This is the second shoot where I took images of objects, however, for this shoot I used 10 x 10 cyanotype paper to create cyanotype prints using the objects I collected from my woodland photoshoots. This was the first time I used cyanotypes as the main method for a shoot (although I have created a cyanotype image around the start of the course), so some of the images were not perfect, however I feel like I was still able to produce some good images.
The setup I used for this shoot used a base (the plastic lid) the cyanotype paper, the object I was capturing and an acrylic sheet which kept the object in place. Once the exposure was complete, I soaked the paper in water to stop the exposure and left the paper to dry flat.
The Images:
Best images:
Comparison to Atkins’ work
The objects I chose as subject matter for my cyanotypes (aside from the image on the right) were mainly thicker leaves or twigs, often with a lack of detail due to my inexperience in the medium, however I think this particular image bares resemblance to some of Atkins’ images. A lot of my images are fuzzy around the edges, due to the volatile weather changing the light during the exposure, as well as my own technique in capturing images using this method. However, I think the fuzziness of the images gives them a different aesthetic to Atkins’, capturing the natural changes in light and subtle movements in the objects as opposed to a perfect, scientific representation of the object. During the shoot I tried to capture a sequence of objects like some of Atkins’ images, however due to the thumbnail size of the paper, I was limited in what objects I could use to do this.
Evaluation:
As a first-time attempt, I was happy with the way some of the images came out. It was a very unique experience due to how different the process is to standard digital photography, I enjoyed the process. Due to the volatility of the weather, with the sun peeking in and out behind the clouds, some parts of the images are fuzzier than others. I think the images produced in this shoot will go well with the other object images in the project, and adheres nicely to the ‘simple’ side of the project’s theme (despite being an arguably more complex method of photography than I am used to).
What went well:
I am glad to have experienced this method of photography as by using it, it gave me more experience in the different ways of taking images and knowledge on photography’s history. Some of the more detailed images I took from this shoot are akin to Atkin’s and Talbot’s images in terms of their simplicity, linking with this shoot’s plan.
How I can improve:
Some of the images came out fuzzy or underexposed, this is due to my lack of knowledge and experience of the method, so it was to be expected. Due to the size of the paper, I could only use fairly small leaves and plants as objects to photograph.
Photoshoot #3 and #4 were considerably smaller photoshoots than the other photoshoots, with only about 30 images being taken overall.
PHOTOSHOOT #3
The images which served as inspiration for this shoot
For my third photoshoot I was taking pictures in colourful (monotone) settings- in this instance my images were taken in a room with LED coloured lighting.
Contact sheets from my photoshoot
My images in this shoot were slightly dark- if turned up the exposure I expect the images would become very grainy. Personally I do not like the images I obtained from this shoot mainly because I do not like LED lighting in photographs, especially in the context of trying to take cinematic images as I struggled to get the correct camera settings to adjust to the lighting.
MY BEST IMAGES FROM THIS SHOOT
The image above is one of my best images due to composition, I don’t really like the image itself but the natural framing of the two backs to the camera and the subject in the middle is a good account of cinematic display in photography, with the main subject making direct eye contact with the camera in an almost “breaking the third wall” style.
This image is one which reminds me of Claudia Andujar’s work based off the emotion shown on the main subject’s face and the fact the image looks like a snapshot during a conversation where the subject is emotive.
PHOTOSHOOT #4
The images which served as inspiration for this shoot
For this photoshoot I was just out with my friends, a lot of the pictures I got ended up being my friends just posing for pictures (with flash- so unusable for what I wanted to accomplish).
Contact sheets from my photoshoot
However at one point we had a small photoshoot in a phone box which turned out quite successful with 6 usable images being produced- there was very little blur and my camera setting ensured the subject was in focus, if I had any criticisms for this shoot it would be that I did not take enough images.
I think this image above is one of my best images due to the accidental blur which makes the image more dynamic as the subject on the left is in focus which on the right it seems as if someone is intruding with anonymity due to the blur and what they are wearing. This image also has slight symmetry due to the yellow window frames of the box.
The images I used as inspiration, none of my images really came out like this however I concentrated on lighting, using settings with colourful lighting so this is definitely present in my images.
For my second photoshoot I was in friends cars taking photos, on this night in particular the car was parked outside of a bar with neon signs and lighting creating interesting colours.
Contact sheets from my photoshoot
Many of my images from this photoshoot were overexposed and blurry, it was difficult to capture images in the lighting in the car as it was dark and raining inside with the mix of trying to capture the lighting and the subject with equal light balance so the colours of the neon lighting would be prevalent.
MY BEST IMAGES FROM THIS SHOOT
I really like the image above as it reminds me of Claudia Andujar’s set works “They’re Looking For Peace” due to the natural emotions captured- the lighting is also very rich and vibrant. Colour theory is also be apparent in these images with reds and oranges being the colours of passion and excitement while my subject has an excited facial expression.
This is also one of my best images due to the way the lighting frames the subject, almost like a spotlight spilling down. This image was taken outside of the car so the subject also looks a bit blurry due to the rain on the windscreen. I do not think I will use this image as a final piece due to the blurring the rain introduced- making the image look less than cinematic.
I really like the lighting in this image above as the condensation on the windows makes a colour gradient of the lighting outside, with the red being the subject creating a silhouette of the subject. Like the image prior to this one, I probably will not be using this image mainly because the subject is very dark and when editing turning up the exposure would damage the look of the lights and colours in the background, making the background overexposed.
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.
Concept: The plan for this photoshoot was to create portraits mostly inspired by Matthew Finn, as I would like to create his ‘Uncle’ project, but with my brother instead. I really would like to attempt this idea as I think that it will highlight the importance or me and my brother relationship.
Overview of Photoshoot: I think that this photoshoot turned out well, this is because the lighting in the first images with my brother is good. They capture his happiness, however, I think that as the lighting changed towards the end of the photoshoot, my images became slightly worst as the sun was going down.
Image Selection
Below I have included a screenshot of me rating some of my best images, this helps me decide which images are the best for my project, and which contain the least imperfections, such as blurry spots and incorrect exposure. Overall, I think I have lots of successful images from this photoshoot, and this will help with the next stage of my image refinement.
Purple- Better images that are more relevant to my project
Blue- Images that still have potential are still good quality
These image above have been split into purple and blue categories, this means that when in lightroom, I am quickly able to tell which images need more attention when it comes to cropping/ editing. I think that placing colour labels on my images is also good as after rating the images with stars, I am, able to be definitely sure that they are the best images throughout my selections.
Best Images Before Editing
Below I have included a gallery which demonstrates my best images before they have been edited/ cropped, this shows that overall the exposure and composition of my original images has potential. Alternatively, the second picture of my dog needs to be edited as the exposure is too high, this is most likely a result of the shutter speed being too high. Whereas, the seventh image of my brother does not require as much editing in my opinion, this is because the exposure is a lot better and other features such as the saturation of the photograph, is correct.
Editing
I think that this photoshoot did not provide a lot of opportunities to showcase good editing, this is because many of the image turned out better in colour, and the exposure didn’t need much editing. Despite this, I have shown some of my editing to demonstrate that these images are more aesthetically pleasing in colour.
The first image at the top looks too hard with this editing, in my opinion this is because there is a large shadow coming from the right side of the image, as this is less apparent in the colour images. Alternatively, I think the image of my dogs paws below looks better in black and white as it increases the texture of his fur and the shadows that are present within this image.
With this last image, I decided that it was a good idea to crop the image before looking at its settings, this was because I thought the background distracting and didn’t add any value to the image itself.
Final Images and Evaluation/ Critique
I have selected this as my first final image as I believe that it has a lot of relevance to my project, as I will be attempting to explore the relationship I have created with my brother in our teenager years, like Matthew Finn does throughout his ‘Mother’ and ‘Uncle’ projects. This reflects the premise of ‘Simple or Complex’ as the relationship between brother and sister can be viewed as very simple, or one with challenges, increasing its complexity. It’s important for me to reflect throughout my project that out relationship used to be very complex, but the peacefulness of simple within the brother and sister bond has made us welcome the simple relationship we have now, as we are more like friends. This image is important as it demonstrates how simple my brother can present himself, and hides all of the complicate things that come with having a close relationship with your siblings.
This will be another one of my final images, taken at my mums house, it reflects the simplicity of décor in our home and how my mum values nature and has always been a flower of flowers. I like that the light coming from the back of the window almost highlights the flowers and makes them the colourful focal point of this image. Furthermore, I have decided not the crop the wall in the right side of the photograph out, and this is because I think it adds a nice simplistic part of the image, with the string adding a nice touch. This image could be seen as one of my worst, this is because the lighting isn’t the best throughout the whole image, as the left side is a bit too light and the right side is a bit too hard.
This photograph is probably my favourite from all of my shoots, this is because it captures the happiness that my family share, but within only two members, this is important for my project as it shows that some parts of family life are simple; and this is a simple moment in time. Overall, I think the lighting of the image is consistent and and the fact that the face of my brother are dog and slightly lighter than the background helps highlight their significance to my life. To improve this image I should have increased the aperture when doing this photoshoot as the right side of the image is more blurry than my brother’s face, as this decreases the quality of the photograph.
I really like this image as the composition is quite interesting in my opinion, I like how my dog is lying in this image, as it means that he is not in the middle of this image but he is still the focal point. In my opinion, this image is one of my best because it was not staged but it looks like it was. The natural lighting within this whole photoshoot meant the I came across some challenges, this was because the lighting was constantly changing and I have to adapt the camera settings (mostly the exposure and aperture) to try and maintain the overall look of the photoshoot. To make this photograph better I would of had to get multiple different angles of my dog sitting in this way, like one from a ground view.
After colour coding and rating my images from my shoots, I began experimenting with placing them within the book’s layout.
For my first draft of the book, I placed images every page, alternating between square images with borders, full bleeds, and double page spreads. I liked how it looked but was still not entirely happy, as I felt some images were much stronger than others. I decided to make another draft with a different layout to experiment further.
For my second draft I decided to do the colour order in reverse, starting with the purples instead of the reds. For this version I also kept every image as a small square with no variation, reminiscent of Kawauchi’s photobook. I like this style a lot, as it makes every image’s importance feel equal. I was still unsure after making this version so decided to make another draft with a completely different order.
For my third draft I decided to alternate between spreads with two images and spreads with one, flipping between left and right. I also placed them in colour order but not as strictly as I had done in my previous drafts. While it is short and simple, I feel that it does give across the feeling that I was attempting to achieve, telling an interesting story across images through their colour and shapes. I tried to keep in mind the direction things were facing in this version trying to make it feel like things were pointing in towards the page rather than outwards, making it flow a little better, as seen in my examples.
I also tried to group images together based on shape, as seen in this example where both images have similar colours in similar places.
Overall I was mostly happy with this draft layout, and left the decision of the final design up to me during the exam.
These are the images i got from my second photoshoot of my exam project.
I went through my images in adobe light room classic and selected which images were the best and could be used in my final photobook.
I created virtual copies of each image and made them black and white. I then started developing the images in light room classic.
These are the images i thought were the best from my original shoot after being edited.
Experimentation
I experimented with the texture, dehaze and clarity of my images from this shoot. When decreasing the texture and clarity my images had an animated effect and when i increased the dehaze the background of the image looked stormy and ominous. I didn’t like the effects of decreasing the settings on my images however when increasing the settings i really liked the effect i got so i will be implementing it into my final image from this shoot.
Final Images
Image Analysis
This image was taken in colour and adjusted to black and white in light room. The weather on the day was overcast which gave an even lighting preventing shadows from forming which is good in a black and white image as it can can take the focal point off of the model. I got low to take the photo as it shows the scale of the motorbike in comparison with the rider as well as showing a different angle. The image has a high contrast with a central focal point and symmetrical surroundings.
This was the first object photoshoot I took for this project. I gathered the objects from the woodland shoots I took previously. I used white foamboard as the backdrop for this photoshoot, giving the images a clear background. I laid this foamboard outside on a sunny day which provided plenty of light, as well as some interesting shadows into some of the images, which I thought would add variety and shape to the images (however they do make some of the images deviate from the style of Blossfeldt and Talbot’s images. I tried to experiment with placing many objects in a sequence to create some juxtaposition or repetition (depending on the image) in some of the images.
Contact Sheets
Editing
Firstly, I used the ‘Pick’ and ‘Reject’ tools to choose which images I may use and those which I consider weak and will not use. These are the images I thought were strong:
Next, I gave each image a star rating which allows me to see how strong each image is, with 5 stars being the images I will definitely use in my final pieces. Below are my 5 star images:
Next I used the colour selection tool to further narrow my selection down, below are a selection of 4 star and above images:
Best Images from this Shoot
These are the images I chose as final images, as I believe they are the strongest in terms of composition. I did little to no editing for these images as I think the lighting and colour provided by the sun was enough (I did use the spot remover and cropping tools to clean up some images).
Black and white versions:
Comparison to Blossfeldt’s work
The biggest difference between my images and Blossfeldt’s is my inclusion of a shadow. This shadow is due to my use of natural lighting as opposed to balanced studio lighting from both sides. The lack of a shadow in Blossfeldt’s image gives them a more scientific aesthetic (due to them being images for his students to study art from), while the inclusion of the shadow in some images (such as my twig image) gives them a more complex and interesting appearance. A lot of Blossfeldt’s images capture complex and unique looking plants and flowers with many lines and shapes, however the objects I chose as subject matter were fairly simple in shape, as I chose to adhere to the ‘Simple’ side of the project theme.
Evaluation
Overall I am content with this shoot as a first try, as I think the images themselves are strong and are fairly different in comparison to my previous work. I do like the shadows in some of these images, as they give some of the objects a more interesting shape, however, their inclusion does make them different to the shadow-less images created by Blossfeldt and Talbot. I think the colour on some of the images (especially the green) are nice to look at and provide a nice contrast with the brown leaves/twigs. The black and white versions of the images are closer in style to the scientific images I was referencing, and could offer a contrast to my other images in this project, not only colour-wise, but also compositionally.
What went well:
Considering I don’t photograph objects too often, I feel like these images will make a very solid addition to this project, and will tie in nicely to the cyanotype and AI images I will create later in the project. I like the way these images were framed as they look uniform, even while I was trying to create something slightly more artistic out of these images.
How I can improve:
As said above, I feel like my inclusion of a shadow, while it is difficult to remove the shadow from a shoot involving natural light, makes my images stray from the scientific methods of Blossfeldt and Talbot, as I chose to incorporate the shadow artistically in some of these images.
This was the last woodland shoot I took, unfortunately a lot of the images came out blurry despite me making sure the camera focus was correct. I was still able to create some images that I think are strong, and the different location I used for the shoot gave me aesthetically different images than the previous images.
Contact Sheets
Editing
To start my image selection, as usual I used the ‘pick’ and ‘reject’ tool to select the stronger images from the shoot:
I then use the star rating tool to grade the images on their quality, with 5 stars being the strongest:
I then gave each image a colour, with green being the images I will absolutely use in my final piece, and yellow being the images I may use for my final piece.
Best Images from this Shoot
Edited versions:
Black and white versions:
Comparison to Lebas’ work
A glaring difference between Lebas’ image and my own is Lebas’ use of colour; her images are far more vibrant and contrasting than my own, which have a darker and gloomier aesthetic. A lot of images from this shoot use a scene with an open sky over a wider landscape, which differ to Lebas’ more enclosed landscapes where the sky and landscape is obscured by the dense trees. Another big difference between mine and Lebas’ images is that she uses a very wide lens to capture a large amount of the scene, while I used a standard sized lens. This shoot in particular focussed on the sublime aspect of my plan, meaning the dangerous aesthetic, which I took Lebas’ images as inspiration for, is slightly lost in this shoot. There is likely a difference between the times of the day these images were taken, mine being slightly earlier in the day than Lebas’ images, as well as the kind of weather; I suspect that Lebas took these images during more overcast weather.
While writing this comparison, I wondered how the images would look with a higher amount of vibrancy similar to Lebas’ aesthetic.
Evaluation
While this shoot was fairly unsuccessful in terms of the quality of the images due to a lot of them being blurry, however I was able to gather some images that I thought could be used for the final piece. The final images from this shoot look different to the previous woodland images as a result of the different location as well as the way I framed the images, this will give my final pieces more diversity in terms of aesthetics.
What went well:
Some of the images have a colour to them that invokes a feeling of my interpretation of the sublime, which was captured especially in the sky due to how I took the images during the golden hour. I think these images are very different to others within the woodland theme, which means they could be a good addition to my photobook.
How I can improve:
Some of the images are fairly dark and muddy (as a result of poor quality lighting from some positions as well as the blur on some of the images) leaving them in a poor quality.
This was a fairly short shoot where I revisited the location of the second woodland shoot, however this time I arrived roughly at sunset, meaning the images are darker and have a much colder tone to them. I took less images during this shoot as the light was beginning to darken massively towards the end of the shoot, however I think the contrast of these images and the previous woodland images
Contact Sheets
Editing
First I found the strongest images from the shoot by using the ‘Pick’ and ‘Reject’ or flagging tool. This narrowed down my selection to 4 images:
Next I gave the images a star rating so I know which images are the strongest and will definitely be using for my final piece(s) (5 stars) and the ones which I may use for my final piece(s) (4 stars):
I then gave each a colour to make it easier to see which images are the strongest:
Best Images from this Shoot
These are the images after I have edited them. While I was editing I wanted to make the images seem closer in tone and style to the images Chrystel Lebas produces, by making the images colder and more vibrant.
Edited versions:
Black and white versions:
Comparison to Lebas’ work
This shoot tried to capture the dangerous aesthetic of Lebas’ images, to do this I took the images around half an hour to an hour after sunset, making the lighting darker and the colours more vibrant. For this shoot I put a focus on the vibrancy of the colours of the images (I did little to no manipulation in Lightroom on the vibrancy of the images) which gave them a similar aesthetic to Lebas’ work. I chose to give these images a cold tone, also similar to Lebas’ work, which, in addition to the dark shades, is what gives mine and Lebas’ image that dangerous aesthetic. Like the other shoots, I took these images with a regular sized lens, so my images are not wide-angled unlike Lebas’. During this shoot I tried to give my images a feeling of enclosure due to the surrounding trees, something I noticed from Lebas’ work, further lending itself to the theme of danger.
After writing the comparison I went back to Lightroom and gave this image more of a contrast to give it an even closer resemblance to Lebas’ image.
Evaluation
Even though this was a fairly small shoot, I am pleased with the way the final images bare a resemblance with the work of Chrystel Lebas, conforming to my plan for this shoot. These images darker than my previous woodland shoots, which will make them stand out and create a contrast when I place the woodland images into a sequence. I think revisiting the location while it is darker will also create a juxtaposition between a lighter, warmer and perhaps calmer depiction of the area and a darker, somewhat more dangerous one.
What went well:
My images were able to mimic the style of Chrystel Lebas’ work, due to their cold, dark tone, matching my plan for this shoot. I think the colder tone of these images will contrast nicely with the other images in the woodland shoot, and could perhaps be used to introduce or setup for the inclusion of my cyanotype images within a sequence.
How I can improve:
This shoot was cut short as the light was dwindling, if I had more experience in night/blue hour photography I would have been able to take more images during this shoot.
