PDP Objective 1 - Gaining confidence with fashion photography
I spent quite a lot of time in the studio over the past few weeks. Although for an unrelated project, I was able to successfully take some photographs of myself for my final major project. Doing this enabled me to gain confidence in the studio, even though I was the only person in there, as I felt I was under less pressure and I could do things in my own time. I was also able to experiment with lighting and the projector, the latter of which I had not used before.
I also took a model into the studio to have a go at making myself feel a bit better about people being in the studio with me.
I feel that I met my target by the original date I had set but I do think that I still need to carry on practicing in the studio to maintain my confidence.
PDP Objective 2 - Gain a better knowledge of Photoshop
Over the past couple of weeks I have been taking a lot of photographs that I can edit. I wanted to take a lot of photographs so that I would have something fresh to work with and I think that that way, I would have stayed interested in what I was doing.
This objective overlapped with the objective below as I found myself editing my experiment photography on Photoshop and learning some new skills along the way.
I am now editing photos to a higher standard than I was previously so I feel that my objective has been met but there is definite room for improvement within my work.
PDP Objective 3 - Creating experimental images
I have been really trying to push my boundaries by thinking of new ideas of things to photograph. I have really enjoyed completing this objective as it is something that is a personal interest.
I am extremely happy with the work I have produced for this, so much so that I am exhibiting it in a gallery.
This is an ongoing objective and I will be continuing to work on this over the Christmas holidays as I will be getting new equipment which is going to help me to achieve this goal.
