Last Phone shoot!

At last my final phone shoot is done. no more to do!! woo hoo!

I've carried on the theme of enhancing the photograph more by adding graphics and dramatic gradients.

I feel this works well as the phone is "Blackberry Storm". the colours and effects tie in nicely.

Morning Coffee

This is part of my advertisement campaigns for coffee.

It is of a girl enjoying a coffee in the morning. I chose to do a flat white coffee as this is the coffee of choice in most homes.

Kitchen Appliance no.2

This is my second kitchen appliance, being the kettle, and i thought i would take it to the theme of alice in wonderland, focusing on the "tea party".

I'm liking these photos at the moment and feel as though my concept for the appliances is working well.

Mens Shoes/Portrait

This shoot of the brand "Lacoste", they do clothing, shoes, sports equipment and accessories. Again, the background needs working on. i need to lean towards the first two photographs as in my client brief it needs to be of a "portrait" as well as advertising the object.

Men's Clothing Shoot/Portrait

This men's fashion shoot was of the brand "Superdry". It is a popular brand amoungst young adults, around 20-30.

The backgrounds have a bit of work to do, but overall i like what i have achieved.

Nokia E72

Ok so i've decided 2 of my phone photographs will include some sort of manipulation, whether it is graphic or a simple photoshop.

Sony Ericsson

Ok i was in no mood to do a shoot when i was doing this one, as my main idea was to incorporate graphic design illustrations against the background. But of course it just wasnt working for me. This is what i ended up with. I'm thinking of creating a DPS (double page spread) creating, the back, the front and the side.

annotated bibliography

Thought i had posted this already, but didn't load properly... here we go again!!

Recher, U. 2009, Light Architecture, Prime Imaging, Switzerland.

This book was given to us from the Sun Studios workshop on lighting techniques and ideas.

The book thoroughly outlines the lighting setup and exactly everything needed to complete the shoot. Each concept includes a diagram, what is exactly needed (lights, stands, reflectors), ratios, and a brief description of what the light is doing. The book is directed for commercially used photographs including fashion, and product placement.

Blackwell, L 2009, Photo-Wisdom, Master Photographers on Their Art, Midas Printing, AU.

This book is a selection of photographers and their most famous/favourite pieces of work. The book includes 50 photographers, graphic artists, from Chuck Close, David LaChapelle, Doubilet, Bonavia, Seliger, Sirota.

Per photographer, there is either a question/answer section, a self-written piece about their life and work, or a 3rd person piece about the work in the book. The book is mainly documentaries, portraits and some advertising material.

LaChapelle, D year unknown, LaChapelle Studio, Exhibit-E, viewed 10th March 2010, <. http://www.lachapellestudio.com/ .>

This photographer's work is wacky, outrageous and exotic. David's work pushes boundaries of what is ethical, and what is considered morally incorrect. A lot of his work includes nude famous people, specifically arranged in high drama sets and lighting. His work ranges from magazine covers, personal exhibitions, film direction and advertising, including many more areas of photography. David LaChapelle is worldly known as a celebrity photographer.

Carter, G 2008, Vanity Fair Portraits: A Century of Iconic Images, Hardie Grant Books, VIC AU

The Vanity Fair Portraits is a significant exhibition in the life of photography. It is where many artists find their way to reveal characters, personality, and the lives of significant, or not-so-significant people of modern people; whether taken in the 60's or more recent work of this decade.

This book has an incredible amount of powerful photographs, it is compelling and draws you in, to discover the person in the photograph. It is a good way to see different lighting techniques, not that it describes what light source is used, and how, it is good to discover how some photos are taken.

Parry, N date unknown, Nigel Parry Photographer, viewed 11th March 2010, <. http://www.nigelparryphoto.com/terminal.php . >

Nigel Parry is an American advertising photographer, this website includes portraits of famous individuals and groups, commercial and advertising, sports, business, magazine covers and more. Nigel is an incredible photographer who has also a fantastic book, Blunt. There are many creative ideas in his work, however it is easily conceivable that his work is for major clients after particular needs, not so much a creative freedom where some other advertising photographers thrive on.

Phone 3

Some inspirational photographs found

MicheJohnson, 2009, 4th Generation iPhone revealed, Technology at Play, viewed April 2010, < t="6048">

Sam Stores, May 2010, viewed April 2010, < sort="5&intPageSizea="25&PageNo="9&CtgID="70">

Miss Phones, Jan 2009, Nokia e63 Mobile Phone, viewed March 2010, <>

Robb D, 2010, Getty Images search, Young woman using a mobile telephone, laughing, viewed March 2010,

Nelson N, Jul 2009, Good Morning my Ass, viewed March 2010, <>

Adland, Mar 2007, Lavazza Coffee Advertising gets Hot and Steamy, viewed April 2010, <>

DFCKR, Dec 2006, Strong Iced Tea, viewed March 2010, < page="7">

First Shoot, Kitchen Appliance

So this is my first shoot for my series of modern electrical kitchen appliances.

I wanted to choose something typically used in a kitchen, take it out of its' element by thinking out of the box a little but still advertising the product effectively.

The first appliances chosen was a Sunbeam hand beater. A man dressed as "Bond" uses the beater as a "gun", cautiously looking around the corner. The lighting needs to be hard, to convey a heavy mood.

im not sure if i prefer the saturated, or unsaturated, but i definitely prefer the first image.