Contradiction, juxtaposition and opposites (final photos)

I decided to change my idea previously explained as I encountered many challenges. Therefore I decided to look at solids and liquids as opposites for one photo-shoot and also how a solid can have an effect on a liquid when dropped into it.

Solid dropping into liquid:

 

 

These selection of photos are the final images I chose to use to show the effect a solid has on a liquid when dropped from a height, in order to achieve these photographs I set my camera up on a tripod and used a flash so that I could capture the splash and the strawberry clearly. I am really pleased with the final outcome of the photos as I think they are clear and the colour of the strawberry is also bright and bold, as is the splash of the water that was created. I think my favourite photo of the four is the second one because I like how I have captured the strawberry and also the shape of the splash, another aspect I like about these images is how the splash is completely different in each of the photos. I think I could improve these images by experimenting with dropping different solids into the water and also experiment with a different liquid, however I did experiment with dropping a strawberry into cream but this did not really work. As part of this photo shoot and my second one where I looked at solids submerged in liquids I research photographers such as Harold Edgerton and Jonathan Knowles.

 

Solid submerged in liquid:

 



 

 

This is my final photograph for my second photo shoot where I looked at submerging a solid in a liquid, I also thought a lot about lighting with this photo shoot as I wanted it to look abstract so that the audience were made to think about what it could be. The lighting I used to create this effect was very simple as I just used the torch found on the iPhone and placed my solid and liquid in a clear bowl and put it directly on top of the light source. I really like this image overall as it does look abstract which is what I wanted to achieve, I also like how the lighting has made certain aspects of the solid and liquid really clear and makes the photo as a whole look as though the colours are monochrome, however this is in full colour. The solid I used was a large piece of ice and I submerged it in a bowl of water, I think this has worked really well as it is not obvious that that's what it is on your first look. I think I could improve this photograph and my photo shoot by experimenting with different materials to use and also the lighting, I could also perhaps experiment with changing the hue/saturation of my image and see how this effects it overall.