Ancillary Task Photoshoot

I plan to use my friend Gemma as the character in my music video. She also modeled for me last year at AS, so I know she is reliable.

For my photoshoot I wanted to see how natural lighting would work in order to create the emotion and style I wanted. I also wanted to test out what conditions were like on my location, so I choose the beach as it will be where I film the opening of my music video.

I like this shot as it fits with one of my flat plans for my ancillary task. It portrays the mystery that I want my music video to have, and it also gives my character a very ghostly look. As this was just a practice, I used my iPhone to take the pictures, however for my actual photoshoot I plan on using college equipment to get a better quality.

I like this shot as it has good composition. Also, I played around with a pink tinged filter which I hope to use on my product. This gives the photo a very old, indie style that I was going for and also enhances the photo.

 For these two shots I experemented with a statue that is found at seaburn beach. I like how the statue frames the lighthouse as it looks very artistic, however I dont feel it would work for my ancillary task as it is not a strong enough image to stand on its own. I may, however, use is within my product with a mantage of other shots to give a feeling of location.

This shot is quite grainy as it was very zoomed in, however I could take it with better quality with college equipment. However I feel the composition of the shot is bad as there is a lot going on, and whilst it may be a powerful shot for my music video I cant see it working on my ancillary task.

This photo does not work as I used my flash, which lit up the figure in the foreground and made the background indistinguishable. It does not look professional and would not appeal to my audience.  

I feel that this shot has good composition and is balanced. The vast expanse of sky conveys the feeling of empty space and lonliness that I want to be present in my product, so this could work for my ancillary task. Also, the large section of sky is very dramatic. I also like the colour in this photograph as it has varying soft shades and looks artistic.