I have very briefly adjusted most of these images slightly, mainly by lowering the saturation and vibrance, and adjusting the exposure/contrast.
These images are of Arlo having breakfast. He had a cold at the time and had only just woken up, with dried up snot from the night before under his nose and crusty sleep in his eyes (yum).
I wasn't in the right position to captured him using both hands holding the mug, so the viewer can only see one hand, however I think the design on the mug he's drinking out of hints to his age. Also, I think you can tell that he's drinking very slowly and carefully, as to not spill his drink, by the positioning of his hand and how close the mug is to his face.
My favourites from the shoot are the second image and last - I like how the second image shows him eating using his hands, he's shoving toast in his mouth, whilst clearly distracted by something, or in thought, as his eyes suggest. He isn't concentrating on what he's doing (eating), which again suggests his age.
The last image makes me laugh. I love the positioning of the photo - he was looking RIGHT at me (and the camera), so he's face-on. One eye is slightly droopier than the other, showing his tiredness, his mouth is slightly messy and his illness shows by his nose, but what I really like is that it looks as if he's blowing a kiss. I think he was actually talking to me and I just managed to capture his mouth at this position, but this image makes my project seem slightly ironic, as it looks as if he's posing. As i've said before, it was the simple fact that he didn't care about having his photograph taken that inspired me to do my project on my nephew, and I put his carelessness down to his child innocence. But this last photo shows him almost posing, which would suggest he did care and his photo being taken. However, he isn't posing. He's talking to me, probably about wanting to play with the "new train track upstairs" or that he likes peanut butter on toast, a lot. Either way, I really like the photo. I'm not sure if it's the most relevant image for my project, but I'll bare it in mind as I do really like it.
Below are photos from another recent shoot. I was in a bit of an awkward position as I had to navigate myself around a train track without breaking it. However, I shot in day light and this particular room I was in has two windows and is all white, making it an excellent place to take photos in natural light.
I really like all of the photos of Arlo playing with his train track. The first sets the scene and you can see he's "in the moment" as his hand is "in action" - he's naturally playing, you can tell I wasn't forcing him - he's in his own train world. However, that photo doesn't really fit in with my project in that I wanted close-up photos as to sort of hide his identity, therefore relating to child protection and his age. The other train photos achieve this. I prefer the last two that have minimal background space in the photo, as to keep the focus on Arlo. I like how I managed to capture him through his train tunnel. It would have been good if his hand was in view, playing with a train, but then I suppose the view of his face would be obscured - can't have everything! I think I therefore prefer the third train playing photo, I prefer his expression in this one to the fourth one. I like the small area of carpet, I like how close he is to his train set, he wants to be IN his train track, living in his own train world (have you guessed he's obsessed with trains yet?). The photo captures what I wanted to achieve - a close up of him, whilst playing, but also captures his innocence. Although the train track is out of focus, it's still obvious what it is, so I don't think the audience will have issues in figuring out what he's doing.
The last three images are of him "brushing" his teeth (or chewing on his toothbrush). His dad eventually had to help him out and took control of the brush, as seen in the last two images. I'm not sure how I feel about these images. I like the idea of him brushing his teeth (or his dad doing it for him) as a photo to be included in my project, however the images aren't quite as I would like them. I suppose i'd like an amalgamation of the third and fourth images - his mouth open with a clear view of someone else brushing his teeth for him, whilst he's looking away. If I get the chance to, I'll explore this activity again and hopefully get the images I want. If I don't, I think my favourite would be the last image.
My favourites from the shoot are the second image and last - I like how the second image shows him eating using his hands, he's shoving toast in his mouth, whilst clearly distracted by something, or in thought, as his eyes suggest. He isn't concentrating on what he's doing (eating), which again suggests his age.
The last image makes me laugh. I love the positioning of the photo - he was looking RIGHT at me (and the camera), so he's face-on. One eye is slightly droopier than the other, showing his tiredness, his mouth is slightly messy and his illness shows by his nose, but what I really like is that it looks as if he's blowing a kiss. I think he was actually talking to me and I just managed to capture his mouth at this position, but this image makes my project seem slightly ironic, as it looks as if he's posing. As i've said before, it was the simple fact that he didn't care about having his photograph taken that inspired me to do my project on my nephew, and I put his carelessness down to his child innocence. But this last photo shows him almost posing, which would suggest he did care and his photo being taken. However, he isn't posing. He's talking to me, probably about wanting to play with the "new train track upstairs" or that he likes peanut butter on toast, a lot. Either way, I really like the photo. I'm not sure if it's the most relevant image for my project, but I'll bare it in mind as I do really like it.
Below are photos from another recent shoot. I was in a bit of an awkward position as I had to navigate myself around a train track without breaking it. However, I shot in day light and this particular room I was in has two windows and is all white, making it an excellent place to take photos in natural light.
I really like all of the photos of Arlo playing with his train track. The first sets the scene and you can see he's "in the moment" as his hand is "in action" - he's naturally playing, you can tell I wasn't forcing him - he's in his own train world. However, that photo doesn't really fit in with my project in that I wanted close-up photos as to sort of hide his identity, therefore relating to child protection and his age. The other train photos achieve this. I prefer the last two that have minimal background space in the photo, as to keep the focus on Arlo. I like how I managed to capture him through his train tunnel. It would have been good if his hand was in view, playing with a train, but then I suppose the view of his face would be obscured - can't have everything! I think I therefore prefer the third train playing photo, I prefer his expression in this one to the fourth one. I like the small area of carpet, I like how close he is to his train set, he wants to be IN his train track, living in his own train world (have you guessed he's obsessed with trains yet?). The photo captures what I wanted to achieve - a close up of him, whilst playing, but also captures his innocence. Although the train track is out of focus, it's still obvious what it is, so I don't think the audience will have issues in figuring out what he's doing.
The last three images are of him "brushing" his teeth (or chewing on his toothbrush). His dad eventually had to help him out and took control of the brush, as seen in the last two images. I'm not sure how I feel about these images. I like the idea of him brushing his teeth (or his dad doing it for him) as a photo to be included in my project, however the images aren't quite as I would like them. I suppose i'd like an amalgamation of the third and fourth images - his mouth open with a clear view of someone else brushing his teeth for him, whilst he's looking away. If I get the chance to, I'll explore this activity again and hopefully get the images I want. If I don't, I think my favourite would be the last image.
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