Aim.
For my first shoot I wanted to allocate it around the mood of depression. I set out wanting to take images of objects, although half way through taking these images I decided to include a subject. Yet when researching for inspiration lots of the images were of females, so I decided to mix it up a little in choosing a male subject. I thought this was a better way as it shows how everyone can suffer depression- not just one gender. Before going out to shoot, I planned everything which I was going to do- from what route we were going to all, what props I was to take and how my subject was dressed. All these aspects was important as I needed to know what to aspect and how I going to go about my shoot.
This is an original image I shoot. The reason behind this photo was to show the body image side of depression- how even if someone is not, negative thought block their perspective making them believe they are. In my editing, I transferred the majority of my photos into black and white because I thought this was important as it conveyed the stereotypical view that people with depression are negative- no colour.
The reasoning behind this image is because I found these remains of what was a bench and found it symbolising depression. This is because it conveys the connotation of being incomplete- everyone knows a bench has slats in-between them, although as this one does not, it is useless as no one can actually sit on it like it's original purpose, perhaps how some people feel when suffering from depression.
Overall, I really happy with my shoot as I feel it really matches my chosen mood. I also enjoyed taking these photos, looking for inspirations and listing my different ideas. Even though I didn't capture all of my ideas as they weren't as realistic as I had hoped and I couldn't get the props I needed in time, I still believe my final 24 image turned out really well and I am really proud of them. From this shoot I learned how to shape different objects into having a connotation, and positioning my subject into conveying a certain mood is very important- not just the editing. For my next shoot I would like to use a tripod for certain images- when needed- as I believe sometimes it is necessary to portray straight lines in work.
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