Okay.. So technically this shoot was for my photography project, however I took far more photos of things irrelevant to my theme. I asked my friend if she could model a skirt that I had embroidered a response to a sexist comment into. She said yes, and so we ventured down to the woods which surround our estate.Another friend of ours tagged along and brought his speaker, from which we played a mixture of 90's songs, Les Miserable and S club 7.
Usually I find taking photos for photography to be a chore, which is why I wanted to fill two needs with one deed. As soon as I took the first photo which would not be included in my coursework, I knew this was going to be an ongoing shoot aiming to capture teen years and all the stuff that goes with it.
We walked up to my favourite place in the forest: a large hill with tall pine trees scattered along it. It really is beautiful when you look up and see the sun spying through the gaps between leaves and pine needles. I would occasionally take photos of the skirt in different lighting but I eventually began to focus more of enjoying myself and taking photos of my friends having fun.Just from this simple shoot, it's inspired me to start going out of my way and taking my camera around with me so I don't have to worry about missing a moment. I'm one of those people who see a photo opportunity everywhere, so actually having my camera on me when I spot one would be very handy!
I think I love these photos because they're so raw. There's not really any posing or editing. The emotions on my friend's faces are real and I've captured them. For this shoot I just wanted them to be themselves, and that's exactly what they did and so the outcome is real and personal.This was a good idea and I will do this again.
Thanks,
Amy.
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