http://juniperspringphotography.com/fine-art-photographer-halloween-candle-portrait/
(Last looked at on 28/02/2020)
She is a Fine Art photographer that specialises in Wedding Photography however in her own time looks at different ideas and concepts. One of these is the shoot that I want include as inspiration for my work. Its a Series made for Halloween, October 29th but fits well with my idea and is really inspiring to work with the idea and see how i can expand on it.
In some of the photos from the series I am looking at she does use natural light however I wanted to include them as they are part of the series and in my opinion inspirational in giving me different angles or ways to look at what I am photographing.
The series that I want to look at is called 'Halloween Candle Portrait'. Where she has a witch theme to the photos as well as the artificial light using candles.
In this photo I really like how the posture and moment captured emphasises the creative idea, with the facial expression drawing in the eyes of the viewer. This creates the idea of what are they looking at and this adds to the wonder of the photo. The uses of focus also really highlights which part of the photo you should focus on as the F stop allows the blur to be in the foreground as well as the background.
For this photo I really like how there is only one candle lit and therefore the composition evolves around that as the focal point. The candle being the only thing highlighting the face and the expression of wonder on the woman's face. This could invoke the idea that there is something special in the flame which causes the viewer to also be fascinated in what could they possibly be seeing.
In this photo the subject is sitting on a chair at a table surrounding by candles. Due to the high ISO setting as it is was dark when the photo was taken the photo is grainy however I think that this really adds to the effect and spooky theme. The photo make me think that at any moment all the candles are going to go out and then re-light but the subject will not be there.
In this photo the gold painted bottles holding the candles act as a tunnel for the viewers eyes. Having the face and position of the woman at the bottom makes it seem like she is looking at something and due to how low she is it almost like a cat. This creates the feeling that she is about to jump like a cat onto prey. The candles add to this as they create a more spooky colour which is picked up more by the gold paint. Due to the foreground being out of focus it forces the eyes to focus like the camera has on the subject.
I really like this photo because it still work with the theme and the series of photos due to the way the photo has been taken. The fact that she isn't looking at the camera really makes the viewer wonder what shes looking at behind her. The fact that the light is also coming from the direction she is looking, it could mean that shes looking into the light and turning away from the darkness or vise versa.
The influence
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shoots and will require you to explain how the photographer research influenced the way you executed your project.
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work relates to theirs. This could
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technical approaches e.g. lighting, composition, camera settings, etc.
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