Final Outcome Development – Vanessa Kortuem Portfolio

For my final outcome for yellow, I wanted to create a portrait. The key inspiration is the 1960s and the visual aesthetic of the hippie era, which has warm yellow tones.

60s garden pictures

In this set of pictures, I wanted to create a warm and hippie-like vibe, similar to the photos from the late 60s. During that time, pictures had a bright and warm look, which I wanted to replicate. Since my project focuses on the colour yellow, my goal was to make the picture brighter overall. The sunlight in the photo below gives a yellowish tint to my model, which was exactly what I was aiming for.

At first, I thought 60s pictures were ugly, but as time went on, my perspective changed, and I started appreciating the beauty of that era’s photography.

To capture these pictures, I used an 18-55 lens on my camera. What I really liked about them is the colour coordination. For example, the yellow top goes well with the flowers in the background, and the flower dress and hairband complement each other with their matching patterns.

When editing these pictures, I used the PE03 filter in the Lightroom app for every single one of them. This filter helped create a warmer and more hippie-like look. Additionally, I adjusted the mid-tones, shadows, and highlights in Lightroom to achieve the final appearance of these images, which has a nice 60s vibe.

What I love about this set of pictures is how the clothes and hairband on the model resemble a hippie style from the late 60s. They give a colourful, bright, and warm effect to the images, which was exactly what I was aiming for. I also appreciate the fact that not only the hairband and dress have flower patterns, but even the shirt and background have connections that work well together.

Overall, I learned valuable skills from this photoshoot. I discovered how to use the Lightroom app to adjust the warmth of my pictures. In the future, I could try different types of photoshoots and experiment with different color tones while still maintaining a well-lit environment.

VSCO App

I chose picture number 7 from the series above because it stood out the most to me. In this picture, you can see all the details of what she’s wearing, especially the cool golden earrings. You can only see the earrings in picture number 7, not the others. I really love how the yellow top shines in this image because my project is all about the color yellow. It makes the shirt really pop! Another awesome thing about this picture is the flowery dress and the background full of flowers. They match perfectly!

To create this series of pictures, I tried out different lighting settings, and I ended up with about five pictures. I named the filter I used right below each picture. I loved all of them because they had different lighting effects and it was hard to choose just one. But in the end, I went with number 4 and used the “light 20” filter.

Number 4 with the “light 20” filter is my favorite because it gives a cool film-like effect. It looks like it was taken with an old camera from the 60s, which is exactly the vibe I’m going for. It fits perfectly with my project’s goal of creating a late 60s picture as my final outcome.

60s women walking down the park

In this series of pictures, I decided to take my model for a walk in the park and try to give the photos an old-fashioned look. That was my goal for the day.

I got inspired by photos of hippies walking in the park from the late 60s taken by other photographers. Since I wanted to focus on that era, I thought it would be cool to take some pictures myself.

You can see the difference between these pictures and the ones I took before. I used a different filter this time, the PE03 filter. I used it in the previous pictures too, but this time I adjusted it to give a vintage look by pulling the highlights toward the colour pink. I think it turned out really pretty, and it relates to my project because it’s all about the 60s look, and my model is wearing a yellow top.

What I really like about this picture is that the path has a similar color to the dress, creating a nice colour connection. There are other cool color connections too, like the green grass and the trees above her. They look great together.

Her clothing is awesome, by the way. It has a nice flower pattern, just like the little fence on her right side. The different colored leaves on the fence match her multi-colour dress.

VSCO App

As you can see in the pictures below, I chose one of the pictures from above to work on and improve. The picture I chose was number 5 because it has this cool vibe like it’s from a late 60s movie. My model is walking naturally on the path, and there are so many interesting color connections going on. For example, the dress with its different colors and the bushes in the background work really well together. The green grass and trees also add to the overall look.

Out of the four pictures below, my favorite filter is the one in picture number 2. It’s called light 6, and it really brings out the yellow color through the lighting. It gives a warm, 60s look which goes well with the yellow top and the yellow eyeshadow. There are also flowers on the tree behind my model that match with her yellow top, and the shirt itself has flowers too. I think it all looks really nice together.

Sunny 60s day

In the pictures below, my whole aim was to give them a vintage look, like they were taken in the 60s. I used different filters, especially the PE03 filter, to achieve this effect.

What I really like about these pictures is the color connections. For example, there are yellow flowers around my model who is wearing a yellow shirt with flowers on it. It all works together and even matches the eyeshadow my model is wearing. It creates a nice harmony.

I also like the green background, which complements the leaves in front of my model. It adds to the overall color connections.

Overall, I think this photo shoot was successful. All the pictures relate to my project on yellow and have a strong 60s hippie look, just like I wanted.

Light Leak VSCO APP

The picture I chose to edit was picture number 2, and I wanted to try out different lighting. I used the VSCO app to help me, and as you can see, I used the filter light 16. It gives the picture a warm, vintage look like something you’d see in the late 60s.

Overall, I’ve enjoyed using the VSCO app. It’s really cool when you want to add something extra to your pictures.

Final Outcome

My goal was to go outside and find a garden where I could take pictures with a hippie style. I wanted my model to look like a hippie from the late 60s, and I think I did a good job. I used makeup to enhance the hippie vibe.

Makeup is powerful because it can completely transform your appearance. In my picture, I wanted to create a new person, starting with an orderly mum and transforming her into a hippie. Makeup not only changes how people look but also how it’s applied can change their overall appearance. In this case, I used yellow eyeshadow on my mom and drew lines to make the makeup more visible and extreme, just like a hippie would wear it.

I also really like the colour connections in this picture. The hanging flowers in the top frame are beautiful and go well with the yellow top. The yellow top also has flowers on it, creating a connection between the background and the top.

Another thing I like about this picture is how it’s edited. I used the VSCO app with the filter light 17, which gives it a light and vintage look that I really appreciate. The hair in the picture is also whiteish, adding to the vintage vibe. It goes well with the pale filter on the frame.

Overall, I believe this is one of the best pictures I’ve ever taken. If I had the chance, I would display it in a gallery because it’s truly a beauty to behold.

The final image will be presented as an A2 framed print

Final Outcome

Evaluating

I started this project about the colour yellow in February when the exam paper came out. First, I made a plan and figured out where I wanted to go with this project focusing on yellow. At first, I was more into street photography than posed portraits. But then during Easter break, I decided to shift my focus and finish up my street photos without posing, and then concentrate more on posed street photography. As I went along, I realized that my final project would probably include some posed portraits.

It took me a while to think about it, and I had these ideas that kept coming up. For example, I thought about wearing a really long yellow dress and going out on the streets with it, or having a huge yellow balloon in the sky. But the more I thought about it and researched yellow-themed photography projects, I came up with the idea of street photography. So I planned out what I was going to do. At first, I just went out on the streets and took pictures of people and yellow things without thinking too much about it.

Then I started looking into photographers who did street photography like me. One artist who stood out was Fred Herzog. He got famous for working with small budgets and making his own blurry pictures. He even made his own films set in different and unfamiliar places. Fred Herzog took a lot of colourful street photos, and since my project was about yellow, it related to his work. So I took pictures of yellow shops, like M&M shops, yellow vehicles like vans, and natural yellow things I found on the streets, like flowers, signs, and street furniture. I also tried out motion blur in some of my pictures, which made them look blurry on purpose. I mostly edited my pictures in Lightroom to make the yellow tones stand out, but I also took inspiration from Fred Herzog to capture unedited moments.

Another photographer I really liked was William Klein. He was born in the U.S. but moved to France and did things in his own unconventional way. He often used wide-angle lenses to capture the whole scene, including the background. I admired how he could show the whole atmosphere of a moment. Inspired by him, I went to London to take similar blurry street scenes. Whenever I saw someone wearing a yellow coat, I took their picture, inspired by Klein’s exploration of colour and motion blur.

The last artist I looked into was Alex Lloris, a photographer known for his amazing landscape and nature photos. He used dramatic lighting and vibrant colours to capture the essence of a place. Inspired by him, I wanted to create pictures that showed the beauty of yellow in my project. I would spend hours in one spot, waiting for people to walk by a yellow background, and I took natural, unposed pictures of them walking the streets of London.

Working on street photography was a successful part of my yellow project. I really enjoyed taking pictures in the streets and capturing real moments of people wearing yellow. It helped me overcome my fear of street photography and develop valuable skills. This part of the project also showed me how I progressed from my initial ideas to the final outcome. It taught me the importance of posing and capturing the right angles for my models. Overall, exploring street photography has been a rewarding experience.

After doing street photography and walking around London, I decided to challenge myself and move on to a different yellow theme within street photography. I chose to focus on posed street photography. I looked at photographers like Rankin, who did crazy studio pictures with lots of makeup and wigs. That gave me the idea to take pictures like him, so I got a yellow wig and yellow eyeshadow to draw on my model’s face.