Evaluation - Fill Flash

The fill flash workshop has been a really hard one for me as I have really struggled to get my head around it. I just constantly have the images of Martin Parr in my head and as someone who isn't a fan of his work I find it rather difficult to try and produce something when that’s all I can think about. And by trying to avoid that, it turns out that’s exactly what I was creating.

Real troubles throughout this was that I just didn't know what I was doing and I didn't feel comfortable or even confident with my equipment. We had a demonstration on how to use fill flash correctly but I felt really ill that day and just couldn't take anything in. This was the most costly sick day of my life I feel as it just set me off on a bad foot from the start. I also really struggled to find research that broke away from the images like Martin Parr’s what I was desperately trying to get away from.

Eventually I found what I was looking for after taking my research down a fashion route. I think that this may be the best thing I did as it really give me new focus and ideas of how to handle this project. This is when I began to feel better about things. Fair enough I wouldn't be able to produce anything to the standard of most of the images as I was still lost on how to manage my equipment but it was a good turn in the road for me because at least I knew creatively what I want even if I didn't technically. 

Shooting was a real stress for me till I got to my last shoot and I really got the look and style that I was wanting from this workshop. I felt really happy with the outcomes of this shoot that I decided that was enough as I had an image that I was truly proud of. Editing the image didn't take long at all as I felt that nothing needed to be done to it apart from framing it to send to print.

Overall it’s safe to say that I am really glad that this area of the workshops is over as I really didn't have fun with what I was doing. I found it really challenging in all areas of the project. However I have genuinely surprised myself and I am really more than happy with my final print. It may have been a struggle but I got there in the end.