Beauty Portrait 2

This is the second shoot I have done towards my final pieces, sticking with the original theme but without the text.

Using a light with a red gel on it allowed me to change the colour of the background, this is the first shot of the background, because the model wasn't there to have the light on, so it made the background a lot brighter than with the model there.

I shot the flower again to see what it would look like with a different model and background, but I prefer the original photograph.

I used a fence as a prop, but the bottom can be seen in the frame, as well as the top of the curve. I used it similar to the way I used the flower, simply to split the photograph up a little bit and to give it something more than a simply portrait.

These were the final photographs from the set, I like the composition and the lighting in the photographs, but I think the first one doesn't have enough shadow in it, so I massively prefer the second. As well as that, I don't think the expression on the model's face turned out as I expected when I was photographing, very little detail was picked up by the light, unlike the second photograph which really shows definition on the face.

This is my favourite photograph from the set. I will put this towards my final pieces, including the photograph with the flower. 

Before

After

The final version has a slight amount of contrast added, but compared to the original there's very little difference. 

I like the composition of the frame, the model is centred, whilst the fence is positioned so you can't see the bottom or sides. If I reshot the photographs, I'd probably move the light further away from the model, to make her skin look a little bit paler.

I think it fits in with the earlier photograph because of the style it's shot, and I'll definitely finish the set off for my final pieces. I think the photographs, whilst simple, are turning out great. I think producing more to complete the set would be the best plan of action