Evaluation of Street Photography and Advert Photography: Fashion

For our practical assignments we were asked to take some photographs around Old Portsmouth and also to create an advert by taking a photograph advertising a product.

A lot of my images were inspired by photographs I had previously seen whilst research other photographers who specialize in that particular type of photography. For example, for my advert assignment I created a Tumblr account consisting of various fashion photographs which I thought could be an inspiration towards my own photos.

Also, for my Street Photography assignment I researched into different historical locations around Old Portsmouth which would be ideal for my street photographs. Alongside that, I also researched various different street photographers and chose the photographs of theirs which I thought could be used as inspiration for my own work.
I enjoyed taking these photographs a lot as photography is something I enjoy and participate in during my own time. However, there were some elements which proved quite difficult whilst taking these photographs, for example the weather made it quite difficult to capture some of my desired shots as the wind kept blowing my models hair everywhere and it frequently made her dress fly up.This also made Street Photography difficult and it was also windy and cold and threatening to rain when we went to Old Portsmouth, as a result of this there was not as many people out as I would have liked for my photographs.
I acquired many skills during these assignments for example I have learned all about the divisive moment and I have also learned how to capture better shots of people, for fashion photography which will greatly help me in the future.
My own images links greatly to the research I completed as I gathered various images which could inspire my own work, and I did use many of these images. For example:

 I was inspired by this image as I like the peacefulness and tranquility of the sea  and I was inspired to try to capture the tranquility and beauty of one place in one photograph.





I think I achieved this in the photograph and it too shows the peacefulness and tranquility in one photograph.

 I was inspired by this photograph as, at first I thought it plain and boring however after looking at it for a while I really like it and I like the way they used a random object to attract the audience, which is what I want to achieve.

I think I this photograph was successful in creating a photograph that attracted the audience with a random object by finding a can of Monster perched on top of a rock. At first I walked straight past it but I walked back after realizing what a great shot this would be, and it is so random.




If I had a chance to do these assignments again the only thing I would change about street photography is, I would give myself more time to roam around Old Portsmouth taking photographs. However, if I could re-do my fashion photography assignment I would change a lot. I would change my model as out schedules were always clashing which made it difficult to get together to take these photographs. I would also use a wider variety of outfits and locations.

Final Advert Assignment Image

My Final Image

This is my finished image of my friend\ model Hayley advertising fashion clothing for the retail store River Island.

I had taken this photograph at Canoe Lake in Southsea. I edited this photograph via photoshop, I brightened it and edited the contrast and vibrance and I also added the River Island logo so as you could tell what company this photograph is advertising.

Advert Assignment: Fashion Photography

FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY

For this assignment I was asked to use photography to advertise either a fragrance, music or fashion. I chose to advertise the fashionable clothing outlet River Island as it is a shop I personally love as it sells amazing clothing. I began by doing some research into existing fashion photography. I created a blog containing all of the fashion photographs I found inspiring, and which I could to inspire my own photo's. This can be found here:

http://shannonscollegeblog.tumblr.com/

I then planned various things such as:

• Who my model would be.
• What my model would wear.
• Where I would take these photographs.

I decided on having my friend Hayley as my model for these photographs as she is pretty and photogenic. The location of these photo's are Southsea, Old Portsmouth and my bedroom.

Here are the various photographs I have taken to advertise fashion.

This is the photograph I have decided to use for my final advert. I chose this one because you can see all of her clothing nicely and i also like the way she is looking over to one side. I am going to add some text in the background including the River Island.

Street Photography Brighton

Whilst shopping in Brighton I decided to take some Street Photography. I think Brighton is a great place for this type of photography as it is full of weird and wonderful people, bright colours and interesting things. For example the man in the top three photographs was making a puppet dance to music and he was very talented at it. I like those photographs the best as he is wearing clothes that would be deemed as different although they make his image seem more interested alongside the puppet. Also it's not something you would really see everyday although in Brighton lanes it seemed quite normal.

My favourite photograph is the third one as I caught a man in the corner wearing a striped blazer holding a sign which reads 'Bird Whistles £3, Stop Me To Buy'. I like this because there are such random in people in Brighton I think this photo really sums the place up.