Task 4 - Additional Images

In this post, I will be doing an additional photoshoot for my 'Food For Thought' task on sweets, and keep it based upon my additional research technique on Flat Lays and still life. To conduct this photoshoot, I will be using a copy stand to set my camera facing directly down at my subject and using these lights to give it some life. Now I shall set up my work space.

Set up

This is a snapshot of the working space I am working at. As you can see, I've attached the camera on to the stand right above my subject. I've chosen to photograph skittles because they are colourful and I wanted some nice vibrant images of sweets. Here are my contact prints:

I believe the shoot went really well. I used the copy stand lights which is equivalent to room lights just to light up my subject nicely. I've also tested with the lights in some images, like keeping one side on and vice versa. Quite obviously, I like the images with both lights on because it gives me that studio effect. I've also arranged the skittles in multiple ways, changing up the colours and the shape. Also capturing from various angles to give it different looks. Here are some of my images:

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4

These sets of images all use the same lighting on both sides. Each image is just taken from a different angle and I think background tone is exactly equal. I like No 1 the best because the skittles are the sharpest in focus and the position is quite nice in that empty space. No 2 is a nice graphical type of image because it's taken quite far back so the skittles are just sitting nicely in line. I think the camera holding technique is strong here because the skittles are so straight. No 3 is just a rotated and a closer version of No 2. I like this rotation technique because it gives this image a different perspective. It looks like the skittles are leaning on a wall or something crazy like that. Lastly, No 4 is the flat lay technique using the copy stand. 

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This image is different in the sense of the shape and the lighting. I tried to arrange each little skittle in this rainbow and only used the light on the right hand side. This actually gives a lighter expose on the right side and forms a shadow on the left. I like how each skittle is also reflecting the light on the right side and you can see where the light source is coming from just by looking at the skittles. This image was also taken with the flat lay technique.