This image has a good level of exposure and low aperture. I slowed down the shutter speed so therefore it would be harder to see the wings moving on the airplane.
This image has good exposure and it very clear, however the aperture is low which is making the objects in the back blur.
However, this image has way to much exposure, you cant even see the picture due to to much light being let in.
This image is underexposed because barley any light is being let in.
This image is by far the best, it has good exposure, low aperture which makes the wings clear and not blurry as well as the back round objects’ because of the fats shutter speed and ISO.
Shutter sped- controls the amount of blur or sharpness added to your photographs.
ISO- ISO is your camera’s sensitivity to light as it pertains to either film or a digital sensor. A lower ISO value means less sensitivity to light, while a higher ISO means more sensitivity.
Aperture-Aperture refers to the opening of a lens’s diaphragm through which light passes.
Before I had taken this photograph I used books as they give a nostalgic and vintage effect and placed them in the arrangement I thought looked best. Within this photograph, I edited the image in Lightroom and increased the temp to make it have a warmer tone which gives off a vintage effect which links to still life as it has existed from the 17th century until the modern-day, but in the 19th century, artists adopted photography as a new medium for still life art. I then increased the exposure and contrast so the shadowing had more depth and was more eye catching to make the image more interesting to look at. I decreased the highlights so the image stayed clear and detailed but at the correct amount so it didn’t look to bright nor dull. I increased the shadowing by a little to make the shadowing darker. Lastly, I increased the whites so the image wasn’t too yellow or bright and so it is the correct tone I want it to be.
I then continued to do the same but with different objects for a variation. This time, I added metal vintage and ancient boxes and lids to make it nostalgic and fit the genre ‘still life’. Within this photograph, I increased the temp and tone ever so slightly to create a warmer tone which gives off a more ancient look to the image. I continued to increase the highlights to make the image clearer and brighter but contrast it with decreasing the shadows so it emphasises the shadows in more depth. After, I increased the whites and decreased the blacks so the image was less yellow.
In the same image, I put it in black and white but overall, decided that I preferred the colour image as it adds more to the image and more eye catching colours and shadows. As the photograph has a warm tone with the objects, put together it creates an ancient and vintage look to it which shows similar qualities to ‘still life’ as most famous ones are in colour and are taken years ago as they started in the 17th century. I also prefer it in colour because the details are clearer on the writing on the book and you can tell what the objects are clearly, however the black and white oppositely could be better as it leaves a mystery keeping the viewer guessing. This links to ‘still life’ as most images from this genre have symbols to tell the viewer what the photograph is about. Whereas my photo do not have symbols but still keep the viewer guessing on what story the image is trying to tell.
A painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware.
Such as..
An artist who does this is…
Vincent- Van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created approximately 2100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life.
Here as some of his images.
Van Gogh is today one of the most popular of the Post-Impressionist painters, although he was not widely appreciated during his lifetime. He is now famed for the great vitality of his works which are characterised by expressive and emotive use of brilliant colour and energetic application of impastoed paint.
Here is some of my Still life posts.
I really like this image because I used random objects and placed them in a way to make it look nostalgic , as if it were taken many theres back. I like it because it has a cool and clear tone and texture as well as a little clarity in this photo. The tone is quiet dark , however you can still see the photo well.
Here is another Still- Life artist.
Henry Hargreaves.
Former fashion model turned photographer, Henry Hargreaves , has a reputation for playing with his food. Born 1979 Henry is a Brooklyn -based artist and food photographer who spent his formative years growing up in New Zealand. He began working in fashion in early 2000, relocating to New York City.
Here are some of his images…
This image is very simple and plain. You could say that it could relate back to the past and what/ how they would eat back in the 1990s. I like Henrys work because it shows a lot of colour and contrast.
Still life, as a particular genre, began with Netherlandish painting in the 16th and 17th centuries, and the English term still life derives from the Dutch word stilleven. Early still-life paintings, particularly before 1700, often contained religious and allegorical symbolism relating to the objects depicted
To conclude,
this shows the history of a persons life and what they like to do. Still life is a genre that spans art history. It is found everywhere from ancient Egyptian tombs—decorated with paintings of objects from daily life—to works of modern art where it provided opportunities to experiment with new techniques, forms, and styles.
These are my top six final photographs after they have been taken in the studio and edited.
Mood Board
Conclusion
In conclusion, I think these images have come out well, as they have a good composition, lighting and are focussed. Next time, I would like to try new compositions of different objects, so I can experiment with my photographs and editing them.
The pictures, which are highlighted green are the pictures I have chosen to edit, because they fit the seven themes of formalism the best and they have the best composition.
Lines
These two photos show lines in formalism. I edited the first one by increasing the contrast and shadows, while decreasing the highlights and blacks. I edited the second one, by increasing the shadows and whites, while decreasing highlights and blacks.
Shape
These two photos show shape in formalism. I edited the first one by increasing whites, while decreasing highlights, shadows and blacks. I edited the second one by increasing the shadows and the whites, while decreasing the blacks.
Form
This photo shows form and I edited this by decreasing the highlights, exposure and blacks.
Size
These two photos show size. I edited the first one by increasing the exposure, contrast, highlights and whites, while decreasing the blacks, texture, clarity and dehaze.
Colour
This photo shows colour and I edited it by increasing the contrast, shadows whites, texture and clarity, while decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks.
Depth
These two photos show depth. I edited the first one by decreasing the highlights and blacks. I edited the second one by decreasing the exposure, highlights and blacks.
Texture
This photo shows texture and I edited it by decreasing the highlights, whites and blacks.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I think this photoshoot went well, because it helped me to experiment with the seven different areas of formalism in my photographs. It also helped me to further experiment on Lightroom and taking photos in the studio.
Overall I have experimented with the different settings and layouts of my images to make them look more appealing and organised. An example of what I have done is I’ve experimented with a filter which adds texture to the background as seen in the last image.
Photoshop Gallery
Here I have pressed Ctrl T then right clicked on the image to distort it, this will help me change the angles and perspectives of the image.
I had double clicked on the image I wanted to edits layer and started to add a frame and adjust the shadow behind my image using this drop box.
I made my still-life photo into an art gallery, by choosing a gallery of google and adding it to my documents. I then exported it onto photoshop.
I then went onto my documents and dragged my still-life edited photo onto my gallery and resized it. I then right clicked and chose perspective, so I could distort my image, it was on the correct angle.
Once I had gotten the correct size and angle, I right clicked and chose blending options, then drop shadow and edited my shadow until it was correct.
Artsteps
Firstly, I went onto artsteps and chose a free gallery template to use. Then, I imported my photos from my documents and dragged them to where I want them to be. Then I added black frames to each photo and previewed my gallery.
Conclusion
I chose my best still life edited photos and added them to two different types of virtual galleries, which really helped me experiment on photoshop and on ArtSteps. However, I prefer ArtSteps to photoshop, because I find it much easier and quicker to create my virtual gallery, especially with more still life photos.
To create this virtual gallery I opened a blank gallery space in photoshop and each image to add separately. I opened all 4 images together and arranged them onto each wall. The two angled walls didn’t fit the image so I changed the perspective of each image. Then using the fx drop shadow I created a shadow under each image and made sure each one had the same.
Artsteps
Using Artsteps I created an empty room and opened up the same three photographs. I arranged these on the walls and sized them up since they loaded in really small. In this virtual gallery the side images looked better because in photoshop the perspective made the images look wonky. However the room I used in photoshop looks better because It has lights and a skirting board which makes the room feel more real. The room was also a little claustrophobic. I wouldn’t want it as wide as the photoshop room but somewhere in the middle which wont make the centre image look too small or big. It should frame it nicely. Maybe next time I could use Artsteps to get the perspective right and layer it on the photoshop layer.
Evaluation
Arrangements
I began this project with still-life arrangements were I used the infinity screen with a continuous studio light. The light was at an angle to the side so that the objects were well lit with shadows to create depth and variation. These was inspired by 1600 Dutch still life paintings so they included assortments of many different objects, sizes and colours.
The second photoshoot was inspired by modern still-life arrangements with one main focus and less going on. I used two pieces of card to replicate the table often holding the objects and got up close for a tighter frame.
When editing I had to rotate and crop the images especially in the second photoshoot because there was a horizontal line which was obviously not straight. I adjusted the white balance so the background was bright and clearly white.
I think I should have dulled colours and lighting to represent the aesthetic of he paintings and combined more objects into the arrangements. I would also like different levels of objects and cloths on tablesw with neutral colours and rustic wooden tables to look more like an old painting.
Singular
The singular tools were inspired by Walker Evans. They were household items in front of a plain background with simple overhead lighting to reduce shadows.
I edited these photographs in Lightroom with black and white pre-sets, exposure settings and white balance. To present them I used photoshop to over crop and add a boarder which is different to the inspiration but presents the photographs well.
I wasn’t able to raise each item like Walker Evans however with a lightbox there were no shadows. I should have photographed a wider variety of objects and not be limited to household tools. I could have found other shapes with more meaning to me like a hairbrush for example to take ownership over this project however it wouldn’t have been as much of a response to the artist.
For these images, I took them over a large, white piece of card whilst my Dad held up the torch. I set my camera settings to a fast shutter speed and auto ISO. The images which have been coloured green are the ones that I am going to be editing as they as the most clear and detailed.
Edits
To edit each of these photos, I cropped and rotated them and made them B&W, whilst also sometimes making adjustments to things such as exposure, texture and clarity, etc.
These are my final results:
Experimentation
I decided to try and imitate Darren Harvey-Regan’s work using my own photos, rather than Walker Evans’.
I did this by opening the images in Adobe Photoshop and using the Object Selection Tool to select the tools and remove them from their background.
I then cropped half of the tool and resized them so that they fit together.
