Colour

The Wave

This two-dimensional artwork by Andrew Vernon entitled ''The Wave'' is a beautiful example of still photography. The curved line of the glass shows the outline of the glass demonstrating the concept of shape. Contract is illustrated between the white background and the red wine as well as the changes in the colour of the wine.

Das gebaute Bild

This still life photograph is part of a series entitled ''Das gebaute Bild'' (The Constructive Picture). He uses a bright background in order to allow the  object to stand out. For this series he uses every day normal objects in order to make the most impact when shown outside their normal context. To create the colourful background he uses simple construction sheets in different colours. Unlike most photographers he doesn't rely on photoshop to create his off-kilter images but instead creates each image by using carefully hung threads. Lohoff only uses photoshop to change the contrast and uses a process that allow hands to look more wax like/painted.

The photographer A Sot captured this still life photo by burning half a box of matches until he was happy with the outcome. This image draws your eye to the flame as the rest of the background is black. The flame is in the shape of a butterfly.

This image uses bright and bold contrasting primary colours. The idea behind this image is the covering of the horizon.

 This image also uses bright and bold contrasting primary colours, it includes different textures, the roughness of the blue tarp and the smoothness of the blue sky with the white fluffy clouds.

This image was captured at Whixall Marina. The still water allows you to see the clear reflections of the colourful boats.

Week Two - Shoes

After the walk

This image was captured by Spanish amateur photographer Martin Zalba. The image is entitled 'After the walk' which has us wondering where exactly these boots have been.

Puss in boots

The different textures is this image all complement each other. The blackness of the image without using grayscale gives it a lot of depth.

Shoot Day

The neutral background complements the roughness of the tweed.

Turning emotion upside down

Using natural daylight allows the camera to pick up all the detail, even the inside of the shoes.

Contact Sheet

Lines

This photo was taken by Steve Axford. He covers everything from micro fungi to volcanoes. He specialises in still photography and tries to incorporate both beauty and scientific accuracy in his photos showing things in fine detail.

This photo was taken on a safari in South Africa.  I adjusted the contrast of the image to allow the zebras' stripes to stand out against the neutral background.

The lines in the gills of the mushrooms create some sort of a illusion.

This image incorporates vertical, horizontal and curved lines.

Week One - Self Portrait

This is the work of photographer Stephanie Carter. This image is entitled 'In the Weeds'. It is clear how she is taking the picture as you can see the camera in the reflection of the mirror.

Another photo by Carter. Again you can see a clear reflection of the camera in the mirror. You can also see a blurred reflection of her face in the shiny surface in the photo.

This photo was taken in a horse lorry mirror, I've taken the saturation right down in order to drain the colour and give the first impression that this image is also in black & white.

This linear black & white photo contains three generations of highland cows, also including my take on 'self portrait'. I felt this image looked better in black & white as it shows the different tones of the cows and textures.

Transition work - A day in the life of Francesca

My 'day in the life of' work was set on a day at V Festival, at Weston Park.