H.P. - Photoshoot Reflection

Last weekend we completed our photo shoot with Eleanor for the digipak and magazine advertisement. The shoot went as planned and we managed to get all of the images we needed for the print work sections of the project. Here are my favorite pictures from the shoot and the ones that we are most likely to use in our print work:

This image was a better pick in the selection as Eleanor's positioning is exactly as planned and the frame is wide enough to give us a lot of freedom to crop the image. Our intention for this image is to use it for the front panel of the album, so the image must be striking enough to attract attention. The shot is as planned, however significant editing will be required before it becomes our ideal album cover, a procedure which was planned from the outset.

This is another contender for the album cover. This image has the benefits of acting as an alternative to the image previously seen as Eleanor's eyes are open wider and some of her lips can be seen. It also has the benefits of a wider frame than some of the other shots, again allowing plenty of freedom to crop the image to just her lower face as in our plan, or in other ways if we change our minds after trying our initial plan.

Out of the shots featuring Eleanor with the blood and fangs, this was the best. By positioning Eleanor at a slight angle to the camera, the shot looks different enough to the front panel shots to not appear repetitive, while also having a desired commonality of theme with the cover shots. In this shot the blood had only run down her face a little bit, in all the other shots it had run much further. It makes the image much more contained and precise having only run a short distance.

I picked this image out of the other shots of the feather boa on Eleanor's arm because of the wide frame and perfect focal point. The feathers are a lot clearer in this image than in some of the other shots of the feather boa where the focal point was not quite correct. Again the framing is wide enough to allow creative cropping of the image to fit the square dimensions of the digipak panel.

I have chosen this last image as a favorite as the black backdrop being held behind Eleanor was in the right position to avoid any shine from the window. When we first set up this shot we found that the background became distracting to the eye, so we resolved to hold up a black coat behind Eleanor to act as a perfectly black backdrop.