Victorian Window Lit Portrait - Project Evaluation
1) What was the project theme and what did you think of it?
The theme of this project was “victorian window lit portraits”. We explored victorian photographs where the photographers used window light as their only light source in photographs. I really liked this project as it was really fun to do, it was also a good challenge creatively trying to find victorian clothing and use window light as our only light source.
2) What part of the project did you enjoy the most/found the most interesting?
I found shooting the image the most interesting as it was interesting to figure out how to position the model to get the same lighting as my inspiration image. I also enjoyed trying to style my model in order to get her to look similar to a women in the victorian era.
3) What new techniques have you experienced?
I learned how to produce a well lit image using only window light, as well as including a reflector in a shoot.
4) What technique would you like to develop further?
I would like to develop my optimisation skills further, as the technique was different from what I was used to as we were exploring adding textures to our image to make it look more victorian.
5) What photographers did you research throughout the project?
During this project I never really looked at photographers, I more focused my research on the techniques and equipment that photographers used back in this era. This was to give me a better idea of how to replicate the images.
6) How have they influenced your photographs?
Researching this gave me a better understanding of what my final image had to look like.
7) What technique did you enjoy the most?
I found it interesting that I was able to produce images that were similarly lit to my studio portraits, however doing so with just the available window light.
8) What do you feel is the most successful part of your project and why?
I feel this whole project was successful as I am really happy with my final image and feel I successfully replicated an old victorian portrait, which also meets the requirements of the brief.
9) Did you encounter any problems in your project?
I did not encounter any problems in the duration of this project.
10) What habits of mind did you use throughout this project?
Imaginative - Playing with possibilities. Stying the model, etc. until I was happy that she looked the part.
Inquisitive - Exploring and investigating. To produce even lighting I had to continuously explore and try out different positioning of both the model and reflector.
11) What would you do differently given the chance to complete the project again?
I wouldn't really do anything differently, except experiment more with the styling of the model and even try styling and shooting a male model.
12) Discuss any technical issues with your final images?
I don't think my final image has any technical issues.
13) If you were asked to do a project using this technique what would you do? What new ideas do you have?
I feel if I were to do this project again I would try to shoot different photographs, like using a different and more difficult to recreate inspiration image. I would also like to try this project with a male model as I am used to just shooting female models, so feel like this would be really interesting to try.