My Plan
For this photo, I wanted to take pictures of pointe shoes to show the hard work and dedication it takes for dance. I am planning on taking these outside, maybe on the street or in the grass. I also wanted to show an injury of some sort on the foot of the dancer to show the pain that dance can bring.
Photo Shoot
I took these pictures near my friend's house outside on a street that had a lot of fallen leaves on it. I wanted to incorporate the leaves in the picture because the colors would go well with the pointe shoes. I got different shots of on the street, and then I noticed a tree that looked really pretty with stones around it. I took some pictures there with my friend standing near it. My friend's house has a white gate in the front yard, and so I had my friend stand on the gate and I took some pictures there.
My Edited Photos
For all of these pictures I made the colors brighter to some extent. I made all the leaves stand out, and I also made the pointe shoes lighter so that the viewer could see them easier. I also did a lot of vignetting because I think it brings out the shadows and edges more.
My Printed Photo
I chose this photo out of my edited photos because I love how the focus is right on the pointe shoes and that there are leaves around the shoes which helps colors pop more. The girl is out on the street, and there are many colors such as orange, yellow, pinks, and deep grays that make everything pop out and clear. The girl is on her pointe shoes, and on one foot she has a scrape which looks painful. There are trees and cars in the background. The street is a deep gray and has a lot of detail and texture in it, while the leaves are scattered everywhere which contrasts with the dark pavement. There are different values and shadows in the edges of the photo, which helps emphasize who the main object is, which are the shoes. Shapes of leaves also show rhythm in the photo since there are many leaves and it gives it a unified feel throughout the photo. When I see this picture, I think of the hard work and dedication it takes to be a dancer. The cut on her foot was from dance, and it shows that behind the beauty there is pain and that dancers have to push the pain away or else they will never progress in the dance world. It shows tenacity and how much dancers have to put into their careers. I really love this picture because the street's dark grays mixed with the yellow leaves and pink pointe shoes look really nice, and I love the position of the dancer and the clarity. I'm really proud of this picture because it's what I have wanted to do for so long, and I finally got the opportunity to take nice pointe shoe pictures.