Still Life: Studio Photoshoot

We went to the photography studio and focused on taking still life images using two set ups (still lighting and flash lighting set ups). There we took images of objects that related to our project ‘My Rock’ like: shells, seaweed, rocks and plants. We used different coloured backgrounds to experiment with colours and we also move our objects around to experiment with different compositions.

Contact Sheet:

I only used the still lighting set up and this is my contact sheet. I used different coloured acrylic sheets to change the colour of my images to make them look more interesting. I experimented with the acrylic sheet by putting it in front of my lens and flashed light, as well as under the table where a smaller light was located. I turned the light off for some images to see what it would look like. My favourite acrylic sheet was the purple one because I liked how warm the images looked. I also combined the sheets together to experiment with new colours. I used various items that were collected by students and teachers on walks by the beach. Some of the items I used were rocks and shells because they are small and easy to move around, you can also make a lot of different things with them. I experimented with different combinations of items until I got something I liked and photographed it.

contact sheets
Here I went through all of my photographs and flagged them using P (images to keep) and X (images to get rid of). Then I went through them for a second time and colour coded them in order to get my final selection (red-no, yellow-maybe, green-yes).

Some Best Shots:

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