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Friday, 27 May 2011
Model Hannie Syeda
Model: Hannie Syeda
Make Up Artist: Suchana Miah
Photographer: Sohail Taghavi
Hannie Syeda – Model
Interview – (5th February 2011)
As part of our primary research, we met with a professional model to understand her responsibilities and to ask for advice on selecting the right models for our photography exhibition.
Below are some of the questions and responses that we directed to her.
What is your role in the fashion industry?
- ‘My job role is to model in clothes provided by the artists and stand in front of the camera for the shoot to take place.’
How long is an average shooting?
- ‘The average shooting time is usually about 5 hours and the maximum it has ever reached for me is 7 hours. The shortest shoot i have had was approximately 3 hours.’
When you reach your destination where you have the shoot, what are the procedures that are undertaken before the actual shoot itself?
- ‘I have to go to the place and get my hair and make-up done by the artists, sometimes i have sit-ins and sometimes i am required to bring in my own clothes. After all of that is sorted, the shoot itself takes place.’
How did you get into the career?
- ‘I was always interested in modelling and one day my aunt suggested me to enter an audition. After entering the audition, i was selected for a photo shoot. This was my first photo shoot and i really enjoyed it. I was also explained the terms and conditions and how much i would be paid. Of course depending on the amount and if it was satisfactory for the time, i took the offer.’
As you know we will be holding an audition to select models for our photo shoots, what advice would you give us when choosing the right models?
- ‘There are a lot of qualities that a model needs to have. I would recommend that you choose someone who seems as though they are enthusiastic and they must be camera confident as they will be posing in front of a camera and people. They must also dedicate themselves to their work and allow for artists to work freely on them such as no fuss about hair and make-up. They need to be able to follow instructions and be punctual. These are some of the things that most models need to qualify and they are quite basic.’
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Monday, 23 May 2011
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Research Methods
As part of Primary research, i will interview a professional model who is aged between 16-18 because our volunteer models will be of that age group. The model we have in mind is Hannie Syeda. I will also research on the internet to find out information about different cultures to display under each photograph. I will also do research to find out different types of fashion of different cultures which falls under secondary research. I will also interview a photographer about skills, training which is primary research.
Project Proposal
Learner Name: Shapla Arjan
Learner number:
Centre Name: Central Foundation Girls' School
Centre Number: 10508
Teacher assessor: Luke Williams
Unit: Higher Project
Proposed Project Title: Diversity Fashion in London Title (in the form of question or design brief): How diverse is London's fashion industry?
Objectives: I want to learn how to take photographs effectively and professionally. I want to explore all the possible ways that diversity can be presented through fashion. I then would like to hold an exhibition to present my photographs and show the audience. From the exhibition, I can find out if people have recognized the purpose of the photographs.
Responsibilities: I am responsible for group work and both me and my partner have different roles and responsibilities so that our project can run fairly. My responsibility is to:
* design the storyboard and costume design.
* plan the action e.g. production schedule, call sheet etc.
* plan and run the audition and make the posters for the audition.
* promote the exhibition event by creating an invitation event planner on a known social network website that is common for most of our target audience which is Facebook.
* photographer
* make-up artist
Reasons for choosing the project: Personal interest. The main reason for choosing this project is because I've always enjoyed designing costumes and make-up. I have always done it in my spare time but not professionally and showcased my work. However this project allows me to use volunteer models and showcase what i have done. It also helps me develop my photography, artistic and promotional skills. It also enables me to learn about various different cultures as I would have to research on different cultures and their fashion.
Learner number:
Centre Name: Central Foundation Girls' School
Centre Number: 10508
Teacher assessor: Luke Williams
Unit: Higher Project
Proposed Project Title: Diversity Fashion in London Title (in the form of question or design brief): How diverse is London's fashion industry?
Objectives: I want to learn how to take photographs effectively and professionally. I want to explore all the possible ways that diversity can be presented through fashion. I then would like to hold an exhibition to present my photographs and show the audience. From the exhibition, I can find out if people have recognized the purpose of the photographs.
Responsibilities: I am responsible for group work and both me and my partner have different roles and responsibilities so that our project can run fairly. My responsibility is to:
* design the storyboard and costume design.
* plan the action e.g. production schedule, call sheet etc.
* plan and run the audition and make the posters for the audition.
* promote the exhibition event by creating an invitation event planner on a known social network website that is common for most of our target audience which is Facebook.
* photographer
* make-up artist
Reasons for choosing the project: Personal interest. The main reason for choosing this project is because I've always enjoyed designing costumes and make-up. I have always done it in my spare time but not professionally and showcased my work. However this project allows me to use volunteer models and showcase what i have done. It also helps me develop my photography, artistic and promotional skills. It also enables me to learn about various different cultures as I would have to research on different cultures and their fashion.
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Health & Safety
During the auditions, the room where the audition will be held the room might have props lying around so one of the health and safety issues would be to ensure that the place is tidy to avoid injuries. When we go out in the street to take the photographs, we have to be careful whilst taking the photographs in case of road accidents. We have to also get permission from the people participating and taking the photographs and their parents as they would be under 16.
Monday, 28 February 2011
History of Photography
Photography was derived from the Greek words photos, which means light, and graphein, which means to draw. Photography is a method of recording images by the action of light, or related radiation, on a sensitive material.
In 1826, the French inventor, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, created the Permanent Image using the camera obscura. The image was of the countryside at his Le Gras estate in France, which was burnt onto a chemical coated pewter plate. Niépce named his technique ‘heliography’ meaning ‘sun drawing’. The image is still visible on the plate today but the black and white exposure takes eight hours and fades significantly.
In early 1839, French painter and chemist Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre took the first photo of a person. The long exposure time meant that moving objects like pedestrians and carriages didn’t appear in the photo but an indentified man who stops for a shoeshine remains as the first ever person to be photographed.
In 1847, early photography pioneer Thomas Easterly captured the first photograph of lightning.
In 1847, during the Mexican-American War, Charles J. Betts offered to photograph the ‘dead and wounded’. The first official war photos are of the Crimean War from 1855 to 1856.
Felix Tournachon, better known by the name Nadar, combined his interests— aeronautics, journalism, and photography— and became the first to capture an aerial photograph in a tethered balloon over Paris in 1858. This was the first Bird’s-eye view photograph.
In 1861, Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell took the first colour photograph. He did this by overlaying three black and white images each passed through three filters-red, green and blue-onto a single screen.
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Journal Entries
Week One
Decide on project and make objectives
I paired up with Moushomi Hanif and we discussed our ideas for a project. I wanted to do a fashion show and Moushomi wanted to do photography so we combined both of our ideas together. Our objective was to show diversity in London by dressing each model in clothing from different cultures and photographing them in different locations in London.
Week Two
Plan the project
First of all, my partner and I need to research on different cultures and clothing from that culture. We decided on doing Chinese, Indian, French, Arabian and African. We also need to observe different make-up styles that match each culture. Our next step is to find models. To do this, we would make posters so people can volunteer and then they can audition and tell us a little about why they are interested in being involved in our project and also see how much they understand about culture. After we find our volunteer models, we will need to select different venues in London where we could take the photographs but we have to choose venues that represent London. After we get the pictures, we will organize an exhibition to exhibit the photographs and get feedback. For people to attend the exhibition, we will need to promote it using posters and tickets and other promotion techniques. This is our plan so far for our project but we are still developing ideas as we go along.
Week Three
Strength and weaknesses
Both my partner and I have good organizing skills and this will be helpful because we will be organized which means we would meet project deadlines and it will be successful. My partner understands how a camera works and this will be an advantage because we can start photographing straight away rather than getting someone to teach us first. It saves us a lot more time. Also we're both quite good at our make-up skills as well as choosing costumes.
Week Four
Equipment and budget
Decide on project and make objectives
I paired up with Moushomi Hanif and we discussed our ideas for a project. I wanted to do a fashion show and Moushomi wanted to do photography so we combined both of our ideas together. Our objective was to show diversity in London by dressing each model in clothing from different cultures and photographing them in different locations in London.
Week Two
Plan the project
First of all, my partner and I need to research on different cultures and clothing from that culture. We decided on doing Chinese, Indian, French, Arabian and African. We also need to observe different make-up styles that match each culture. Our next step is to find models. To do this, we would make posters so people can volunteer and then they can audition and tell us a little about why they are interested in being involved in our project and also see how much they understand about culture. After we find our volunteer models, we will need to select different venues in London where we could take the photographs but we have to choose venues that represent London. After we get the pictures, we will organize an exhibition to exhibit the photographs and get feedback. For people to attend the exhibition, we will need to promote it using posters and tickets and other promotion techniques. This is our plan so far for our project but we are still developing ideas as we go along.
Week Three
Strength and weaknesses
Both my partner and I have good organizing skills and this will be helpful because we will be organized which means we would meet project deadlines and it will be successful. My partner understands how a camera works and this will be an advantage because we can start photographing straight away rather than getting someone to teach us first. It saves us a lot more time. Also we're both quite good at our make-up skills as well as choosing costumes.
Week Four
Equipment and budget
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