I want to display my Photography work somewhere other than my Sketchbook at college, so here is my first ever shoot with my new camera- a Canon 1100D.
I decided to base this shoot on substance abuse, because I'm interested in portraying current issues in a creative way (I sound like a posh twat). I used an urban, alleyway area in Newcastle for my setting, natural lighting, and various props such as alcohol bottles and crushed paracetomol to resemble the drug cocaine.
This is my favourite photo, simply because of the light which creates a sort of halo on my model's head. I really like how the light creates an outline and adds a sparkle to the vodka bottle. This was spontaneous, too!
These are some of the photos, although not the best and in need of editing... I tried different camera angles, such as this high angle shot to the right to show how powerless and defenseless a sufferer of substance abuse is. I like the contrast between the dull, neutral coloured walls and his bright blue and red clothing.
This last photo basically shows an action shot of the drug abuse. I used a close up shot to give us a better view of the action taking place. I used crushed paracetomol to resemble cocaine but didn't seem to do enough research because a cocaine line is usually a lot thinner (not that it matters). I also think I should have moved the stone and focused on the drugs better.
