My Nostalgia Photos Art Gallery

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My Single Object Photos Art Gallery

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This is my still life final photo that I picked because i liked it the most, my task was to show nostalgia and different symbolises from objects I had in the classroom, I took this same photo a few times and tried editing it differently with cooler colours but after that I decided that for these objects the warmer colours and more texture gave the right effect that I was going for.

Overall this topic was not my favorite as i dont find taking photos of objects that exciting but as my first photoshoot i did quite like the photos i took and edited.

This image I took for still life, this is completely unedited on adobe light room. The only way it looks like how it does is from lighting I controlled in the studio

This was the finished product I do still believe there is work and more editing to make it perfect.

How I edited .

After that I added a tint of +30 to darken it but still have it that warm tone but make sure everything was tinted with that.

For texture I put it on +100 I love being able to see all the detail in every scratch and bump on all the objects I think it shows an antique, worn look.

I took more of these photos with the same objects because I still think there is room for improvement with my last edited one I thought with this one I might try and do thing differently to see if I prefer.

firstly I changed the temp -67 as it gives a cooler blue colour and makes it look colder which already starts the affect i am going for.

I didn’t change the tint because it would add to much of a bright unnatural colour when I wanted a natural cold look to tell a story of death and continue an empty lonely vibe when a bright green would not do that.

i lowered the exposure so it is less bright and continues that darker lighting, because it continues the affect

As you can see I put the highlights up to 100 as i really wanted you to be able to see where the light in shining from adding the effect of the shadows behind the objects but making the shadows bigger and darker by putting the shadows to 46 as it makes them look larger then the object and adds to the emotion and depth of the image that I was going for. It also links me back into nostalgia in a way if you are looking at it like the shadows is an older version looking down on the childhood that made them who they are yet they left it behind.

The whites and blacks are similar because I didn’t want the photo to genuinely be too light or dark and be overtaken by a completely different look.

In this photoshoot it was a collection of home objects brought in or from school with different lightings and experiments to tell a story

These photos were taken from objects at school with a different colouring and symbolism.

i took these photos by placing them in the middle of the infinity light, then turned all the main lights off but kept the still standing light on and made it a warmer colouring to go with the aesthetic of the antique objects.

For the camera I put the around f/16 which is high because I don’t need to blur the background as it is plain already. A low shutter speed because the objects are still, it doesn’t need a high shutter speed.

these are my selected photos as I thought they were the best out of the ones I took and were ready to be edited.

I was inspired by Walker Evan’s to create single object photos, from birds eye view as this achieved the same effect as Evan’s created in his own work. I really like how his work is simple but effective, as the single objects makes you focus on the details and tones created.

I took these photos of my own objects, that had a memory and meaning behind them. I experimented using the camera from different angles, birds eye-view, and straight on. This created interesting formations, with different focal points catching your attention in different parts of the photo. I used different light settings and back drops which emphasised the nostalgia theme as well as my objects.

Final Images

For this photoshoot, I experimented using different light settings where I achieved warmer and cooler effects on the objects. I experimented with different layouts which created interesting compositions and angles, which enhanced the objects. I was inspired by different angled, unique placed objects from the still life photos, to experiment with different formations of my own objects.

This was one of my final images that I edited on light-room. I thought the more straight-on photos engaged you in a different way compared to the more angled ones, as this created interesting depth. Also, the way I positioned the objects added to the depth because it draws you in closer leading your eye to the more of the formation of the objects. I experimented with exposure and various tones that helped engage the viewer, as well as creating an old but new look that links to the theme ‘nostalgia’.

https://visit.virtualartgallery.com/2c643fc9-fe3a-4d9e-bd60-fdb08f0d6fb5/

Here I created a virtual gallery to view some of my edited photos. The first section contains the single object and common tools images. The second room is all the still life photos.

I used virtual art gallery and added my photos to a plain room. I added a frame to each image to make them pop out more. Some images where larger than others as they have more detail in them.

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