Macro Work Diary

In this shoot for macro I took the series of images in the studio with a black backdrop, this was to add depth of field and add all focus on the subject and the contrast between skin tone and the darkness of the backdrop. I used a macro lens, a tripod, the studio lights and a light meter; to set my camera settings. 

In this shot I decided to focus on the main features of her face being lips, nose and part of her eyes. Her skin tone is the best thing captured in the image, also her lips and teeth, they all contrast well, the shot is very clear and the macro is amplified by the dark background. I instructed her to have a deadpan expression on her face, I think this is very effective as it gives the shot a very neutral, art pose. I think that the top frame part of the image is a little too dark, I like the way a shadow is cast on the right side of her face, however I think the top part of the shot could be a little lighter to draw attention to her eyes. Also I wish I highlighted more attention on her nose as the change in tone because of her freckles would've been an interesting contrast within the shot. 

This is my favorite of the two as I love the depth of field, the way the backdrop is out of focus and so is the subjects ear and parts of her face, the part of the shot which id in focus is the subject's glasses, the skin underneath and her eyes, this gives a really cool effect as ones attention is automatically drawn to this part of the image as it is totally in focus, the color and clarity of her glasses are very strong and attention catching. There is a lot of unused space i.e. the black backdrop, however I like this as it draws more attention on to the subject instead and adds greater depth of field and contrast.

                                                                        Progression- 

In the future I'd like to continue using macro, I'm not sure how much of a role it would play n my own personal shoot, as I am using documentary style photography, but maybe within portraiture, macro may be something that could help me explore British culture, I won't be shooting macro in the study within my project but It can still be used outside rather than a controlled environment.