Nat Lowden / 

When and where did it happen? 

The shoot took place on Thursday 12th October 2019 with the location being North Holmes Road and Ashford Town Centre

Who was involved and what did other people do?

No-one was involved in the shoot they were just models that I stopped on the street and I ask to get a portrait of them.

What did you do yourself?

I was the photographer which meant that I could get the shots that I was after. This was done with it being done without an assistant.

What was the result of these actions?

The result of these actions allowed a series of Portraits to come out afterwards to be used in creating the book.

What did you feel leading up to the event?  

Leading up to the shoot I felt that I wanted to document people in my spare time, so I took advantage of the breaks in order to shoot them in a certain style. Leading up to the shoot I wanted the subject in the correct style so I can get the message from the subject.  

What did you feel during the event? 

During the shoot, I felt Pleased That I was getting portraits that are relating to the outcome that I wanted to achieve for this project.  

What did you feel after the event? 

After the event, I felt pleased with the quality of shots that I have come away with the subjects being that stronger than the original however I think that I could have improved on it with getting names and ages. 

How do you look back on the situation? 

Looking back on what I have shot at the time of writing this I wish that I had written down their names and age so I could add it together to show what the subjects are all about in relation to the age of them. This is the only drawback of this shoot. This was made clear after talking to the last guy I shot which made want to change it for the future shoots. 

What do you think other people felt during the event? 

Most of the subjects were not bothered with the ones who did not want to be shot I just let them get on with life. 

How do you think others feel about the event now? 

I do not know how people feel about the shoot now because I am not in communication with them. 

What went well during the event or activity? Why was that? 

During the shoot, I felt that the portrait that was being produced where good with the way that I have been shooting them. During the shoot, I felt that the way I have gone around shooting the subjects to make sure that they are the ones telling the story is important. The shoot allowed me to formulate the ideas even more with understanding what age has on people on how they become interesting characters.  

What didn’t go so well? Why was that? 

I think that the way I did not get the information made not be as strong as it could of. The other problem was that some of them were overexposed so I changed it around by moving the subject and pulling it out in Post-production. 

What was your contribution? 

For the shoot I was the photographer, this allowed me to capture portraits of the subjects to allow them to stand out to everyone.

What contribution did other people make? 

No one else contributed other than being a model due to me shooting on my own on location. 

Analysis 

From this shoot, after talking to the guy at the end I have learned to get more information about the subject so I can make sure it can link to the age and name for the project name. From this, I have also learned that it was kind of easy to shoot on your bike.

To what positive experience did the event, situation or activity lead? 

The shoot allowed me to understand more about the elderly people that are in Canterbury and get to learn what they are working with the lives that they live. The idea of this shoot has led me to think out of the box when it comes to cruel and tender in relation to age. This also asking the subject the ages so I can get to know with how the project is going to be around going into the future.

To what negative experience did the event, situation or activity lead?             

The negative problem that I had was that I did not ask people earlier than the last subject there name and address which meant they were not as great as I Would Have hoped.

What will you do differently if the event, situation or activity were to happen again in the future?    

For the next location shoot, I will ask the subjects name and age if they do not wish to give there name and age to me I will just leave it blank.

Action plan 

To develop this shoot I need to make sure that I selected the standout images from this shoot and then build the premises for the next shoot in the coming days.