evaluation

this assignment has by far been the one yet. i cant explain how much i have enjoyed the entire project.

my images look very different to how i first imagined them to look when i began to think about what i wanted to do. my first idea was to create a time line of fashion with photographs. i did a lot of research into this idea and i found a vintage shop who was willing to let me use clothes for free in exchange for my images. i wanted one of my images to be traditional geisha's and the more i researched and looked into it the more i liked it and eventually decided to take the geisha idea and make it my own. it was a shame that i didn't get to use any of the beautiful vintage clothes but i did make very good friends with the woman who owns the shop and i am assured that i am welcome there any time for if i need any help with future shoots.
i had allot of fun developing the ideas for the modern geisha theme. i made the decision to not do traditional geisha's mainly because i knew i would struggle finding Japanese models and i would also struggle without any transport. after some though i decided that the models i would use would be everyday girls. not glamorous or overconfident, normal but beautiful girls who could show the same shy timidness that is so reflective of the geisha persona.
i did not use real kimonos for my images. the woman in the vintage shop did find me more than enough of them to use but i felt that finding beautiful elegant looking dresses would suit better.
i realise that i did take away allot of the things that one would associate with geisha's but as i have been doing a modern geisha look i am OK with it.
modern geisha has now become:
*western girls (real girls not 'model type' girls)
*colourful dresses that fit in the current fashion
*brightly coloured eye makeup
*unusual hair decoration
*English looking locations

when it came to editing my images i could not settle on the one look so i ended up make a lot of sets. i like all of these sets quite allot and then struggled again to pick the right one. after having a meeting my tutor and i came to an agreement of choosing two sets that we liked the best and picking four images from each (each model has two different pictures). after having my images printed i am now looking forward to handing in my work.
i have really enjoyed the assignment, and i am a little bit sad that i now have to stop thinking about it. over summer i am definitely going to be practicing more unusual fashion shoots and will perhaps get into the habit of talking with professional models to build a list for my third year assignments. i look forward to improve these photographic fashion skills over the next few months.

final images

here are my final set of images for submission. i am extreamply happy with the images that i have got and i am very confident in all of my images.

i personally think that this set is the best and is my favourite. i really love the desaturated look with the subtile hint on colour coming through. this is the best compromise that i did when putting my love for black and white with colour. i think this style of edit suits all of the images and i think this may be the one i settle on for submission although i will be asking others for their opinion. i am most confident in these images as they are soft and subtile and the look of them just sits right for me. i am very happy with these ones.

blueish 2

i realise that this set is alot like another blue one i posted however this one is a little different. it is softer and and lighter and has a definet feminin feel to it. it fits better with my geisha theme and has a really beautiful look to it. i believe this set is in the running for my final images. i shall definetly be giving it some more thought.

black and white set

here i wanted to give a timeless, classy look to the images. again i didnt want to be held back with the idea of keeping the colour. but this is a much softer look to the other set i created and possibly more enjoyable for those who are not the artsy type.

old look set

in this set i have tried to give a different old look. i wanted to create one set that looked different and was just pretty and colourful and girly. i really wanted to give some diversity to my sets by editing these this way.
i like how these the colours look in these pictures and how they stand out against the backgrounds. i believe that these these are definitely a potential set for submission.

blish set 1

i am liking the look of this set and although i really like the tone i can see other people saying that it is maby too much or too harsh. i will be asking for a few second opinions. i am willing to go back to editing with these images and change them a little if i need to.