Photography-Final photos to represent memories





















These two photographs are my final images that I selected for the final day of photography, I have taken them in response to the brief which is based on 'memories and future memories'. I decided to take photographs of objects that I associate with different holidays I have been on from when I was little and until more recently, I also took photographs of objects associated with countires I would like to go to in response to 'future memories'. What I found most difficult about this task was how to portray 'memories', I had an idea that I wanted to photograph still life objects but I could not decide on what these objects would be or how to photograph them. At first I thought about photographing old photos however I thought that these would be difficult to photograph in an interesting way as they are 2D, after planning different ideas I decided upon the idea of souvenirs which is french for memory and I thought this related well to the topic. I then gathered research from photographers such as Edward Weston and Irving Penn who photograph still life objects in black and white, I focused mainly on Weston's style of photography as he photographs one object at a time using dramtic lighting which is something I also wanted to do. I feel pleased with what I have achieved with my final outcomes because I think they are successful and respond to the brief, they also allowed me to experiment with the camera settings such as shutter speed and aperture based on what I had learnt the previous week. The feedback I received from others was positive as they thought there was good use of lighting which made the objects look bold, particularly the lighthouse and the writing on it which is clear and intriguing as you want to know what it says. Furthermore they also thought the sheel was a clear link with Edward Weston and the golden section. I think I could improve my photographs by experimenting with more adventurous angles and perspectives as both of these photos have been taken the same way as the subject is on the right hand side. I think I managed my time well and
I found my planning effective, however I could improve these by planning more different ideas that could further develop my work.