In our week 4 workshop we moved on to a body of photography known as Found Object, in which we were tasked with putting objects together in front of a backdrop to create interesting compositions. We also learnt how to utilise different pieces of equipment to create better photographs to one that we would get if we were to just take a photo of something right off the bat without having to set anything up. The equipment we utilised were tripods, to maintain a steady composition, and various different lights (LED, Flash Light etc.) to change the way the camera photographs an image.
This was my favourite photo, I really like the juxtaposition between the fish and the earring, I feel like is says something consumerism in this day and age, by giving the fish the human like trait of fashion, perhaps insulting the intelligence of people who give into this consumer capitalism. Moreover, I really like the way the light contacts with the earring as it gives it this diamond like shimmer. Also the slight glow around it gives off the effect that it is really shiny. I had to take this photo into Photoshop for some slight editing, in order to remove the hand in the bottom left corner. whilst I was in Photoshop, I also decided to slightly bump up the contrast and the vibrancy of the photo, to try to pop this exotic red/orange colour.
I was also captivated by this image in particular, it creates a sense of juxtaposition between the flowers and the other object which looks like a cannon. This could easily be an anti war photograph, as the flowers that come out of the end of the cannon represent peace, as when we think about flowers and nature we typically think peaceful thoughts. This accompanied by the slightly subdued yellow in the background depicts the silly nature of war. The way it is framed directly in the centre draws our eyes towards it and suggests that this is important.
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