Final Font!

I have been searching on Dafont.com again and have found my two favourite fonts.  They are both 100% free which is great as this means I can download it and use it for my website heading.

The first one is called 'Victorian Parlor' - 

In my previous post, all the fonts were made Italic.  When researching through some bridal and wedding websites, I found this was a common thing.  Therefore I wanted a font that was normal but still pretty.  The capital letters have swirls coming off them whilst the lowercase letters seem strong, thin and upright.

The other font is called 'Odstemplik' - 

Although I mentioned I'd prefer the font not to be Italic, Odestemplik is only slightly slanted.  I really like how all the letters join like calligraphy handwriting, and the title flows.  The flow of the letters could represent the flow of my website.  The thickness of the font is not the same throughout which is different.  The only downside is the capital letters are not much bigger than the lowercase.

At the moment my favourite font is Victorian Parlor.. It is strong and bold which will be eye catching for the viewer.  I think it looks serious and will fit in with the rest of my website.

Adobe Muse

I will be building the website on a software called Adobe Muse.  I have chosen to use this software as it is so easy to use especially for beginners.  It also won't have any adverts such as 'wix.com' at the bottom of the page.

As I will be using the software a lot, I chose to buy and download it onto my personal laptop.  Therefore I will be able to access it at anytime rather than having to go to the library.

I have been to IT sessions to learn how to use the programme properly, I get on with it well especially as yo can build the website from the start.  Now that I am familiar with Muse, I will be starting to do some templates for The WeddingForecaster.

Shopping at Tiger and Test Shoot 1

I went into a shop called tiger which has loads of fun still life objects. I picked up a few things that could fit into The Weddingforecaster. 

As I have noticed a lot of bright colourful themes running through trend forecasting websites. Fun Caribbean culture has been popular throughout so when I saw these decorations I had to pick them up. 

Although the colours are a bit pastel they're still unique compared to the usual pastel pretty pinks. 

I did a test shoot with the hanging decorations, which went ok. I should've asked someone to help by hold the lanterns for me to photograph. I made a holder with some duck tape and a photography clamp. 

As this was a test shoot, I was mainly seeing how the colour of the lanterns came out on camera and how I could play around with the shadows.  I have planned a shoot for the 11/03/16 for the final images of the lanterns.  I have organised for someone to help me so I can do the photography.  Here are the images from the test shoot..

The image above and below are my favourite out of the three in terms of the positioning.  The shadowing behind the lanterns is ok, however in the below image you can see the pole they are having off.  This is something that wouldn't be seen in the final images, as my assistant will be holding the string.  I shot the images in Raw so I could play around with the settings after.  I changed the Vibrance and the Saturation in the second image as brighter colours will be trending next Summer.

The third image is my least favourite and the only thing I like is the positioning.  I still included this image in the blog as it is important to show how I improve my skills from test shots to final images.  Learning from mistakes the first time an refining the quality to achieve strong images.

Moodboard

I have put this moodboard together with some images from WGSN.  They are all images forecasted for Spring Summer 17, which is the same season as The WeddingForecaster.  I noticed a running colour theme of oranges/peaches and different shades and tones of green.  Patterns are also popular for next S/S17 which I will make a different moodboard for.  However, some of those patterns and textures come through with the pastel lace and knitted fluff.

With these colours and patterns in mind, whilst out shopping I kept my eye out for decorations or anything bridal that I could use for my images.  I chose to start shooting still life before I moved onto photoshoots with models as I had quite a few ideas for these already.