concept

My concept for the still life project is melting. In this project, I will be melting items like crayons and ice cream, etc. to represent how quickly we are growing up. There were two still life photographer in particular that inspired me to come up with this idea. The main artist who inspired me to come up with this theme is Vanessa Mckeown, she has many inspiring pictures with interesting colors. The other artist is Dennis Pedersen, she is a very creative artist who does a lot of still life.

Blog post for theme

For my big project, I will attempt to convey how adding a simple shadow to any image can give it an unsettling/eerie feeling. A photographer who I am taking some inspiration from in Jason Tjintjelaar. I feel that his work best exemplifies the point I am trying to convey. Most of my images will be in black in white, because I am also trying to get used to that look on images, looking forward to darkroom work. Theoretically, if I were to take a picture of a child's doll in studio with no shadow on it, it would probably give off a playful and childlike feeling. To prove my point, if I were to cast a shadow over said doll, the image would then give off a very unwelcoming and eerie vibe. I am excited to be working with this theme.

Shrek Life

My still life idea is utilizing the characters from the Shrek movie and associating them each with a color scheme. The concept is Shrek and how each character can be portrayed through colors and objects. I am choosing 6 characters and matching them with colors then creating images that portray the character through a set of still life objects in the color they match with.
I am choosing and matching the following, and this also shows the ideas I have for the items I will use in them:

Lighting techniques:

Shrek- candlelit look, dark background and focus on olives and bring candlestick (in studio black)

Fiona- 

Donkey- bright and happy lighting shining on waffle maker, maybe try spotlight (in studio white)

Lord Farquad- dramatic and rich lighting, like a candlelit dinner (at home)

Gingerbread Man- mid-bright light, possibly lamp over gingerbread house, cozy lighting (at home)

Dragon- bright, well lit, focus well on onion (in studio white)

Props and Color Palette:

Shrek (green)—green jello/slime or green olives in fancy container, light candle stick

Fiona (blue)—princess crown from dollar store w blue flowers and maybe sunflowers sort of old w blue ribbon

Donkey (grey/b&w)—waffles or waffle maker

Lord Farad (red)—red velvet cake on red velvet w glass of red wine

Gingerbread Man (brown)—gingerbread man or house

Dragon (purple/pink)-- big purple onion cut open

I'm pulled inspiration specifically for the pictures that will include photographing food from Annabelle Breakey, who always has perfectly lit photos and the food always looks really appealing

I also chose Stephanie Gonot as an inspiration because her photos are largely based off color and the way she places color with the objects she photographs is always really well done. Her aesthetic matches mine well.

Still Life Project

For this project, I am going to try to capture images of both healthy foods and unhealthy foods. In studio, I will try to capture interesting images of unhealthy foods. For this, I will use foods like chips, candy, and food like cupcakes. With the chips, for example, I will try to organize them in an interesting pattern. I will use the black background and bright lighting to help make the food pop, or, I will use dark lighting in order to help further convey the feeling of unhealthiness. Out of studio, I am going to try to capture images of healthy foods. To do this, I will use different types of fruits, such as watermelon, strawberries, or bananas, or I will use salads. With the watermelon, for example, I am going to chop it up, put it in a clear bowl, and try to find a place that has nice bright lighting with a lake or some other body of water behind it. The bright lighting will help convey the happiness some one feels when they do eat healthy. I am not basing my project on any photographer's ideas.  

foooooood

For my project I am going to capture fast food as inviting instead of uninviting and repulsive. I will use vibrant background colors and complex angles in my photos. I got my inspiration from Marcus Nilsson's ad campaign for Weight Watchers. Most of my inspiration came from this photo:

My project will be somewhat a carry on from the blog assignment based on Laura Letinsky's still life images. I am not quite sure what lighting i will use in my project but i will most likely end up using the same lighting in Marcus Nilsson's image above. For  my color palette I will use colors that accentuate the food in my image but don't quite match the colors of the food. 

JELLOOOOO

For my project I am going to submerge everyday objects and nature in either jello or resin. This concept will be similar to Jason Horowitz flowers portfolio. He had multiple flowers, stems and roots in resin and shot up close through the resin. see ex. below:  http://jasonhorowitzfineart.photoshelter.com/index/G0000WDCi7y42u7k/I0000vyBKJgq4nn0
i will be shining lighting through both sides of the jello or resin, from behind the camera and in front of the camera. I would love to put frozen bees in jello for one of my photos. I would also try to capture unconventional objects like a toothbrush in a jello of a complimentary color. I would like this project to have an awkward and retro feel using antique objects and cutting the jello into shapes. There wouldn't be an exact concept or correlation between the objects but the constant would be some sort of jiggly substance.

still life

My theme is turning "ugly" things into pretty things. I will photograph "ugly" things such as a frog or moldy food. I plan on using dark lighting and a spotlight on my object for it to stand out. I will try to make the "ugly" things pretty. My ugly objects will have dull colors and their makeovers will be very colorful and I probably will be using bows and glitter. I want the oxymoron in my photos to be very obvious. My inspiration comes from aleksandra kingo. She photographs very random objects with a twist, like a hotdog with toothpaste instead of ketchup and mustard.

adrenal cycle

for my project i have chosen to represent the first part of the adrenal cycle, or the late alarm phase. i have chosen my artist influence as Matthew barney, as one does. I will be focusing on the metaphorical discomfort that one gets when has a rise in adrenaline and the keyed- up feeling of an adrenaline rush. Following barney's cues, i wanted to create an independent aesthetic system where i would use the specific color scheme of dark reds and greens and browns along with cohesive patterns and visual symbols along with metaphorical symbols throughout the series. I have chosen to also include along with the photos: sculptures, drawings, and a short film. For the film, i have chosen an office setting, so i will do my out of studio photos in this office setting. for the studio photos im sure of, im going to freeze eyeballs into ice and photograph that on top of fabrics that match my color scheme.  i am also working with the idea of painting the augmented vein system in the color palette, but i am undecided on if i will use this for sculpture or still life. i am choosing not really to reveal my choice in the short film because i want them to be a surprise, but i am planning on doing a patch shirt in the colors of the theme that will also be used as one of my sculptures. of course, im seeing somewhat difficulty in making this project be purely still life since it is about a human function, but i think that will be a much more dramatic effect if i pull it off correctly (i hope). however, i will be doing the other 3 phases as themes for my other projects with eh same aesthetic system and just following the perameters of the following projects. this project is starting with the second phase, and i will be going out of order on the phases, like barney, but also to show the discomfort but also the feeling of jumping around on adrenaline. i have planned most of my photos but i dont want to give them all away or tell the depths of my metaphors until the presentation because i feel as though it will be much more meaningful. i apologize that i did not choose a "still life" photographer for my inspiration but i feel like barney's was the basis for my project and therefore he should be the influence. i also want to engage the viewers in some way that i have not decided yet. the project will also be heavily grounded in scientific research in the cycle that i am currently investigating.

still life on deck

for my project i was thinking of using different forms of light to change the emotion of a picture.
I was thinking diptychs and some that have a very prevalent emotion alone.
Blue tones would also be used as would warm colored light like reds and orange.
I was thinking of using glass, mirrors, and sheer things to really help capture the light.
I also want each image to be somewhat of a narrative image. I want it to tell you a story .

this is an idea id be very interested in trying, the lighting concept is exactly what I'm looking for .
Adela Holms' lighting techniques for when she's in the woods and such and how each pictures has a different emotion.
Next thing is I don't want the images to directly correlate. I want each image to portray its own feeling and its own story. 
I very much so want to leave the image up for interpretation, although ill have my own ideas in the head about what story i want the image to have, its up to me to make them feel it and make them see it. That is my mission

Still Life Project

My project will be about waste that humans or we as a society leave behind. My goal is to portray the destructive influence we have on the world. In studio, I will use filters to make the lights different colors. Possible objects that I will use in studio include rotten fruit, plastic bags, and styrofoam. Out of studio, I will make my photos desaturated to represent the bleak impact we have on our world, taking pictures of dumpsters, abandoned buildings, and archaic tools. An artist that relates to my project would be Mathew Merrett, who photographs decay.

still life

My concept for the still life project is mixing "real" foods with "fake" foods. As in composing images that have a part of the healthy food taken out and replaced with something unhealthy. For example, Vanessa McKeown, my inspiration for this project, created an image where she took the pit of a halved avocado and replaced it with sprinkles. I intend to have very bright, yet even images with a solid colorful background with the subject also being colorful. But having it all be cohesive. Showing the contrast and clear difference between the healthy and unhealthy is my intention for some of the images. Others, I would just have two foods representing an idea or visual picture. Maybe even combining the two foods together to appear as another would be a nice nice idea for some.

Still-Life Project

For my still life project, I am going to take photos of food in places where the colors are very cohesive. Along with this, I am going to try to match up foods with objects that people would think of or use when eating this food, such as chopsticks or other items. In the project, my lighting will vary throughout the photos depending on the food.

concept

for my project I am choosing to do eggs. I really like the simplistic idea of them. I also really like the color of the eggs because they are all neutral like brown and white but you can easily change the color of them at the same time. I also like the idea of eggs because you can fill them with anything you want. For in the studio I plan on doing them in the carton and out of studio I plan on focusing on the use of them like cooking.

je ne sais pas mon thème.