location inspiration

Here is some imagery which could help to inspire us further on the ideas that we have already thought about:

As I have mentioned below, this is probably not the sort of location that we will be choosing to go for and may well be much suited to a different project in the future, as I love the idea of these images in black and white. I am just not sure if I would want to venture around this setting alone...!

(Below) This is an image of a derelict car from WWII, which is currently in the metal shelters within the adjacent forest to the airfield. I love the aesthetic of crumbling machinery, as I think the beauty of time wearing the old technology away is interesting. A sense of photographing it is almost to preserve its existence, but the physical nature of our world will continue to wear this car away. In terms of the aesthetic we want in our photoshoot, this does not really match, as we have discussed as a group we want to go for a more polished, minimal look to give a strong comparison to our last fashion photography submission and this contrast will also add variety to our personal portfolios. Its just this theme correlates with the idea of abandoned buildings and the military forces deriving from the word 'Education'.

(Below) This is a derelict control tower on the airfield, as you can see the boarded up windows make the building look quite ugly but with the lighting right and taken with the building in the distance with the model in the foreground the image could look very eerie and effective. However, if the model was too close to the building and the background was too close, the structure would just look like an old brick wall in the background which would not be as nearly as effective.

The idea of using an RAF base could be interesting as obviously the 'Forces' or Military stands for education and discipline is a big part of life for those who work within Army, RAF, Navy, etc.

Another idea I have had is using old, abandoned military buildings. For example, only a couple of miles from where I live in Shropshire, there is an old RAF Airfield which was used during WWII and some of the original bunkers still remain (above) as well as metal buildings and sheds with abandoned equipment. This below is a map of where the airfield in located. Granted, if we chose this as a location for our shoot, this would mean getting the group members down to Shropshire as well as a model and a location lighting kit or two, as well as props if we are to use any, plus the outfits and the rest of the styling kit, and also dependant on the weather (which is often touch and go)... which could be interesting!

This setting is very cliched and has been done too many times before to allow for our project to be original, but it can be used as a starting point to be explored upon.

This is an interior image of the mental asylum, Whittingham Hospital, located on the outskirts of Preston, found on the internet by Stephanie. The mental asylum was opened in 1869 and only closed recently in 1995. The errie aesthetic is exagerrated by the holes in the floorboards, the peeling paint, holes in the ceiling and greenery growing from the building's exterior and into the rooms. The long corridors remind the veiwer of the building's purpose and such an idea could be used to give both visual and conceptual perspective, while photographing a model in the foreground.

This is the front entrance to one of the buildings at the asylum site. The location included a railway station in its first few decades of use, as well as a post office and convenience shops. One can imagine the grandeur of this building when it was first opened and unfortunately the metal fencing around the exterior leaves the site truly abandoned until it is developed or knocked down in the future...