Shoot 2

My intentions for this shoot are to arrange with a tattoo parlours close by to go and shoot some photographs of tattoos in the process. Once it is all arranged I will go in and take some photographs, trying to photograph from as many different distances and angles as possible. I will try to get up close  to show more detail, as well as showing the full scene and also shooting from above and all different angles to give off different effects, shooting both from different distances and angles can help me to see which ones work better and which don't. 

For this shoot as planned I went into a tattoo parlours to shoot some images, I started off by shooting up close to the tattoo gun on the skin as it was in the process of being tattooed, this helped for me to show a lot of detail in this process, after this I started to photograph from a further distance, getting the tattoo artist and the other persons arm within the full frame, which shows a lot of interest because it shows the concentration of the artist as they are in the process of this. As well as beginning to switch distances I also switched angles, some worked better than others. In this shoot I photographed two different tattoo artists each tattooing a different person but both tattooing the arm. Photographing from different angles and distances has helped me to determine which ones work and which don't, as well as collecting a large set of images all using different techniques to add towards my body of work. 

The technique that I feel worked the best is to get up close to the tattoo gun as it is placed onto the skin, this gives off a much better effect because it is showing how the ink is processed onto the skin, which is what I was aiming to show through my images within this project. I think these kind of images show interest because it is always interesting to see how these things work, rather than showing the after effect I am showing the process of it, which can challenge the perspectives a lot by doing this. 

Another technique I used that worked was to photograph from a longer distance that the first technique and still capturing the arm and tattoo gun but also capturing the artist within the frame as he is concentrating, which gives off a good effect by as well as showing the process of the ink to the skin, it is showing the concentration it takes of the artist, and in my opinion makes a good successful photograph whilst still challenging the perspectives of portraiture.

One of the techniques I used that I feel didn't work as well was photographing from behind the artist, although it seemed like it would be an interesting angle, using this technique whilst taking photographs with the first artist was unsuccessful as it does not meet my original intentions, it only shows the back of things, which in a way could be a good way to challenge the perspectives of portraiture, but in this case does not fit in with my intentions. But, when photographing the second artist I tried this technique again the position everything was in allowed this shot to be successful, from that angle everything that I wanted to capture is visible and matches my original intentions to create a set of successful images using this technique.

The last main technique that I used was to get eye level with the arm and photograph from there, so that I am photographing straight on rather than above, which I felt worked the most successful from these different techniques as capturing from this height and distance shows a lot of detail and creates an image showing my intentions of what I wanted to capture within the images. It shows the needle of the tattoo gun going onto the skin and the process of the ink going from the gun and onto the skin, as well as how the artists hands are placed, the position of the customers arm, and the tattoo in the process of being done. Photographing using this technique will help me to produce successful images in what I want to achieve. 

Overall, using techniques that worked and some that may not of I feel I have produced a good amount and quality of images that challenge the perspectives of portraiture by photographing the process of body are, which is a thing many people have. Photographing from different angles and distances has given me the opportunity to show a range of different outcomes and produce different images that give different effects. As well as the other odd image, some that include the equipment, and one that includes an image of the customers other tattoos that includes a very colourful sleeve, which I feel was good that I had the opportunity to photograph this as all the bright colours are very appealing and is a way to highlight interest. Within this shoot I have produced many successful images and have achieved my original intention and feel I am able to develop onto creating an even using some of this work as my final images for this project.