Sources of information
For the first part of
my photography assignment I had to pick 3 genres of photography to base my
pictures on and research 3 photographers for each genre, I picked Fashion,
Equine and Landscape. For my Equine research I picked David Sinclair, Matthew
Seed and Tim Flach as my 3 photographers. Firstly I researched on David
Sinclair as his work caught my eye as the use of lighting changed the pictures
completely. Matthew Seeds photographs grabbed my attention as they were very
dark with just a little light to show the horse, they are very simple and
elegant and bring out the horse really great. Also Tim Flachs photography is
very simple but with a lot of detail as he also gets the background nice and
soft so that the horses stand out. I chose these photographers as they were all
different to each other and had all produced amazing work. I was given
inspiration by all three photographers but made sure the work I produced was my
own as I want to be different in my photography work just like these
photographers.
Production Process
Before going out and
taking my own equine pictures I taught how to use a SLR, lighting, rule of
thirds and more so I could produce better photos. Also I had to sort out a
post-production file filled with research, mind maps, shooting schedules,
booking fees, recces, risk assessments and health and safety. I also had to
decide on what look I was going for and just like my fashion photography I
decided I wanted the autumn feel to it and wanted it to be all out doors as the
leaves were falling to the floor all crispy and there was a lot of orange and
brown colours about so I decided to do the shoot in the woods near my farm
where I keep my horse as it was convenient for both me and the horse as I could
just lead her around there and take the pictures I wanted to get and was the look
I was looking for. When I went out on the 22nd of November I went with
my horse in the afternoon to shoot and as I have been around this area with my
pony before I already had ideas in my head so this helped as it saved time and I
got the photographs done before it went dark. Once the pictures were taken, the
next day I got in to college and uploaded the pictures to a Mac and then opened
photoshop. I then lighten some of the shots as the trees made the scenery a bit
dark, I then added a warm filter on it to brought out the oranges and browns of
the autumn leaves. My intended audience is anyone interested in horses.
Final Product
