CATCHING UP ON BLOG POSTS

I've been really busy shooting my major project final images recently, that I've not had much time to blog on here.

I currently have a large piece of paper titled "blog entries todo", which keeps getting longer and longer, so I thought it was about time I ticked a few off the list.

My last blog entry was a rather negative one, as I had just lost my stylist with only a few days until I was due to shoot my first batch of final images.

From studying in first and second year, I realised that an aspect of my work that really suffered was time-keeping - I find it hard to motivate myself to work until time forces me to do so. Due to the importance of third year I really tried to correct this and prepare everything earlier on.

I therefore met the stylist in December, and emailed on and off for 3 months to arrange the shoot. This preparation made it all the more infuriating when the son-of-a-bitch cancelled on me two weeks before shoot time.

Don't actually think the punk had even begun to arrange clothing for me - never emailed with any confirmations nor any interest in meeting up again to view the clothing.

So anyway, after sending over 40 emails to london-based stylists I managed to find 1 within 5 days of my shoot.

Happy in the end, as both my stylist and hair/mua have been a great team.

As of today, I am 14 images done, with only 1 more to shoot.

By this time tomorrow I will have shot them all.

Then a hell of a lot of editing ahead of that.

I'll start uploading some of them to this blog, as I'm working on them.

How is everyone else getting on? It seems the uni blogging has slowed down quite a lot, and I'm really interested in seeing other people's tests/finals.

NOT A HAPPY CHAPPY

Been getting all testing out the way before my final shoots begin on saturday 10th.

Very stressed at the moment.

Spent the last couple of days in Manchester testing out lighting for the first couple of shots in my storyboard.

Trying to organise locations for the first shooting day is bad enough, and now it seems I don't have a stylist any more...

If anyone knows someone who would be willing to work with me on short notice please, please let me know.

Here's a couple of tests (with lighting) of the phonebooth and the hotel blinds shots.

FREE ISABELI - BOB WOLFENSON

Here's another fashion editorial of a prison-like environment, this time photographed by Bob Wolfenson.

I couldn't be bothered to upload each image, so click the link below to visit the website:

http://www.fashionising.com/pictures/s--Isabeli-Fontana-Vogue-Brasil-February-2010-5150-1.html

After doing my whole dissertation based around how police uniforms are used in fashion, I'm beginning to get sick of the same old "police restraining model" shit - completely overdone, and I'm glad that I decided against including police in my major project.

That said, the editorial is still good as research. It amazes me how much "prison-like" fashion shoots are out there, once you set your mind on looking for them.

TEST IN LE TOUQUET TOMORROW (?)

It seems that tomorrow could be the day I finally get to do a test on the aeroplane and in Le Touquet.

Checked weather with pilot today and it seems all clear.

He (kindly) informed me that the plane we would be flying has the registration plate "G-BYES".



I decided to do a youtube search to check what the planes cockpit looks like, for photographing. They (kindly) offered me other search terms...



All this, on top of the fact it's the 13th tomorrow has officially made me shit my pants!

Also, due to all the problems with lcf camera rental (lack of priority), I don't have the canon 5D MKII to test it all with.

Stressed about the camera.
Stressed about fl(d)ying.
Stressed about time.
Stressed about disser-fucking-tation.

Life's good! ;)

LEVI'S ADVERT

Good reference for both my dissertation and fmp:

THE WOLFMAN DVD COVER

Good lighting reference on the forest part of this dvd cover.

STILL NOT ABLE TO FLY

This is the reason I have still not done a test in Le Touquet:



Probably makes as much sense to you as it does to me, but basically the good old english weather is providing too much low cloud and fog for the flight.

Going to try book the plane again for next weekend, so I will have progress to show in my tutorial.

Meeting with stylist tomorrow too (last week was cancelled). So once this is done I can get underway with my final shots.

Does anyone else think the deadlines have closed in ridiculously fast?!