PROJECT #9 - Advertising Photography

Water FairyAdvertisement for
Rustic Phoenix Designs

CAMERA SETTINGS
WB: Sunny
APERTURE: f3.8
SHUTTER SPEED: 1/1000
ISO: 400

My husband and I run an Etsy business called Rustic Phoenix Designs. We've been slowly adding more inventory over the past year. These wings are a 4 month needle felting endeavor. I promised my friends daughter Rylee that she would be the "Fairy" model, so I knocked out two birds with one stone. We were at the Orange County Arboretum on Sunday at about 530pm. The sun was lower in the western aspect of the sky. There was some tree cover providing some indirect shade. I was going for an ethereal mood for this picture.

In Photoshop: I used the fill option to take away the wing attachments on the shirt. I also used a layer mask and collaged in some irradescent scales onto her back, and highlighted the scale makeup on her cheek with the same scales. I had done the makeup myself, but in this picture, it was obscured, so I found it simpler to just add the scales in myself. I then blurred the background and added vibrancy to the image. Finally, I placed our logo on the image

Compositional  Elements: I was going for depth in this, along with dominant eye. I was trying to really set a scene.

 FINAL THOUGHTS

 I believe the strongest part of this image is that it showcases the wings perfectly, while also being an eye catching image. I think the weakest part of the image is how the wings were fitting on her, which really has nothing to do with the image, as it does with how big the fitting was on her. As I reflect on this assignment it gave me perspective as to what to do (and not to) for future advertisement images I will be taking for our business.