Objects help us identify what happened in our world’s history and happenings alongside stories of previous owners. Pictures show progression in how far we’ve come with politics/ fashion/trends/architecture/transport/culture/communities, all reflecting past times that could benefit future times. Old magazines and newspapers help us understand how minor events connected with major events. Personal trinkets tell stories how someone once lived their life reflecting what hobbies they liked alongside their occupations. History always benefits the future. We take all of our ideas from the past and either improve them or retain them so that we can evolve using these ideas. A way a building was built 50 years ago isn’t remotely the same as a building nowadays however those buildings helped us to adapt the ideas that work and use them again.
Snooper’s Paradise
When first visiting Brighton, I was introduced to a shop in North Lane called ‘Snooper’s Paradise’. This shop has 3 floors of brick a brac history, from car number plates, to 300 year old books, cassette tapes, to stamps, this store has every part of history inside. This shop introduced me to my love of dated objects. I have purchased many old vinyls, cassette tapes, old magazines, photographs, sunglasses, crazy fashion and original 1935 glass bottles to use around the house. My love for old things is eternal, this is due to these objects reflecting simpler times where music was soulful, people where vibrant and fashion was outrageous. My favourite era is the 70’s, because people were encouraged to let go and feel free; hippies and naturists ruled the world. This free spirit helped people to speak up about any problems and political issues without hesitation making equality and race prime topics.
On my most recent visit there, I purchased some items which I thought held the most history that I could capture in frames. I purchased: stamps, a competition rosette, a 1975 Playboy magazine, a photograph of an architect, a Vaseline container, train tickets and a cassette.
Photoshoot Idea
My main photoshoot idea is to utilize the style of archival photography so that the only central focus within the composition is the object.
The only examples I could find were only stock photos due to the fact that I want a specific look: object main focus, plain background.
For lighting, I would use 3 separate light sources: one that cancels out any shadows from behind, one light source coming from the left then another from the right. This surround lighting would create a complete white wash so that there is no shadows overcasting the objects or there surroundings.
