Work Diary- 2nd Shoot

In todays lesson I did a personal shoot for my project. I took pictures of a dragon fly from a variety of different angles. If I was to do this lesson again I would take more photos from a high angle as I like the detail of the wings that you can see from above, however I didn't capture many pictures from this angle, therefore next time I would like to. 

In this image I have take from the same level as the dragon fly and cropped the front of the image to create the close up effect, making the image look closer than I actually took it. The lighting used is very natural as when I took the images I was on location. I like the bright colours of the dragon fly's body and the contrast between the green and the brown. In this image you can see the detail of the wings and it makes them look like stained glass. 

In this image you can see that I have captured the movement of the wings because of the blurred effect it has created on the right and left hand side. The front of the dragon fly is in focus because it is close to the camera, where as the end part of the body that is further away is out of focus. You can see the patterns on the face because the image is so close. If I was to take this image again I would take it on a different background, for example: White to make the colours stand out more. 

My inspiration behind this shoot came from Collin Hutton's work as I researched his work as he was one of my chosen photographers. I loved the way he was able to show insects in a beautiful way and wanted to do this myself. 

As a result of this shoot I have found that I like the use of the vibrant colour scheme, especially the green colour scheme, therefore in my next shoot I will photograph different types of fruits, including a kiwi as its the same vibrant green colour. From this shoot I have also realised that I prefer studio shoots rather than location shoots as the lighting is a lot better and the pictures generally look more professional. 

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