something really bright to stand out from the background. Analogous colours are similar colours, for example a bride with beautiful white dress on a white background but we have to be careful with this so that the model don’t overlay with the background. Another important technique in fashion location photography is the content of the photo, basically everything else in the photo except the model. We have to also concentrate on the background and every single detail that’s in the photo, of course the model is our main subject but we also need to remember about every prop in the background, make sure there are no people or there are some people if we want them to be in. The composition technique is also very important. With the composition we can show the viewers the thing we see or the things that we want them to see. It’s our choice what we want others to see therefore it’s very important. Not only the composition of the photo matters but only the composition of the model, how we capture them is very important. We need to decide what we want to show from the model, or if we only want a certain part of the body to appear in the photo, during that we can’t forget about the background composition. So we need to make sure that we tell our model how to pose to make it easier for us, and that we can capture the thing we want. In our composition we should think about different kinds of angles that we can use to take photos of our models, this would also help because it can make the photo a lot more interesting and eye catching. Cropping the picture is also a part of composition which can be very useful. Another useful technique that we should think about while doing our photo shoots is the scale. So basically we should think about different kinds of lenses that we should or could if it’s possible to use in certain photo shoot. Another interesting technique that can be also used is bokeh technique. This is a name given to technique where shapes rendered in out of focus part of the image; this technique can be used in still life fashion photography. Bokeh is often most visible around small background highlights, such as specular reflections and light sources. It is really easy to do; the shape is created by the aperture in the lens itself. You can create your own bokeh by cutting out shapes in black card and placing it over your lens, it can also give some really nice effect while doing fashion shoots. We can use natural lighting to create silhouettes. We have to make sure to expose for the background and not directly to the sun because it can damage our camera lens sensor as well as our eyes. Fashion silhouettes can look very interesting, especially if we do them on a hill or grass land, with no buildings or any trees around, just in an open space.