Mapplethorpe studio- work diary

Evaluation of session;
When we went into the studio to shoot Mapplethorpe inspired i thought that it was going to be easier than it proved to be. When we were shooting there were often times that if forgot to pay attention to the lighting and the composition, so i has to reshoot it to ensure that my photos were of a similar style to Robert Mapplethorpes.

This photo is a portrait taken in the style of Mapplethorpe. I like this photograph as although there is space to the right of Keir it doesn't look wasted. As well as this i like how bright the ladder is in comparison to the darker background and the dark clothes he is wearing. That said however, i don't think i edited the photo enough as i think the person is too dark so they don't stand out as much as i would have liked.

In the second photo i have chosen, i like how the feather boa contrasts with her black jacket. I also like how although her jacket is black and the background is black, you can still see the texture of it as the ridges in the jacket doesn't catch the light as well as the higher parts of it.
This photo, although part of the Mapplethorpe shoot also has similarities to David Baileys portraits as there is a greater contrast between the person in the photo and the black background.





Progression;
If i were to reshoot Mapplethorpe in the studio, i would do more research and find more interesting portraits that Robert Mapplethorpe had taken to get more inspiration to take more photos. I also ant to take more photos using bigger props as most of the photos i had taken ether didn't use props of they were harpy noticeable.