Photographic Research

During my time a London MCM Expo, I had the opportunity to see an artist that I really like. While I was watching him perform live, I took an array of pictures. I then realised how helpful these pictures could be towards my research, so I decided to compile some of my favourites into contact sheets and use them to aid my final project.

Since I don't own a proper camera of my own, I had to settle for taking pictures from my phone; fortunately, the quality of the majority of them was very good, all things considered. 

As I was working from my phone throughout the time I was taking pictures, I was unable to set the camera settings as well as I would have been able to if I were using a proper camera. However, upon inspection, I found that the majority of the camera settings were similar. The shutter speed was the only thing that changed greatly, while the aperture stayed at the same amount the whole time.

While this outcome wasn't ideal, and I'd have preferred to be able to set the camera settings myself to ensure better photographs, I am quite happy with the quality of my pictures.

These photographs will be very helpful for when I decide to work on my final piece, as I intend for them to be used as references in my designs, as well as my final character design. The movements that I managed to capture will help me to be able to explore how clothing moves as someone moves; getting the flow and creases in the clothing right. 

These photographs also allow me to see how hair of that length tends to move when both on stage and blown by the wind.

I feel that both of these aspects are very important when designing a character, and more so when drawing movements.