First mini shoot

This was my first mini shoot. I went to the general market in the centre of Leicester. From this experience I found that it was possibly too busy as people didn’t have any time for you, many said you can take photographs of my stall, but not of me! Therefore in the future I will also be attending smaller markets. These three images were the best of the shoot. When I approached the stall holders, I told them a brief description of what I was doing, and what for, along with a quick chat to relax them, whilst not affecting their trading. I didn’t tell them to pose; I wanted to see what their own individual reactions were to the camera, as they might portray their personalities, rather than false poses.

The photo of the man with his veg stall is my favourite out of the three. I gained the bright vibrant colours in the foreground, the proportion of the stall of the overall images is correct. The sign the background helps to add context.

The image of the women I find interesting due to her facial expression, yet I feel it lacks the vibrant colours of that of the previous image. In all of my images I have tried to fill approximately ⅓ – ½ of the frame with the stall itself. Also I have included a variety of signs / notices to add context and interest.

Finally, the gentleman above is a bit to rigid, although I am relatively happy with the overall composition of the image. Again I would say it is lacking the vivid colours I want to produce.