My still life shoot is based on contemporary still life artist from 1800s. My aim was to work with minimal objects with low-key lighting to show my lighting techniques.
My images were done with using a snoot as my key light, this allowed me to be in control of the light. I also used black perspexs to place my subjects on, this was so the focus is on the subject and avoid having any distractions in my shoot.
I am happy with how my shoot went. My images show strong use of lighting and shadow.
To help me plan my shoot, I researched artists such as Henri Fantin-Latour. The use of techniques in his oil painting, with the low casting of shadow with direct lighting on the subject, it inspired me to try a similar technique in my own work.
please leave any comments that can help me progress further in the future.
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| plate of apples - Henri Fantin-Latour - 1861 |
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| group of peaches - Henri Fantin-Latour 1874 |
My studio shoot.
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| Apple and Pear |
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| Apples and Pear |
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| Group of Peaches |
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| Peppers with Chillies |
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| Red Onion with green leaves |
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| Red Tomatoes |
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| Two Pears |
The tomatoes and red onion I found the most interesting the lighting really works well and the water on the tomatoes really work well
ReplyDeleteI really like these and think you've done a really good job. The colour of your subjects are vibrant and the compositions work well. One of your tomatoes has a slight dent in it where you haven't pulled in back in post production and very slightly on one of your peaches too. Maybe try burning the shadows in a little and dodging the highlights to give a little more depth. My favourite is the pears at the bottom, the texture of the skin makes it look like an oil painting.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your feed back, means a lot to me. I will take your comments on board for the future.
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