Experimental Shoot 2

For this shoot I am trying to experiment with different shutter speeds when photographing moving objects. When using slow shutter speeds, the images came out blurred which showed of movement. Using a slow shutter speed can be effective in some aspects of photography to show motion and speed. In the images using a fast shutter speed, there is no motion blur in the image which is effective when wanting to capture a fast moving object when it is moving.

This shoot was also done at night time which was good practise for my final shoot as it will be taking place in the early evening so the natural lighting will not be as bright.

Income/Expenditure

Whether you become a self employed photographer or if you work for a company in the photography industry, there are multiple incomes and payments that you can receive. Taking necessary and luxury items into consideration as well, there are lots of factors to remember.

Income Tax rates and bands

Band	Taxable income	Tax rate
Personal Allowance	Up to £11,000	0%
Basic rate	£11,001 to £43,000	20%
Higher rate	£43,001 to £150,000	40%
Additional rate	over £150,000	45%

As an employee: You pay National Insurance contributions if you earn more than £155 a week. You pay is 12% of your earnings above that limit and up to £827 a week (for 2016-17). The rate drops to 2% of your earnings over £827 a week.

Expenses per year:

• Phone – £360
• Travel (self employed) – £1248
• Food – £1040
• Wi-Fi – £300
• Rent – £5700
• Travel (full-time) – £3120
• National Insurance - £145.60

Self Employed: 

• £300 per day, two days a week, amounts to around £28,800 a year. (4 weeks holiday)

- £600 camera equipment 

- £500 computer equipment 

- £400 editing software

- £1000 studio hire

- £150 personal liability 

- £200 business wifi

- £360 phone bill

- £600 business travel

- £300 accountancy fee

£24,690

- £2740 tax

- £145.60 national insurance

- £5700 rent

-£1040 food

-£100 personal wifi

-£1040 clothing/makeup

-£1200 council tax

- £600 personal travel

£233 p/week spare

• £200 per 5 day week on a four month contract (£16000), which then becomes £350 per day one day a week (£9800) - £25,800

- £600 camera equipment 

- £500 computer equipment 

- £400 editing software

- £1000 studio hire

- £150 personal liability 

- £200 business wifi

- £360 phone bill

- £600 business travel

- £300 accountancy fee

£21,690

- £2160 tax

- £145.60 national insurance

- £5700 rent

-£1040 food

-£100 personal wifi

-£1040 clothing/makeup

-£1200 council tax

- £600 personal travel

£186 p/week spare.

Full Time:

• £12000pa working locally 

- £200 tax

- £145.60 national insurance

- £5700 rent

-£1040 food

-£300 wifi

-£360 phone

-£1040 clothing/makeup

-£1200 council tax

£42 p/week spare.

• £15000 pa working 30min drive

- £800 tax

- £145.60 national insurance

- £5700 rent

- £1040 food

- £300 wifi

- £360 phone

- £1040 clothing/makeup

- £1200 council tax

- £1044 car insurance

- £300 car cost

- £250 car service

- £1920 fuel

£12 p/week spare.

• £18000pa living in Harlow working in London

- £1400 tax

- £145.60 national insurance

- £5700 rent

- £1040 food

- £300 wifi

- £360 phone

- £1040 clothing/makeup

- £1200 council tax

- £4400 season ticket

£46 p/week spare.

Technical Shoot 3

Definition - Fill flash is a photographic technique, typically used on sunny days to brighten dark shadows. It will make the subject brighter depending on the level of flash and the distance from the subject.

For this shoot I did this on location shoot around college, using some of my class mates as models. For most of my images I used a high intensity flash (1/2). I had never experimented with fill flash before this shoot so it has taught me a new skill. I like the effect fill flash has on my models because it brightens them and leaves no shadows. I know that this will be helpful in further shoots and even possibly my final shoot.

These images are taken without fill flash, you can easily tell because there are shadows in the image and the subject of my images are not illuminated.

Technical Shoot 1

Contact Sheets:

Final Images:

The purpose of this shoot was to experiment in the studio with different lightings and gels. To experiment with different lightings I tried moving the light using different kind of studio lightings, such as soft boxes and reflectors. This changed the outcomes of the images, distributing light to different areas of my subject. I also experimented using gels, these gave the subjects of my images a different coloured tint. I experimented with many colours, from blue to red to yellow to purple. I also in some images, put more that one gel over the lighting to make the colour more intense.

This shoot will help me with my final shoot because it has helped me become more confident in the studio if I decide to do a studio shoot. It has also taught me about the different kinds of studio lighting how to use gels and hat effects different set ups have on the final images.

Final 4 Images