I found it quite stressful to be honest. It's hard to find a suitable location when you already have an idea of the image you want to create, especially considering I had not visited the area before. Involved a hell of a lot of walking, and not much image taking.
That said, I did manage to spot a couple of places.
Firstly this place, which I need to ring up to try and get access:
Returned later in the evening, to see what kind of lights are available around the time I will shoot:
Also looked briefly at a tennis court, as the type of fencing could be represented as a prison. When shooting at night-time, most of the background 'distraction' would be blackened out:
Reminded me of an old shot for a first year project, so dug that out too:
I also took a trip to Holloway Women's Prison. One thing that struck me was that the building gave very little visual reference that it was actually a prison - mainly consisted of very high, bland-looking walls. Therefore it wouldn't be a very suitable location to shoot. Clicking the link will also show this, as the place looks like a fucking holiday resort on the inside.
The main reason I went though, was to enquire about borrowing a prison uniform, to give my shoot a little added authenticity. There were 2 officers there, 1 had to leave the room from laughing at me, but the other kindly gave me an address, so I could send a request to the governor.
Well that was my day. Legs are aching now...
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oh thanks god. my face was coverd by shadow! lol
hey how was the prison?? i even told my bf that i was worried about you! well doesnt seem to be so bad though. looks friendly place. lol
haha yes. thanks for being my test subject.
prison was oki, but like i put above, 1 of them laughed at me!
the pictures aren't of the prison, but good that you think that, cos it's the place i will *hopefully* be shooting.
hows your project going dude?
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