On the final shoot. I got to do exactly what I wanted and that was to shoot on black plexiglass. The only thing I wish I didnt get  was camera problems. I was given a really old camera so I had to learn how to set it up. Then I was having issues with the lighting but that was an easy fix. Then the camera wouldnt focus so I had to use manual. Which was harder because wut looked clear to my eye, was blurry on screen. All in after all the problems I had, I got some of my best shots on the last day. The plexiglass did exactly what I was hoping for and they were my favorite shots. Towards the end I started working with gels and got a beautiful green colored photo. I got the silhouettes I was looking for but not to the extent of what I wanted. My weakness was lighting and trying to figure out the right aperture. I feel that took the most time for me to figure out and costed me most of my shooting time. My strength I honestly can not think of because I felt like I needed help in every aspect except for setting up the objects.  But I can say majority of my best was from the final shoot because I had so much trial and error. So I already knew what I was looking for and didnt have to jump so many hurdles.

The second shoot was ok. I didn’t get different variations like I’d hope for because I was modeling for Peter, Khyriel, and Kelly but the shots I did get were nice and would work for an advertisement. I bought in a shot glass and limes and didnt get to play with them the way I wanted to. Next class I wont be modeling for anyone and I will focus on my work. For the next shoot I’m going to revert back to just the bottle and martini glass and do silhouettes because on the first shoot I started getting nice shots like that but ran out of time. I want to work with plexiglass because I notice that it gives a nice reflection of the glass and the bottle.

Topic: Define what you intend to communicate. What would be the intended use?Is it for an advertising campaign, a public service announcement, an editorial piece, a narrative, a design driven study?

My topic is alcohol, preferably Patron Tequila. The intended use would be to make an advertising campaign using the photos I shoot. I could also make an editorial piece which leans more towards my major in graphic design but I wanted to expand and try something different. But I might still make an editorial version just for fun if need be.

Subject Matter: Literally what will you shoot?

I plan to shoot a bottle of patron and a martini glass filled with water. I will have garnishes such as salt, lime, and a shot glass.

Style: What will it look like? How will you use photographic style to communicate emotion and point of view? Find at least one example and include at least one image with your description.

Since its going to be used for advertising purposes its important for the product label to be seen and legible. Only 3 out of 6 will be well lit. But the other 3 I want it to be darker and look more dynamic.

Lighting: how will you light your project?

My project will be back lit with continuous light.

Props: What will you add to the scene to bring out your intended meaning? What purpose will it serve in your portfolio? Do you want to highlight your conceptual thinking, your design sense, your lighting skills?

I will add props so that its more to play around with than just a bottle. The purpose it will serve is to help give me more advertising rather than publications and product branding. I would like to highlight all three because as a designer who needs stock images to make the ads or graphics, I find it great to say hey I took these photos and understood what type of lighting and angle I was going for. Anyone can find a image on google and take it and make something out of it but to say hey I took this made it from scratch is all the more rewarding and makes me more qualified for future jobs.