Author Archives: Lisa Castle

Following the feedback from my Interim exhibition it was discussed that my work was definitely taking a step towards what I was aiming for however I still need to show what target audience I am appealing to through my work and stick to that specific audience. In terms of quality of work and lighting etcContinue reading “Brand inspiration, Theme and Target audience”

The last Interim exhibition took place at the Queensgate market. I selected a hand full of images to showcase a range of work for my portfolio. I chose to showcase some product shots, standard portraits and then the main photographs of Fashion and Editorial.

For this shoot I chose an open location with a minimal and quiet location and took a model to shoot fashion and editorial. I was lucky with the weather for this shoot as it was a lovely sunny day. My aim for this shoot was to achieve the relaxed, “less posey” look often seen inContinue reading “Test shoot of new location with Katie”

My intentions for this shoot were to strip back the surroundings and background of the photograph and focusing purely on the model and clothing however i wanted to try and make it fun and adventurous. For this shoot i hired out the Elinchrom Quadra kit – 8 lighting and set it up in the buildingContinue reading “Photoshoot with Jodine”

Following my portfolio review with Sophie Traynor I decided to test outs the tips I had been given. I used this as a test shoot to explore the information I had recently gained. I chose to use a family member as a model, as to not waste a models time with just testing and experimenting.Continue reading “Location with Ellie”

I had the privilege to have a portfolio review with the lovely Sophie Traynor. I presented Sophie with some of my chosen portfolio images to discuss together. Sophie was extremely helpful in building my confidence back up having recently lost all confidence in my work and hit a brick wall, producing work at a veryContinue reading “Portfolio Review’s with Sophie Traynor and Karina Lax”

Following Sophie Traynor’s wonderful workshop I decided to practice my newly informed skills, techniques and tips. I booked a studio slot and the lovely model Nikita and got to work. I chose to do some basic head and shoulders shots to test the lighting tips Sophie had given us, One I had got the lightingContinue reading “Studio with Nikita”

Today’s work shop was with the lovely Sophie Traynor. She discussed with us the process she goes through when shooting with models in the studio and then the retouching process she goes through afterwards. Sophie began by explaining how she always has her camera set to 1/125 F8 and ISO 100 and begins with oneContinue reading “Workshop with Sophie Traynor”

Today I had booked to work in the studio which I haven’t done for a long time. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a model to work with. However, I didn’t want to waste my chance to practice in the studio or waste my booking slot so I took is as an opportunity to have a goContinue reading “Still Life Fashion”

Today’s Peer Review session was with Richard Mulhearn.