What was photoshoot 3?
Photoshoot 3 consisted of me returning to photographing within a dark setting at night using the infinity white background. The objects which I used for this were objects that had appeared previously such as perfume bottles/spoons/forks/hair accessories/etc and then using objects such as a fork and a bowl together or a knife and fork together, I really liked experimenting with different object combinations during this photoshoot because the different shadows and reflections which were created were very abstract in how they appeared. Mainly for this photoshoot, I wanted to take my photos in the style of all three of my artist references who were Andre Kertesz, Jaroslav Rossler and Paul Outerbridge. Personally, I think that this can be clearly seen in a lot of my images which I have decided to choose for my most successful shots.
Most successful shots –
Above are the images which I chose to be my most successful shots, I did this on Adobe Lightroom by going through the images I had taken and selecting ‘P’ for pick to mark them as images which I wanted to analyse further. How I decided what images I wanted to choose as my most successful I went through a process of selecting ones; which had an abstract look towards them due to their reflection or shadow, the composition of how the images work well together and how well the photographs related towards my case studies on Andre Kertesz, Jaroslav Rossler and Paul Outerbridge.
Colour coding and rating –
To further select a smaller amount of images which I can use I decided to begin a process of colour coding, this process which I had done before for my first photo shoot consisted of me putting images into two separate colours, green and yellow. The photos which I chose to be yellow for this photoshoot were images which were either repeats or similar in how they appeared to other photos which I had taken, or I didn’t like the angle or the way the shadow/reflection fell on to the background. For the Images which I selected to be green, these were images that I thought had strong and bold shadows, related towards the theme of still life and the artists which I chose well and how they may work alongside other photos from different photoshoots which I have done. I think that I have successfully been able to decide which images I want to use due to how successful they have turned out compared to the others which may not be.
The rating process was used by myself within my work to organise my photos in to a final 8-10 images which I can use alongside other photos from my other photoshoots when editing. I decided to organise them in to two categories; 4 stars were the ones which I was still unsure about upon further analysis due to the way and 5 stars, were the images which were able to be related successfully towards my artists and the theme of still life which I had discussed beforehand. Altogether, I feel as if this photoshoot was quite successful in the images which I had produced from it due to how they relate towards my artists such as Andre Kertesz and Paul Outerbridge more than Jarolsav Rossler, this is because in this photoshoot I used more objects that would be considered kitchenware such as forks/bowls/spoons/whisks/etc and how the shadows have been created, compared to Jaroslav Rossler who uses a variety of different objects, which can be seen as a slight experiment within my work with different perfume bottles throughout this photoshoot.
Evaluation of some images I chose to be my most successful –
Image 1:
- I think that the slight blur of the shadow of the fork and spoon makes the image look quite abstract with how it has been composed.
- I like the framing of the photograph, as it is in portrait view which means that I have only been able to capture the shadow of the objects which I used instead of having the objects in it as well.
- With further editing, I will change the composition of the photograph and experiment with different filters which could transform the colour and how the blur of the shadow is shown in my work.
- I like how the image has contrasted well against the white background due to the shadow being bold and dark in colour, this makes it catch your eye and wonder what it may be and why it is like that.
Image 2:
- I like how I have created this image with inspiration from one of Andre Kertesz’s images for the same fork and spoon in a bowl and how the shadow is created throughout the image in it, but I have also experimented with a variety of different angles with this as well.
- I like how the shadow of the fork falls in to the bowl which makes your eyes follow it and wonder what might be inside of the bowl.
- I think that the white background creates a successful contrast to an extent within this photograph but with further experimentation of filters e.g. turning it into black and white may transform the image entirely in how the shadow appears.
Image 3:
- I like how the shadow of the perfume bottle has reflected the colour of the liquid inside of it, even if it is subtle, and how you are able to see the branding “COCO” in the shadow as well which is a small but essential detail in the photograph as it represents how intricate and detailed the use of shadows/reflections in photography can be.
- I like how the light around the bottle creates a ring which highlights the perfume bottle and its shadow as it makes your eyes be drawn to the middle of the photograph.
Image 4:
- I like how the left side of the photograph’s lighting is really bright in comparison to the right side, this is because it creates a heavy difference in the contrast of the two sides of the photo.
- I like how the brightness of the perfume box has stayed consistent within the photograph as it captures your attention and is also reflected in the bottom of the background which I really like.
- I like the shape of the shadow as it is a rectangular box shape which is quite bold and dark.
Least successful shots –
Above are the images which I chose to be my least successful shots which I had taken throughout my second photoshoot. I did this by selecting ‘X’ for images that I wanted to reject, the way in which I decided this was through; if there were a lot of repeats in images which were quite similar, if they were blurry in how they appeared, the use of the spotlight for lighting was too overexposed either on the objects or on different parts of the photograph and if the shadows weren’t created in the way which I had liked them too or if I just didn’t like the way that the objects which I had chosen to use together worked well alongside one another. Personally, I think that this photoshoot was successful to an extent as there were many images which I had taken that I really liked due to how they turned out with the use of shadows and reflections but if I were to do this photoshoot again I would make sure that I go back and use more glassware to experiment more with the creation of different shadows and reflections, this is because I felt as if I didn’t do this much within this photoshoot.
Evaluation of some shots I chose to be my least successful –
Image 1:
- I do not like how the shadow has been created as it looks as if it is one big blob which is coming off of the right side of the bowl, due to it having no shape to it it doesn’t look as natural as I would like it to be.
- I don’t like the way that the use of the spotlight has created an uneven look at the top of the image where the light falls, this makes the image look as if it is quite tilted in the way it has been taken.
- I don’t like the angle which I have taken this from, this is because it looks quite messy and unorganised due to how the bowl is only featured in the left side of the photograph ever so slightly.
Image 2:
- I don’t like the way the dark shadow engulfs the top of the photo compared to the bottom of the photograph which is bright due to the light.
- I don’t like the way that the shadow has been created on the right side of the image, this is because it makes it look uneven compared to the left side of the image where there is no shadow due to the positioning of the spotlight which I used.
Image 3:
- I don’t like how the light falls on to the ladle as it falls on to different areas of the ladle in a variety of ways which makes the photograph seem quite messy.
- I do not like the way that the shadow has been created in the background of the photograph as it looks quite weird compared to the bottom of the photograph where the shadow is bold and stands out well.
- I do not like the way that the use of the spotlight has created this large area of darkness on the right side of the photograph.
Image 4:
- I do not like the angle which I have taken this photograph from as it is tilted which makes the image appear quite uneven in its composure.
- I do not like how there is a large area of darkness on the left side of the photograph compared to the right side where it is brighter and quite overexposed in the corner of it.
- I do like how you are able to see the reflection and the colour of the reflection of the perfume bottle in the background of the photograph as it looks quite unusual at a glance due to how the glass bottle of the perfume reflects the liquid inside of it.