For this assignment and shoot, I had to experiment the use of 'Location Photography'. For this I had to figure out what style I wanted such as; Rural, Urban, Rundown or parks. I really wanted to create a summery outdoor shoot that wouldn't be too focused on the background location but still made it seem necessary and that it didn't look out of place or silly. The main focus in the image is the guitar as the piece was on 'Quality Taylor Guitars'. The locations that I had picked were subtle and needed to suit the model.
Image 1: This location was taken down the side of an old garage type building in central Burton upon Trent. The location was suitable for photographing and had many other little areas nearby where I have taken other photos such as 'Image 2' and 'Image 3'.
I really liked the style of the location as its a nice neutral area, meaning none of these locations shout out that its a posh or poor area. My main focus in picking a location was that it needed to have an 'Old School' feel to it.
Image 2:
This image was taken not that far from where 'Image 1' was and this is definitely the favourite location so far.
This area had an old concrete stair set leading into a building, the red handrail was scuffed and worn down, this gave an old 90's american vintage feel. I felt that the image needed that kind of characteristic as the makers of 'Taylor Guitars' are both american and are based in California.
It was a good test on trying to get locations that subtly had that feel to them.
I used both rural and urban scenery in my images by picking this nice location to shoot at.
In this image I have clashed both rural and urban scenery together by changing the angle and position I took the photo.
This location was great as I could get a good mix on scenery and it relates to the casual summer clothes that the model is wearing helping the viewer understand the weather type and conditions of the day.
Overall, the location really worked well and contrasted well against the model and the guitar.
