Test Shots - (Katie) Evaluation

As from the previous post, there is clear evidence of a successful photo shoot between Nat, Katie and myself. This photo-shoot provides a good sample of images that show how happy that the artist is in front of the camera, giving us both confidence that a good music video will be created.

Before the photo-shoot, several difficulties where experienced. Our first issue, resulted mainly because a lack of communication. During the set up process of the photo-shoot, both Nat and I found it extremely difficult to find an appropriate camera that would produced a professional set of photos that we feel would be approtipate for the coursework that we are producing.
Before the photoshoot had begun, there was a clear understanding of the type of camera that we would be using in order to create professional looking photos that would look realistic for the audience. However, we had found that the chosen camera had no battery (due to issues of not of our own) and that resulted in a un-operational Nikon Camera.
When looking, we did find a camera that ran via batteries. This was not to the standard that we needed, but at this point the lack of  organisation that we had found ourselves in had meant that we would be working with whatever we had found. When attempting to turn on the camera, we had found that this was also - un-operational. Even when he had plugged multiple power sources there was no avail.
With no other choice, both Nat and I had decided that using a IPhone 5c would be the only possible way that photos would be captured in the required amount of time.

These issues that we encountered are something that we could learn from. When preparing for the next shoot, we would ensure that we managed our time appropriately. This means that we would be arriving at destinations early and preparing necessary lighting and photography equipment.
When arriving in the photo shoot room, setting up was quick. Having experience last year, both Nat and myself had a clear understanding of the type of pictures that we wanted to achieve.
 With the time left, I felt that the photos we needed would need to be taken quickly - as there was no clear idea about whether the room would be in use during the next hour. In spite of this, Katie appeared naturally relaxed in front of the camera, having done similar type of work during AS there would be several generic poses that she would be able to work with.

Using a mobile phone had advantages. When taking photographs we were able to use filters that allowed us to experiment with the type of lighting and usage that we would be able to use. As we are planning to use a black and white theme, using a an appropriate filter allowed us to see the type of imagery that we would be seeing.

For the end product, we where able to take the desired photos that we needed. Using a IPhone 5c had its limitations. However, we feel that this could be stopped by implementing the following procedures. Including better organisational skills, improvement of time management and pre-planning to ensure that the next shot or filming to ensure its effective.