5X4 Studio Workshop

Using the 5X4 cameras and light meter I was asked to take two photographs of a set of objects to demonstrate the depth of field. For the first frame I used  an aperture of F.8 and a shutter speed of 400th of a second. These settings allowed one object to be in focus and the rest to be out of focus compared with frame two which was set at an aperture of F.32 which allowed the whole still life to be in focus.Below are the test Strips leading up to the final print.

Above of my prints from my  colour workshop. I found that working at a ten second exposure  and at an aperture of F.32 was going to give the best contrast of colour but also applying  magenta 61. 

Final Studio Print

Studio Induction 19/09/2011

 During the Studio workshop I was introduced to a Sekonic Light meter, how to work safely in the workshop and how to use medium format cameras. The camera I used was a Bronica which gave me 6x6 negatives.  The point of this exercise was to test the exposure and the relationship between the shutter speed and the aperture.  Below are my test prints from the shoot.

 

Pastiches - Initial Thoughts

Along side creating the Still Life Project I have also been ask to create a project based on the Environment. I will be creating firstly a Pastiche which Imitates the photographic language and the image by researching and reproducing compositional form camera settings lighting conditions depth of field and scale of one of the above photographs.
I especially am fond of image two by Jem Southam ' Seaford Head' 1999. I am fond of how he has caught the pale colours in the Cliff but has left the darkness in the surrounding floor area. Also the tones which have been captured in the sky creates this gloomy British beach effect.

Initial Research

The above two images are to different styles of photography but the aim of the photographer seems to be very similar. Image one by Sophie Calle ' The Hotel Series Room 28' the aim of Calle was to show items which people have left behind at a hotel and then photographed. In comparison to Laura Letinsky where she photographed left overs of a party at the scene not moving anything or repositioning which Calle did as everything looks neatly styled. Letinsky doesn't its a snapshot of a finished celebration. 

F.64 Group

Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham and Willard Van Dyke were the founders of the F.64 Group which was created in the year of 1932. Between these Californian based photographers they created photographs which enabled the viewer to see how clear the lens was. Ansel Adams's Invention of the tonal system enabled him to create photographs with large amounts of tone. This allowed his photographs to show great detail.

Still life Paintings

These two photographs are a style of painting in the 16th and 17th century called Vanitas its a style of  a Still Life Painting  associated with the Northern European art scene. Common symbols in this style of painting was the skull which represented death. Unlike today death was not feared it was just a life cycle.