Photography Shoot

I was initially planning on using somebody from the college football team as my model but when he turned up he was wearing his football kit and had no other clothes available, I had to ask somebody from the class to model for me as a last minute thing. The reason I chose the person I did from my class is because they wear clothes that you would find on the website I am choosing to photograph for and they aren't camera shy and are easy to work with so for this reason, I got what I needed from the shoot. However, I am disappointed that I had to find somebody else last minute. I didn't have any outfits for Michael to change into but what he was wearing was suitable and represented the website very well I feel.

 I think these photographs turned out well and are very much like the ones you would find online for Topshop/Topman. I think they could be really useful for catalogue photography, as the background is plain, there is nothing extreme about the photograph, his facial expressions are just neutral and he is wearing casual clothing.

I have chosen a photograph from Topman website to compare between the photographs I took myself and personally, I feel they are very similar which is why I am happy with the outcome, although the photos from the website, you cannot see the models face completely, comparing the stances and facial expression they are almost identical. The photograph on the right with Michael looking slightly off centre, is the exact same pose as the model for Topman is doing and you can see about the same amount of clothing on each one. Although this wasn't planned, I knew what I was trying to achieve with my photographs, showing just part of the clothing but all of Michael's face. I am happy with my results, especially now I have found that photos from the website I am going to be using, are very similar to the photos I have produced myself.