Proposition......

        My intention was to use light to explore forms in different ways, to encourage the viewer to reconsider a number of mundane, ordinary, everyday objects and to highlight different ways of perceiving the form. I had a particular interest in emphasising the surface texture and pattern of forms, abstracting them from the obvious and pushing them towards standing as works of art in their own right.

  


The four objects which were selected for final images are banana,

a ball of twine, a cauliflower and a plastic bag.

Final Images for project 3

The subtle lines of the skin as it curves... the framing down the bottom  in a straight line set against the gentle curve above... the glowing light from behind...

the light emphasising the linear forms on the object... the strong contrasting shift from dark to light... the repitition of the vertical lines against the deeper ones of the horizontal...

High contrast... bubbling form... lighting emphasising the texture and 3D form.... abstraction through macro photography... 

the glowing yellow light within the form... what is inside it?... the organic shapes and curves within the object... two clear colour tones, yellow and white....

The beauty of the twirling pattern around the outside appears to almost fall in on itself in the centre.... the high contrast... lines disappear into the form, but we can't see what's there in the bright...

Becomes unclear where form ends and shadow begins... the finer details set beside the thicker lines... the uncontrolled, wandering appearence it has....

The solid, stiff appearence... looks crunchy to the touch... warm colour tones set against the black... hard lines.... transparent layers....

smooth....flowing....silky to the touch... no hard lines... looks like fabric.... abstract composition...



final objects : Banana, Cauliflower, Twine and Plastic Bag. 

B+W vs. Colour.....

Despite my artist models using black and white, I prefer the colour tone the lighting brings to my images.

Black + White

Referring to Artist Models, they both use black and white photography, to achieve higher contrast and more emphasis on the form rather than the colours and context....

VERY ROUGH

Manipulating images on photoshop to emphasis more the pattern, repetition of images to create different designs..?

Ideas to push forward with... >>

- documenting the whole form

- creating abstract forms 

- closer examination of the patterns and shapes within the object

- pure exploration of the texture (whole composition)

- looking at the texture and different texture effects you can create

Shoots 1 & 2

These are the contact sheets from the images I took over two shoots. 

I experimented with using light to create 'scenarios' with the forms (worms coming out of the onion), to explore abstract patterns which could be found in the compositions, to light within an object and see what that did to it, using extreme close-ups to create almost landscape like effects, and general transformation/questioning of everyday objects. 

Project #3 --- Proposition time...??

Maybs...

I am interested in how light can transform an object. I want to take everyday objects and abstract them, making the viewer question what they are seeing hence take a second look at that object which they are so familiar with yet have not seen in this particular way.

Initially I want to explore the following in doing this:

- finding patterns/detailing on these forms
- creating 'scenarios' (personification)
- abstraction
- creating 'beautiful' compositions of the everyday, the mundane.

We shall see how this goes!

Artist Precedent: Imogen Cunningham

Artist Precedent: Edward Weston

One thing I like in particular about these works is the abstraction of object and emergence of a pattern, a different form, an unexpected texture or surface. Close ups are used and generally a black background or in context.

Final Images

After much deliberation, these are the images selected to be my finals. They have been selected due to how they work well in a series together, and their ability to capture the essense of my project's concept, of time passing people by.

To begin with I like the way the real focal point of this photo is the girl, with the man passing her only secondary. This is the starting point of my project – I want to show their story, want to encourage the viewer to question what it is they having going on, what they are doing, what they are thinking, as the world around them passes by without really even their noticing.

This is a photo of someone else doing their photography down by the waterfront also. It appealed to me because it shows how caught up in our process we become, and maybe the best subject matter of all is whipping past us while we remain oblivious, who knows. How still he is comparative to the cyclist and walker is nice, and I like the way you follow the people’s movements from left to right across the screen until you finish with the statue-like figure of the photographer.

This image of the lone man, watching the scenario framed by the two groups, really emphaises the idea of ‘taking time out and there is a real sense of how peaceful he is, juxtraposed with the fast cyclist and two school girls. The relationship between calm/rapid movement interested me in this photo.

At first I didn’t think this image was so successful due to the extremity of the cyclist’s blur – but upon closer inspection I think it offers something really nicely to my concept. The couple who are taking a moment to look at the view seem to be even stiller as the viewer contrasts them with the obvious speed with which the cyclist is rushing by. There is still enough detail to recognize it is a cyclist, however the rush at which he is passing the people is apparant. There is also a sense of tranquiliity in this scene, which is possibly even emphasises more with how unpeaceful the cyclist is.

I like this image because it truly captures the concept of ‘passing people by’ who are caught in their moment; in this case, tourists attempting to take a photograph. The cropping of the man at the front and the right hand side pushes forward the idea that these people are not stopping, they rush past in a blur all around the man and women, who remain almost oblivious to it.

Selecting Finals