I traveled to my friends house to do a shoot inspired by Terry Richardson. My initial idea was to shoot in the studio of the college to achieve a true white background in my photographs, however it was very difficult to book the studio at a mutual time for both me and my models. So I then decided to go to a friends house and use his white wall as a make shift studio. Due to not having the studio, I was limited in the equipment I could use. I didn't have any professional flashes, so I was forced to use the natural light coming from the window. I didn't have a light metre so I was forced to simply guess the exposure using trial and error. I ended up using a shutter speed of 1/60 and an aperture of f3.5. The extra equipment besides my camera was a tripod.
How I felt it went?
I was quite disappointed with not being able to use the studio. This inconvenience is visible in my images. The lack of professional flashes caused the images to not really have and true whites in them. However despite the lighting I am overall happy with how the images came out, they have achieved the level of controversy I was hoping for. When asking people what they thought of the work, not telling them it was mine, I got mixed opinions, some liking them and others discarding them as sexist.
What would I do next time?
Next time I would ensure I am able to book the studio for both me and my model. I feel I could also explore using different models and more than one model in one photograph. If on the off chance I am unable to book the studio I will ask to borrow a portable studio kit, like a flash and a light metre.
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