Ugh this is my backyard.
It was an overcast day, the sunshine was going everywhere as the clouds diffused it.
Objective:
"Find a friend, partner or even random stranger who is happy to be photographed."
Such a hard objective. Noone is ever happy to have their photo taken by me in the world of Kimberley. My subject looks just as bothered as I am right now.
This is my flatmate Miss A
I got her to sit in a place where the sun was off to the side. It was an overcast day, and the clouds made the lighting soft, rather than hard, so in my head the weather helped out a bit in regards to "controlling the light".
This was my intended "Flattering"
This was my intended "Grotesque"
Does anyone else think the grotesque one looks better than the flattering one?
I was going for the whole "taken a photo from below = not a nice photo" thing. But in this it's giving her some sort of power, as a lot of low angles do. The "Flattering" one makes her look small and weak, while the "Grotesque" one makes her look strong and powerful.
So after being in a grump taking grumpy photos I grumpily found not grumpy Leaf and took grumpy photos of Leaf, and yes I am going to show you some because grump grump grump
MEOW I AM A CAT
LOOK AT MY NOSE
I CAN HEAR FOOD
Hi Kimberly, thanks for this. Ha – yes, you were very lucky with regards to the weather providing lovely diffused light for you! I believe that you could have gone even more extreme in shooting a less-than-flattering photo of your subject. Remember – a wide lens shot at close proximity tends to create a grotesque effect on almost every human being under the sun! (Also, you could have repositioned your subject in relation to the sun in order to accentuate facial lines and shadows etc.) However, I am glad that you noticed the effects of shooting above/below the subject's eye-lines on their perceived status. It is way more important that you discover this for yourself than me merely waffling on about it in class! :-)
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