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 told a story of a war time on Juno beach.
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
This is my final image, experimented with different edits to create the ‘nostalgic’ theme. I chose different angled objects which added interesting textures, while also creating the unique arrangement like the still life photographers did.
Here I turned the photo in black and white as I think this straight away makes the photo a lot more interesting, as it creates more depth and structure to the photo. As you can see, I have experimented with different features where I could really highlight the objects, creating a lot of depth which made different shadows and tones on certain areas which weren’t shown as clear when in colour.
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’.
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.
For this Photograph I used the brush on the background but slanted the camera to give it a 3D look and also added a light behind the object to create a glow and better effect.
For Single Life I really liked the look of a still object in Black and White because it gives it an old, antique look that almost shows what people used to use for tools in the past but in fact people still do everyday! 😊
I chose these three tools because I really like how they all are different with either different backgrounds or different angles. But also are very similar themed with very different meanings.
Here is a few of my single object photos. I used a light behind the tools for some of the photos because I really liked how the glow behind the object looks because it gives it a silhouette and also I can change the colour of the glow if I want a different effect/look.
I have experimented with a range of different layouts in artsteps. I’ve also used a variety of images such as single objects, triptychs and diptychs to make the layout more interesting.
I chose to take pictures of these objects because I was inspired by their unique shapes and textures. I was also inspired by all the different components that are needed to create these objects certain objects especially the hand drill.
I wanted to place the objects in a certain way in which it complemented and combined their shapes together kind of like how Darren Harvey-Regan with his montage of Walker Evans’ photos of tools.
I had intended for the objects to be in black and white because it gives an older look to them and because I was inspired by Walker Evans’ own work; his images were quite old and since he only had access to black and white cameras I chose to make my images in black and white.
I have learnt that lighting is a key element when taking photographs as it can affect the different shadows and tones of the objects, it can also affect the white balance. The types of lighting can also affect the objects, for example, using a warmer toned lighting will cause the objects to have a more warmer look or glow to them.
