Final Shoot

Focal length 75, F number 4, Exposure 1/100

Over all I took over 200 photos but these are my favourites.

This is Laura, Despite numerous medical conditions such as type 1 diabetes, arthritis in her ribs, a heart murmur and so on, she remains the bravest girl I know. She is a Personal Trainer who has both helped me with my battle with depression and my aim to loose weight. She is the most amazing girl I know.

Focal length 155, F number 5, Exposure 1/80

Laura's Dad is in the RAF and from a young age she has constantly moved around and found it hard to make and keep friends. Laura has finally made a home here in Hampshire and it's my pleasure to say she is my Best Friend. I'm so lucky to have. I identify Laura with Both Penguins her favourite animal and khaki because of her dad.

Laura was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2011 and has been dealing with if for 5 years. She has her ups and downs but i'm so proud of her.

Focal length 220, F number 5, Exposure 1/100

My photo shoot today was based off photographer Tora Baker based in Brighton, she mostly does wedding photography but she has done travel as well. Funny enough the model Tora used was also called Laura. She used Stanmer Woods as her location. if you follow the link on Stanmer woods it will take you straight to the original shoot I based my photos off


I spent the afternoon in Chawton park woods with my Laura, it was cold and pretty muddy and dark but we still got some beautiful shots and some nice locations.

Focal length 150, F number 4.5, Exposure 1/200

Focal length 150, F number 5, Exposure 1/1000

 I love the different lighting, some darker then the others, and some warmer than the others.

I love the different depths of field in the photos. I enjoy playing with depth of field as it can really bring the subject out.

My favourite image is the very top one. It's also Laura's. I chose my favourites and then I asked Laura to pick her number one photo and she chose that one.



I'm really proud of my photos I took today. Unfortunately had I experimented with my first trial of Gjon Mili I feel that I would have been such a great success but due to the fact I didn't start the experiments earlier I had to change my ideas. I still got some beautiful photos. I will still trial the Gjon Mili photos as I can use it in later projects.

Focal length 230, F number 5, Exposure 1/50

Focal length 135, F number 4.5, Exposure 1/80

Focal length 75, F number 4, Exposure 1/80

 This is both a tribute to my amazing Best friend and how people identify you, This would work nicely as a series however I feel that the first image sums it up quite nicely.

Focal length 85, F number 4, Exposure 1/100

The reason I asked Laura to wear her penguin had is because when I think of penguins the first thing I think of is Laura, and I feel that people do they same when they think of something that reminds them of their friends and family.

I chose to experiment with different lenses but my favourite images came from the Canon 75-300 mm. My camera is the Canon EOS 1100D

I also love the close up of Laura's face as it is a genuine smile, Both the penguin hat pictures and her genuine smile all show Laura for who she truly is, a beautiful bubbly girl. The other photos do show her as in she can be a bit of a poser but that's why I love her.

I asked Laura to do what she felt was natural this way what I got was comfortable images of Laura. She is quite happy in front of the camera so it's easy to get the images I want!

Laura wanted to be in the Navy however due to the fact that she was diagnosed with diabetes she could no longer follow her dream!

Focal length 75, F number 4, Exposure 1/80

All though this really set her back, she focused on becoming better and dealing with diabetes the proper way! She is driven to do better and be better, which i feel makes her such a great personal trainer.

She is beautiful inside and out and I wanted to get this across in the my photos.

It started to rain so we had to get our umbrellas out, that's why she is holding one in some photos and not others.


It was really chucking it down with rain today so I was worried that I wouldn't get the best photos as she wouldn't be that amused to the fact we were outside and it was pouring with rain. It rain a little but not enough for us to stop,  it wasn't till we got back in the car that it really started to rain! it's like the universe knew.

Laura was a wonderful model and helped me get the best photos possible from todays shoot.

She is very easy going and was happy to stand where ever to get the different types of photos.

I used mostly natural light as the flash would just hit Laura and sometimes too much.

I have a few shots on another memory card where they are quite dull images because the lighting was really dark, so i had to use flash then.

We found a nice wooded area which had loads of colours, like browns and oranges, and they spread across the floor.

   

Focal length 135, F number 4.5, Exposure 1/60

The images were shot between 2:30 and 3:30 as this was the best time for Laura and I, it was very over cast that day so lighting wasn't as bright but we did have the sun break through the clouds every now and then.

I prefer natural light to Tungsten as I feel makes the images less posed and can get in touch with the viewers emotions better.

Overall i'm really happy with my images and proud of my final product.

Focal length 155, F number 5, Exposure 1/40

Focal length 300, F number 5.6, Exposure 1/60