Here is the image I selected overall as my final image to display on the finished documentary poster. For me the whole composition of the shot - from the angle it was captured at, to the stance of the model and studio lighting made it appear to be a professional photograph and I was most pleased when I viewed it when the shoot had concluded. The posture of the model gives that 'inferior' feel - as if she feels 'inferior' to her illness which is most dominant at the time. There is an intriguing aspect to the way she stands, how her face is obscured from view could prompt reader interest as in most traditional standard photo shoots the model will face the camera so we can see their facial features, with her being turned away it is slightly unconventional, therefore attracts interest as the viewer may want to see what her face looks like so could potentially view the documentary.
Below are all of the images I did not select for the final project - the reasons why are captioned under each photograph.
This was an attempt to do a 'close up' style shot on the model, she is almost identical in posture and frame to the primary image I chose for the poster, accept we only perceive a head to torso style image rather than full body. A few faults with the photograph included the evidence that this was a studio shoot as indicated by the revealing of the backdrop and studio wall, although this could easily be cropped out on a software programme such as Photoshop I was uneasy to do so as I was worried it may affect the dimensions of the image and could unnecessarily alter the overall quality if I tampered with it. Another point to consider was that there was more of the 'studio' present in the image than the model herself - the lens had been focused more on the backdrop, which is easily identifiable as the model is towards the right hand side of the shot therefore manipulating the rule of thirds principle. Because she is not at the 'centre' of the capture, she is not in direct eye-line of the audience and I felt as if she wouldn't appear 'important' enough if she wasn't centred in the middle of the frame.
Out of all the images that were shot, this was m second choice in alignment to the photograph I did select. The reason I didn't choose this photograph was due to the lack of a full body capture of the model. All other elements are perfect, her posture is excellent and I feel as if she has a distant look to her like she's outcasted from everyone around her because of her illness. It is also evident she has an eating disorder purely by the skeletal appearance of her body frame so I believe this personifies the idea this is a documentary revolving around eating disorders more clearly to the audience as essentially hte image will be the first convention they will notice on the poster and sometimes you can clearly distinguish what a programme will entail by the image that is presented on the poster alongside the title etc. Because of her bodily frame I assume the viewer will identify the topic that will be discussed. FInally none of the studio equipment interfered with the shot in an way so there would be no additional alterations to the quality of the photograph. Unfortunately if this hadn't been a medium close up I would have used it for my final piece.
In some respects this was just a 'test shot' to ensure the camera equipment was working to its full capacity so I was never going to consider using this image in the first place. Obviously it is clearly identifiable that the model is in a studio as evidenced by the very evident backdrop and the lighting technology that is present in the top left hand corner. She is also poised completely wrong as she is just facing the backdrop with no evident posture or emotions making her come across as dead and un-lifelike in a sense - I need the audience to identify with her as a living breathing human rather then appearing to conform to the expectations a mannequin would.
Here is a low angle shot that was captured as a method of experimentation just to see what she would look like at different heights. This was the only image that was took, primarily because I didn't agree with how she was presented on the frame. The whole theme around my auxiliary tasks is to prevent the audience from seeing the face of the model as this gives not only a mysterious and intriguing effect to my production, but the idea that anorexia isolates these individuals from society so in a sense they are not par of realty and so are forgotten from the aspects of the real world, appearing almost like shadows in society, rather then having a part to it. Because the models face can be seen the shot was discontinued immediately, I didn't like the way she was posing either and felt the posture didn't fit with the dramatic look I was intending to create.
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