location shoot and evaluation

The location chosen for my Gas mask shoot is in a forest near my home town. I took a wonder down there with my dog to see what it was like before doing my shoot, only to discover that there are these two abandoned huts, only one of them you can fully access and you have to drive down there as they are down a very long dirt track in the middle of nowhere. You can openly access one of the huts they are very odd and really intriguing being abandoned in the middle of nowhere with lots of odd objects surrounding them making them perfect for the shoot creating a odd location in the middle of nowhere almost like a dream where you are lost in a darkened forest. 

I had a lot of anticipation about this shoot as I was photographing it myself with only a camera and a portable flash pack. I wanted it to be dusk when I shoot the looks creating a atmospheric look in the background of the imagery as if these two faceless strangers have met in a weird nightmare.

The first look I shot was with these very gothic cyber goggles. When the goggles were on you could not see the persons eyes and they could not see out of the googles either linking in with this obscured vision connecting to the idea of meeting complete strangers in your dreams with an masked vision. The first look of the shoot went really well I was really please with the poses I placed the models in as well as the styling aspect. I managed to capture images that included the background which really helped to create an atmosphere within the imagery.

By the time it came to shooting the gas masks it had become a lot darker without us even noticing. This became a challenge because it meant I had to use the flash which would cause issues when picking up the mask. As you can see from the images below the flash was a massive issue a long with the lighting becoming very dark. I tried my best but really struggled to capture images I was happy with as an end result I decided this was not working and there was no point carrying on when it was starting to get darker and colder, I decided I would re shoot the images but was disappointed I would not be able to use the location due to defiantly needing the help of a photographer and not being able to get a team there again in short notice. I was happy that I had at least managed to capture some images with the location but was feeling apprehensive slowly falling more behind with a second re shoot.