Conde Nast Project Shoot Plan – Table top shoot For my table top shoot, I intend to take different kind of photographs of Chanel bracelets or bracelets similar with different backgrounds and lighting to see which one works best. At first I will use a white background and then use black or use wallpaper. On my camera, the ISO will be set to 100; the shutter speed will be set to 1/125th of a second, lastly, I will know what to set the aperture to by using a light metre. The equipment I will use for my table top shoot with is a SLR camera from college as I don’t own one myself. I will bring in bracelets which are similar to Chanel. I will also use a small pop up studio, as I’m only photographing bracelets. I will also use two lights and soft boxes. These are some images that are similar style for what I want to do:

A lighting diagram:

Contact Sheet

Best images

I like this image, however the bracelets overlap each. Even though that is happening you can still see the detail of the bracelet. Furthermore, the bracelets are not in a boring shape and you can see the layers on the rainbow bracelet under the butterfly bracelet.

I like this image as you can still see the detail on the butterflies even though the lid is creating a shadow. The reason for this is that I zoomed in slightly to capture the detail. Furthermore, the image is at an angle instead of straight or horizontal.

The reason why this image has a different background is that I was editing it and I forgot to make a background copy. I like this photo because you can see the

different colours on each little piece of the rainbow bracelet. You can also see the detail quite well on both of the bracelets. Furthermore, even though I should of made a background copy when I edited the background but I think it turned out quite well.

Shoot Evaluation

My original intention was to take photographs of two bracelets on a white background but at different angles and put the bracelets in different positions. To carry out my intention for my table top shoot I will use a pop up studio as I was only photographing bracelets and not a person. Also, I will take a few photos of the same bracelet in the same position to see which one looks the best and then do the same in a different position and then the same with the other bracelet. My ideas didn’t really change throughout my shoot as I had my shoot plan so I knew what I was doing. I don’t like changing my ideas as sometimes I get confused and don’t know what else to do.

The things that I found were successful in my shoot was that I tried different number of angles and put the bracelets in a number of different positions instead of just taking one or two photos of the bracelets at different angles. The things that I could improve on are that I could have taken a photo of the bracelet so you can see the layers of it instead of having a flat photo of a colourful bracelet. Also, I could have used different background, like a piece of wallpaper that is similar colour to the bracelets. I learnt that even if you photograph simple things like bracelets on a plain background, you can still make it look effective.

Shoot plan for second Table top shoot

For my second table top shoot, I intend to do the same with the first shoot but have a black background and place the bracelets in different positions. I will set the ISO to 100, set the shutter speed to 1/125th of a second and lastly, the aperture will be set to whatever the number on the light metre reads. The equipment I will need a small pop up studio, SLR camera from the college, two lights and soft boxes, black card or paper and last but not least my bracelets. These are some images that are similar style for what I want to do:

Lighting diagram:

Contact sheet

Best images

I like this image because you can see the layers of the charms on the bracelet and you can see the different colours that the bracelet has. Also, the charms are inside and outside the circle.

I like this image; however you can’t see all the charms on the bracelet. On the other hand, the pink butterfly in the middle is the clearest and you can see all the detail on it. The pink butterfly in the middle is the clearest and you can see all the detail on it.

I like this image because you can see the layers of the charms. However, you can see all the charms and the detail isn’t easy to see.

Shoot evaluation

My original intention for my second table top was to take photographs of my bracelets but on a black background and in different position. To carry out my intention, I used a pop up studio and put a piece of black card in the studio, so it as a black background. Also, I took about five of the same bracelet in the same position and then changed it and did the same again. My ideas didn’t really change throughout the shoot because I write all my ideas in the shoot plan and then stick to it. The thing that I found successful about the shoot is that I tried to lay the bracelets on the box so it doesn’t look flat and it turned out better than I thought it would. The things that I could improve on are that, I could have tried out different coloured backgrounds instead of a plain one. For example, using wallpaper or coloured paper. I have learnt that if you are photographing bracelets, they are flat, so that best thing to do is hang them off something. An example of this would be a box.