Evaluation (Beauty queen shoot)

Overall I am really happy with this shoot, I think that I have produced some really interesting portraits.

I think that using a crisp white background was the right decision for these images, I wanted to make them look like portraits that would be taken of beauty queens entering competitions. I feel that I have achieved this within these images although they are constructed.

I feel that my model (Clare Aimee Ryan) was a good choice to use for this photo shoot as she is good at taking direction and after styling had the look of a beauty queen. I styled this shoot myself and sourced dresses from friends. I am really happy with the props that I used and think that they worked well, however i would also have liked to use a bouquet and perhaps a trophy or medal. The decision on make up was made from looking at other beauty queen portraits for inspiration.

I think that these images work well technically and aesthetically and from doing this shoot i have gained ideas to improve on future shoots.

I really like the idea of studio portraits but I would also quite like to do some photographs on location related to this theme.

Beauty queen shoot - outfit 4

These are some of my favorite images from this shoot, i think that the dress works really well on the model and against the background. I am also really pleased with some of the poses used in this outfit. Again i only included some of the best images in this outfit.

I particularly like the close up head shots and the shots where the model is posed on the floor.

Beauty queen shoot - outfit 3

This is the third outfit i chose to shoot, again i tried to vary the poses and use some new ones. I quite like the close up shots inn this outfit just showing the top half of the body, they show a bit more detail of the model. I dont think that this dress is that effective so decided to try another outfit.

Beauty queen shoot - outfit 2

This is the second outfit i shot my model in, i think that the red dress contrasts really well with the white background, i also think that it suits the theme better than the first outfit.

Again i am happy with the poses, i also tried to incorporate something different by asking the model to twirl around so that the dress swung out, i quite like the way it looked although its not traditional to beauty queen portraits. Again i only included a few images that i though worked best in this outfit.

Shoot - outfit one

This is the first set of images i took on the beauty queen shoot, i think that the poses work really well as they are typical beauty queen poses. I am also happy with the props, however im not sure the dress is exactly what i am looking for, for these images.

Technically i am happy with the images and i think that the aesthetics work well. I havnt included all of the images i took, i have just included the ones that work best.

Further research - Miss England

Theses images are screen shots taken from the official Miss England website, they feature images of the contestants and one image shows the profile of one of the contestants.

These images have helped me to get a clearer idea of the type of person that is likely to enter these sorts of competitions, it has also allowed me to see the types of official photographs that are produced for the contestants.

Beauty queens

Another character i am interested in looking at is the beauty queen, they are usually photographed in a sash with a wide smile. They are well presented and very posed, they put on a show for the audience of competitions/pageants and the photographers. I have included some images i came across on google images of beauty queens, i have also included some images of child beauty queens and old beauty competitions, the images are all very posed.

I am really interested in this idea of the beauty queen and i would like to produce some images based around this concept. To link this to constructed scene i would like to exaggerate my images and create an over the top stereotype of the beauty queen.