Krumping Shoot Inspiration

For my next shoot I have chosen to focus on the dance style of 'Krumping'. This style is a form of street dance however it has a much more aggressive and expressive nature to the movements. It has popularised in the USA and has begun to increase popularity around the world through a form of street dance. Krumping uses extreme free, expressive, highly energetic and exaggerated movements involving arms, head, legs, chest and feet. 

Youths who started the style of dance Krumping say they see the dance as a way for them to escape gang life and to ''release anger, aggression and frustration positively, in a non-violent way'. 

Here is a clip from a film called 'Stomp the yard' created in 2007 starring Chris Brown 

This video gives an idea about the style of krumping and the aggression the dancers display whilst doing the dance movements. 

For the hair and make up designs for this shoot I have collected some images which portray my ideas: 

The make up I would like to create will be quite dirty and glossy looking. Using black and grey eye shadows for smokey eyes with an added MAC gloss over the top to get a wet look effect. I would like to try messy, back combed hair to compliment the grime theme of krumping. 

Styling will be key for this shoot so I will have to shop around for styling ideas and perhaps stick to a colour theme of black and white and grey. These colours can perhaps suggest the mood of the dance, the aggression and darkness.

Ballet Shoot Images

Here are some images from my Ballet themed shoot:

This look has been developed due to my research and knowledge on the dance style Ballet. 

I wanted the soft pinks and blues to compliment the pale and fair tones of my models skin and hair. 

The shading makes the face highlighted and colourful, yet soft and angelic in keeping with the Ballet theme style. 

IN the last two images I have tried to capture some movement within the picture much like my Salsa and Disco picture to develop the link to all my images. I think this can be enhanced by small use of post production to enable me to portray this effect to a high standard. 

These images have not been edited yet so edits from this theme are to come!! 

Ballet originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century. Ballet later developed into a dance performed in concerts in Russia and France. This dance style has since been well known world wide and specifically known for its technical style and development of  its own vocabulary. It has been said that Ballet has global influence and has defined the techniques and foundation used in a number of other dance genres.

Variations of Ballet have been introduced and have evolved since the Italian Renaissance. Contemporary and Neoclassical ballet have emerged also. However Romantic Ballet (Ballet Blanc) is the most classical style that is performed around the world. This style of ballet focuses on female dancers and their 'pointe' work. 

The precise and flowing movements in ballet is what I would like to portray in my make up look by blending and creating strong features, perhaps brushed up white coloured eye brows and lashes. 

Here is a video based on 'Ballerina' which shows a number of dancers performing and behind stage. Their movement, body language and style is mesmerizing. This has make me think a lot about how I need to develop my make-up and hair design for this themed shoot.  

I have produced a mood board with a mock up of ideas for make up and hair designs I think would work for my photo shoot. 

I like the idea of using a colour pallet of soft pinks and blues. I would like to modernise the make up look with maybe white/cream eye brows and eye lashes to match the hair of the model who I would like to be very fair colour hair if not almost white. Strong blending with a touch of shimmer on the cheek bones, temple, chin and neck I think will highlight main features of the face. 

Wish me luck with putting this shoot into action! 

Ballet Shoot Inspiration

For my next shoot I am planning to portray the theme of Ballet. I have researched into art and illustration on ballet and here are a couple of pieces by the artist Sera M . 

These pieces have inspired me for my photo-shoot as I find the colour blending a really interesting technique that I could interpret into my make up with the soft strokes and shading which can relate to the soft movements of ballet itself. 

The use of colour in this image has given me some ideas about how I can create a soft looking make-up look which still has a strong use of colour to enhance the models features and make the look stand out.  

Experimenting with Salsa Shoot

I have developed some research into different make-up artists and one in particular called Caroline Saulnier has caught my attention in some of her work. She has a published book that she has collaborated with photographer Rankin. Here is one of the images I was fond of in the book:

This style of photo is very striking, the use of colour has been used carefully to enhance the bold lip designs on the eye lids and on the actual lip. I thought this idea is an effective surrealist take on makeup and through post production, my photographer Rae Finn created an edit from the 'Salsa Shoot' manipulated in a similar way. 

This shot has similar vibrant and bold colour on the features of the face. It adds depth to the image and explores surrealistic presentation. This may not be included in my final printed book but I have found it is good to experiment and research other make up artists and art movements. This allows for more brain storming and collecting new ideas for shoots. 

Salsa Shoot

It has been a few days since I have last posted about my progression within my FMP. 

I have arranged and carried out a few shoots which I am excited about and have set myself a target of doing two photo-shoots a week to enable me to gather a good amount of pictures to choose from to crop, edit and  publish in my final printed book. 

Following from my ideas from the previous posts about the 'Salsa' inspired shoot here are a few of my images: 

I chose to focus on the colour orange for this shoot in particular as I think orange signifies the mood of salsa dancing and give the vibrancy needed to portray my theme. 

Here are a few edits from the shoot that I am very fond of: 

With these images the aim was to give the effect of movement within the photographs as the theme of my book is dance styles. To get this effect I had a chat with my photographer Rae Finn, she discovered if you change the shutter speed to a lower number, when you take the photo and move the camera slightly it can result in a blurred effect which can then be enhanced by a small amount of post production. 

Here are my favourite shots so far: 

Further inspiration for Salsa Shoot

This post will display make-up and hair styling research that is inspiring me to draw up my final look for a Salsa shoot: 

I think the bold eye shading and the glossy lip looks extremely effective in this picture and creates a very sleek beautiful look. 

It inspires me with my own work as I would like to involve colour shading on the eye lid and also around the eye and temple. The mixture of colours on the eye does give a depth to the make-up which I think will stand out on final images. 

With my theme being salsa and decision to create a look with the focus colour being orange these pictures have really helped me see how you can play around with colour and also mix it with darker colours without taking away from the vibrancy to the overall image. A smokey eye looks great to define the eyes and set a focus point to the model for a beauty look. 

For my salsa shoot I plan to book a model who has an afro texture to their hair in order to create a wacky hair style in keeping with the theme of vibrant salsa dancing! 

Here is a picture that has inspired me for the shoot. This hair do can be easily achieved and effectively captured on camera to add another dimension to the look. 

Another aspect of the look to think about is the nails and how important it is to colour co-ordinate when necessary. For my shoot to develop well and be photographed successfully I need to think of all these areas to create a clean finalised look.  

Here is another picture that caught my eye as I think the contouring idea will be good to incorporate in my own pictures to enhance my models features and brighten the face in a high fashion way. 

I will also experiment by adding shimmer to this look as I think that extra sheen will really compliment the orange, bronze and gold colours I plan to use!