ReShoot with David

I went back in to the studio with David to reshoot with him. I wanted to capture images of him stretching but to make sure the body not symmetrical as in the previous shoot with David. 

Below are a selection of images from the shoot

This image is very similar to the image I captured of Megan's back but I wanted to try with David and push him more. As he is more flexible he was able to bring hims arms more and make them look more surreal than Megans image. The image above is unedited apart from being cropped. I like the image as it looks more surreal. If i was to edit this image I would make the background more dark and edit out the dancers back arm so the shape of the body looks more triangle. 

The image above is the same shape as the previous photograph but instead of the arm on his back being behind it is now in front making the shape of the body look different. I will not use the image above as I prefer the photograph above this image and I am not happy with the shadows formed on his back arm.  

I was trying to avoid symmetrical shapes but myself and David were working together to come up with different shapes as I could not know what he was cabiable of forming so he positioned himself in the shape above and althought it is an symmetrical image I like hoe the arms look longer than they are and how it creates a surreal feel to the image. 

I photographed David's back standing up so wanted to try the same body position but in a different position such as kneeling down. I like the position of the image as it does look surreal so I decided to edit it and make it darker and bring out the highlights to see what effect it creates. 

I like the image above and may use it in my end of year of exhibition. I like the shape of the body and how it forms a triangle with the legs and arms are parrallel to each other. Although he has leotard bottoms on I like how it blends in with the background so the legs don't look attached the body but at the same time the viewer can visualise the body and fill in the black area and form their own shapes. 

I have cleaned the image by making the background black, get rid of hims back and bringing out the highlights in his body. 

We tried several differen't back positions using the arms and another one of my favourites that I'm no to sure whether to use in my final end of year exhibition. I like how his right arm looks longer than his left and the shape his muscles has created. The image below is an edited verison of the above image. I have made the background darker so it is more black and have brought out the highlights in his arms, hand and back and have made the image slightly brighter. 

I wanted to capture different position without capturing David's face, this was so you focused more on his body and the shape then his body. We tried a few different positions and I had focused a bit on hims back so wanted to try alternative body parts so tried to include hims legs. I like the above image as it is different from the previous images I captured but I would of liked it if the leg in the middle of his arms were more straight down as I feel it would have more of a surreal feel to the image. Below I edited it slightly and brought out the highlights and made the background darker but I do not like the shadow across him leg and on the side of his left leg so I do not think I will be using this image in my final end of year exhibition.



Below are contact sheets from the shoot.

Overall, I am happy with some of the images I have captured. I hope with the guidance from my tutors to use one or two of these images in my final end of year exhibition. 

My aim was to capture the beauty of stretching as it is part of dance, you would stretch before performing so you do not hurt yourself and the beauty of stretching and the shapes the body creates a surreal feel but also stereotypically dance is about being perfect and standing out from the others but I was to show the beauty of it that it is hard work and you have to push yourself and it isn't always perfect and there are imperfections but their is still beauty.