Major Folio

Ideas 

The folio of work I had in mind was a conceptual fashion series of images. They are going to be bright and colourful, yet have a dark "mysterious" feel at the same time. This folio is going to be a series of six photographs that have no major meaning but are aesthetically pleasing.

I was going to work with various make up artist to help me paint models, in a way it is almost like they are melting with the use of think colourful lathed on paint. I was hoping either to have them shot in studio or location, Which ever is less messy.

The folio will have digitally blended artificial elements such as splashes,drips and drops. Having them Incorporated in such a way that they looks nice and still flow with the images.

My presentation of this work will be A4 mounted on foam core, Still yet unsure if I will incorporate 1cm bleed on the images. I would like to keep all the images in the same size/shape, either portrait or landscape. If I decide to have a mix of both formats I will keep them the same proportions

rough idea
top format, having a mix of darker and lighter images

bottom format, mix of landscape and darker and lighter.

Samples of something similar

Here is a video of a rough concept idea that I had in mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3S3ZXbRD9Y

styles and ideas of photos that I would like to refer to:

 Image by Irving Penn

I like the smoke idea, but I disapprove of the nudity.

I like the colours and shapes in this image but again not the nudity.

Nice splashes, and nice sequence in the paint.

I like the part painted and not painted. But I defiantly don't like the shity photoshopping on the left hand side. I think he has just done this to fill the image out a little....

Power paint adds a nice effect.

This is  REALLY COOL! minus the nudity. NO WAY IN HELL could this be done in studio hahaha

 images by Garbriel Wickbold

The fact that they are all shot with a dark backgrounds is really cool I think! I want all of my images to have this feel about them, but with no nudity and just models by them selves.

 I like the simple colours and style to this image.

Nice colours in this image again.

images from Americas Next Top Model

 image by Garry Gay
 I only like the colours used in this image.

 I like the look of the paint but its a bit to dark.

I like the models composition in both of these image, the top image isn't as strong it looks a lot like she is sneezing.

 

 I like the motion in these images, but not the over processed look.

 cool movement in the paint in this image, it kinda looks like its done in post production.

 interesting.

and again.

 ...

 cool splashes.

this is cool silhouetted, something to think about.
images by: Ian Crawfords

Skills and Equipment Needed

camera gear needed:

• camera/lenses
• computer with photoshop/tethering capabilitys
• tripods
• flash units, either monoblocks, studio flashes and speedlights
• colour gels for the flashes
• other light sources such as steel wool,eel wire, torches ect.

 assistants:

• hair/make up
• models
• equipment helpers
• art assistant

other equipment:

• paints, non toxic!
  http://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=841606
  Here is some posts with some different people opinions and thoughts on what to use and not to use. If I get a make up artist I'm sure they will be able to help me out with this.
• glitter, sequence
• costumes, things that have the option to get ruined with paint so nothing nice.
• water pistols?

skills:

• Strong model directing
• capturing high speed paint moving
• advanced photoshop blending and repositioning
  
  
  
  Some rough sketches iv done
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
   
  
  

 I did these mainly for the models compostion and presentation, not the colours. I would like to move the bottom right hand head shot to the left, and the full body shot to the right. I also want the colours to be opposites.

Time line
 

week7 - Talk about and submit folio.
       
week8 - In depth research into other equipment and items needed.

week9 -  Scout for models and make up artists.

week10 - Start shooting first and second image.

week11 - Class reveiw/Shooting third and forth image.

week12 -Shooting fith and sixth image

week13 -  Reshooting

week14 - Class review/reshooting?

week15 - Submission!

Photographic Illustration Research

research photographic illustration practitioners and styles and identify several which appeal to you personally or you feel as though it would be useful from a commercial prospective.

 focus on one of these and discus its visual appeal and aesthetic and investigate the technical requirements for producing work of this nature

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