After some experiments, I decided to combine the two ideas of a full body image and a head shot to then try taking images of the model from the waist up. After taking a couple of full body shots I then took some head shots to compare the two compositions. I was able to capture both head portrait shots and full body shots within this shoot, this meant I could play around with both concepts and see which one I preferred. I am very happy with the images that I got out of this shoot, having a plan and a lighting diagram for this shoot really helped me when setting up both the camera and lighting but also where I wanted to position the model. I wanted my images to be relatable and clear to understand because making sure that the emotions were recognizable was very important to me.

The reason I chose these emotions to portray was because they show the two ends of the spectrum within emotions. Some emotions that I planned and captured within this shoot were: happy, sad, funny, shocked, scared, upset and many more. This allowed me to have lighting on the model at the right power to gain the effect that I wanted when capturing these photos. The lamp setting was on 1 and so was the power setting. For this shoot I chose to use the soft box to light the model as I wanted the models face and skin to look soft and have a glowing effect. I experimented with that of taking full body shots and also head shots including the models hands to help with showing some emotions like shock for example. Throughout this shoot I wanted to capture many various poses so that I could really have a wide selection of different facial expressions and body language.

This shoot was based on the idea of showing a persons two sides side by side to each other.įor my first photo shoot with the theme of ‘Alter Ego’, I wanted to portray the complete opposites a person can feel and show in everyday life. This is the first shoot I completed for my Alter Ego project.

Alter ego photo shoot