As this brief only came about last minuet and the finalising of other briefs took longer than we planned for, we are now shooting the t-shirts on Saturday, which for me feels slightly too close to the deadline. Fortunately by this point all briefs will be done, so we can focus on editing the images and potentially extending a graphic outcome/mock ups of the concept in situ.
An outdoor location would be preferable, relating to a contemporary fashion photography and using the natural surroundings to enhance the image quality. As this is the UK, considering the weather is needed - this allows me to schedule call times and plan travel times in accordance with the least wind and moderate cloud.
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Considering the wind and gust, the later on in the day the better conditions it would be for shooting. Looking at the cloud coverage, 100% means that it could just be a grim day, so shooting about 11:45/12pm would be perfect.
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We considered outsourcing a photographer to do the shoot, however as it is so close to deadlines student photographers we knew were unable. I contacted Harrison France and Amelia Lonsdale and they were also unavailable. I have collaborated a lot with Lucy Jones in the past, although her style is bit too commercial for the art direction of this shoot, so a softer, less contrasted tonality is preferable in photographic style. Fortunately, both Luke and I have photographic experience, so we are confident that we can shoot ourselves and
do the editing with a quick turn around.
I looked on the UK Fossils website and had a look at some of their best spots for fossils as a potential location for the shoot. I narrowed down Northern locations and went on google images to find the most scenic ones. Despite it being a fashion shoot, it would be appropriate contextually to shoot where the fossils are and the activity takes place.
Locations
We need to consider distance (petrol and time) and busyness - places like Whitby could be extremely busy which could disturb the shots/styling, meaning they're ruled out. The model will need to change either in a cafe, so on a busy day that is something else to consider.
Runswick Bay
Runswick Bay in Scarborough is both a dreamy relaxing beach location (on a good day), as well as stoney aspects which would be good to get a mixture of shots.
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| 1hour 40 from Leeds (realistically 2hour commuting time inc parking and Saturday traffic) |
Sand dunes, sand and greenery, multiple locations and not as conventional as a pebbly beach. Looks quite small in the image so could get busy if a sunny day.
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| 2 hours in the car each way. 140 miles (£20 petrol) |
Seepton
A purely pebble beach with raw and organic cliffs - more like the imagery seen in the research of the paleontologists at work; this may give more immediate visual coding and allow a greater understanding for the viewer instantaneously - perhaps more so than a sandy beach location.
Roundhay Park
Looking at locations closer to home to save a 4 hour commute, Roundhay has some cute scenic locations which we could make to look like a fossil hunting hotspot. There also some small secluded sanded areas which we could saturate with pebbles to re-create the location if needs be.
In the last discussion Luke and I had, we were torn between having a female model to break conventions of palaeontology, although the issue would be to not position her as an object of the male gaze in such a male dominated field. By having a male model the conventions would. Having both male and female could also break boundaries, yet again the audience may question the purpose of the shoot.
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