35. Photogrpahy project

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Y/N p.o.v
"Okay students I need at least 30, be better if you could take more, photos of your chosen theme for portraits" my geeky teacher announced. My head was already filling with ideas of the different things I could use for this project and how I could take them. The bell rang, "your free to leave" he announced and everyone speeded out of the door, me being the last one out a class steadily made my way outside to catch the bus home.

Once I had gotten in, i hung up my coat and put my piles of books on the counter. "Joe?" I called out to the apartment, no response, must be at a meeting or something. I get my photography folder from the pile and go into the living room to use my laptop which was waiting for me on the dining table. Opening up my laptop I switch it on and go make a cup of tea while I waiting for it to start up.

It was around 5:30pm and I sat on the sofa snuggling into my blanket researching different portrait photography including wedding photographers and less famous ones I knew. I had decided to choose glamour portrait photography as my theme which was basically like what you see on the cover of magazines. I had made a big brainstorm on a black A3 sheet of paper labelling and linking pictures to my chosen theme. As I finished I heard someone walk through the door, "Y/N?" Joe called out to the apartment.

"In here" I called back sticking down my final photo, I heard a shuffle of feet and felt a warn pair of arms hug me from behind the sofa. "What ya doin" Joe asked me in a silly voice and then planted a kiss on my neck. "Photography project" I smiled and turned around to kiss him properly, we had been together for 4 months now and I loved every second spent with him. "Joe?" I asked him, "yes?" he questioned my sudden comment, "Will you be a model for my project" I asked. He took a second to think about it and agreed, I knew he would because he was already comfortable being in front of the camera and he likes to help me with my uni stuff since he never got to go to uni or college.

~ Later that day ~

I finished setting up my studio light and I put up a white backdrop with a wooden stool in front of it. I also had different coloured backdrop rolls and all my camera equipment put to one side so I could pick up what I needed once I was ready. Earlier me and Joe had gone out shopping in London, looking for mainly thrift shops with overly glamorous clothing items as well as more normal everyday wear. I called for Joe who was editing a video downstairs, as I waited for him to finish I took some pictures of the backdrop to check the lighting and making sure everything is good.

Soon enough Joe came up, he had also brought up the speaker so we could listen to our Spotify playlists while we were taking photos. I gave him a navy blue jumper to put on and a pair of vans to wear with the bottom of his black jeans rolled up. I took close ups and full body pictures with the white background and also got him to sit in certain positions on the stool, Next I gave him a white shirt and a enormous multicoloured jacket and some ray bans, I switched the background to a blue roll and put him in a spotlight. Every so often, Joe would catch himself in the mirror and burst out laughing at how ridiculous his outfit looked, it definitely looked better in the camera.

We continued shooting photos with different outfits, laughing and singing along to the playlist. It got some shots of him lying on the window seat which looks out over London, but the first time he tried to lay down he fell straight off because he was too close to the edge. We were both in hysterics for ages, I ended up cry laughing on the floor, however by the time we got it back together the sun was setting over London so in a way it was kind of good that he fell. It turned 8pm so I went downstairs to fetch us some drinks and snacks leaving Joe to look through the Photos I had already taken.

I had 3 more outfits left to do, and was aiming to do it in an hour and a half because it was getting late and I really wanted to cuddle up on the sofa and watch a movie. When I came back up stairs didn't have to say anything because Joe attacked me with a flash of my camera, "bloody hell Joe, I think you blinded me" I say rubbing my eyes then putting the snacks on the table. "Your the model now strut your stuff girl" Joe says continuing to take photos, I play along and do silly poses and face expressions. I eventually get the camera off of him and we finish the shoot, I put everything away while joe ordered us some Chinese food for dinner.

I finally finished and brought my camera and laptop down with me so I could download the images onto my computer to edit tomorrow. I put on Netflix and got out some blankets and brought some popcorn for after we have had Chinese. I heard Joe get off the phone and come into the living room, "How long" I ask him from under the blanket raising an eyebrow, "20 minutes" he replied getting under with me and wrapping his arms around me. "Thats pretty quick, good job i'm staving" I moaned snuggling into Joe who was behind me, then picking out an episode of Sherlock to watch on Netflix.

Chinese food soon arrived and we ate it watching Sherlock, after that I opened up my laptop to download the images. It was a half an hour wait for all of them to transfer so I left it to the side and snuggled into Joe's side while cramming handfuls of popcorn in mine and his mouths. The images had eventually transferred and me and Joe had a quick flick through, I was so happy in how most had turned out some had gotten a bit a glare from the window which wasn't helpful but most were perfect in my eyes. "And who is this gorgeous specimen" Joe said as I flicked onto the photo he had taken on me, "hey who are you calling a specimen" I playfully hit his arm and pouted.

"Ouch" Joe pouted rubbing his arm sarcastically, "you do look beautiful though" he said looking deep into my eyes, I felt my face heat up. "Stap it" I said in a silly accent, Joe just laughed in reply, "are you happy with the shoot" Joe asked me wrapping his arms tightly around my waist making me feel secure. "Yes, more than happy, obviously I've got to edit but they are good" I ramble, "they are great" Joe squeezed. God damn I love him

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