Evaluation

Evaluation

I think this has been the most enjoyable section of the course so far because it’s allowed me to revisit some of the sub-themes like ‘Food’ that I did a year ago in my A-level, so when I saw the brief I was feeling optimistic. However there’s the pressure of trying to work to a similar level or emulate the work of some of the most famous photographer and painters like Edward Weston and Irving Penn.

Despite being happy and optimistic about the latest theme I was struggling to think of a place to start which would allow me to flow from idea to idea. I eventually started by photographing my fridge and decided to use a Canon 5DII, with a 100mm canon and a 24-105mm Lens, which I would end up using for all my photos. This was a good idea because I took my photos in a few different locations so the portability was a helpful factor. I’m pretty happy with the way my work has flowed this time but I wish I could have spent a bit more time shooting because I was starting to find a subject that I was having success with and I’m sure it had potential to produce some really good work.

I don’t really think that the photographer research has inspired me to shoot in a specific way or with a certain object setup this time round. I think it’s taught me the different ways that you can shoot a still life photo, for example the Christian Coigny research which has taught me that still life photography can be done outside the studio as he’s used a room itself as the subject which clearly wasn’t the studio. So it’s expanded my thinking which has allowed me to shoot more creatively which is one of the most important things in the industry. My most successful pictures were from my final shoot. My favourite picture was of the cupboard in the studio at work which was done a few hours before I had to hand the camera back in. I chose it because it’s one of the more unique images I’ve taken during this section of work and it shows some of my ability when it comes to composition and lighting.

One of the hardest things about this section was the times scale because it was during the time were I was working hard with my contextual and professional studies, making it hard to get a good amount of work done in the four weeks I set my self. The best part of this section was doing one of the genres I loved the most, and having the freedom to use almost any equipment I want which put me within my comfort zone so I could produce some quality work will confidence. If I was  to do this section again I would like to do some more traditional style still life, so I can say I had covered more bases and there’s always the potential that I could have found something that’s better than what I’ve produced now. Even though there were other opportunities in this theme I’m happy with the outcomes that I’ve produced and the final print.