First photoshoot

I went out with the idea of shooting below the face and motion blurs.

The pictures were taken around Leeds...Here's one of them:

I used the framing style of the DVDs I bought too. I think it worked quite well.

So I shall explain my thinking:

I think my speciality has always been relatively moody, film noir-esque shots, so I decided to play on my strengths.

In the example, there's a typical film noir pose: I dude in a shirt and tie leaning against a gritty wall (We all know film noir is super gritty).

However, in keeping with my theme, I used myself as the model, but also left my face out of it. This adds a layer of uncertainty and interpretation because you can't tell what he's thinking.

The subtle colour change also gives the world captured in the photos a more negative looking outlook.

The framing can also represent the uncertainty within the character.

In addition, I took the picture off centre to keep the focus from being on just the figure, and instead the whole composition of the picture, including the decaying wall in the background.

I'll put some film noiry pictures up to show my inspiration...