Final image #1

For my specialist studio project I have been photographing alcohol, and for my first image I wanted to create an image that was simple but effective. I believed that the best way to achieve this was to create a composite, this allows you to photograph each element of the bottle individually which are then put together in Photoshop. By using this technique I was able to gain much stronger colors, highlights and definition. The image that I create shows my first ever attempt at a composite and I must say that I am rather pleased with the way that it has turned out. It took me quite some time to put this image together, however I now feel more comfortable using this technique and believe that I will be using it a lot more in my upcoming projects.

 

Studio shoot preperation

For one of my product shots i wanted to create and image that shows the alcohol pouring through the bottle in order to show something that is more visually interesting. In order to prepare for this shoot I had to find a way of removing the bottom of my bottle without destroying it. After a bit of research I found a way of doing this by using items i had lying around the house. By tying string round the bottom of the bottle (approximately five times) then soaking the string in nail varnish remover for a few minutes, allowing it to be completely absorbed by the string. I then set the string alight, making sure that I was constantly turning the bottle whilst it was burning, by doing this for about 60 seconds I then dunked this into a bucket of water. This then allowed the bottom of the glass to fall of leaving no damage to the rest of the bottle. The image below shows the results of the process that I carried out. As you can see I have been able to gain a bottomless bottle with a clean cut which I can now be used as part of my studio assignment.

 

 

 

One girl, ten cups.

After strolling around and a multitude of charity shops I have now acquired a large number of miss match tea cups that I plan to incorporate into my Alice in wonderland shoot. These will help to build my set and will also allow me to gain a sense of place, making the theme recognisable by it’s audience. These teacups vary in shape size and colour, which will be hung from the ceiling to allude the audience to believe they are floating. My intentions for this are that they will resemble the scene of the tea party.

One aspect of this shoot is out of the way, it’s now time to get my hands on a dead, skinned rabbit.

And the ball is rolling…

After having my initial idea for my final major project ready for some time now I have finally stated to start my spending spree for my set designs. I have now bagged myself three costumes for my three chosen themes of Alice in wonderland, wizard of oz and rapunzel which should hopefully arrive by Monday. I have also done a lot of research into some garish props of dead animals and body parts having some difficulty finding some of the pieces a trip to the butchers should sort this problem out. So with one aspect out of the way it time to carry on my search and buy the rest of my sets.

Specialist Studio Assignment

For my specialist studio assignment I have decided to revisit product photography. his decision  came to me quite quickly as its what I wanted to do for my assignment earlier on in the year but decided on food photography as I have never worked with it before. Ooh well lesson learned, at least I now know that it is an area in photography that I am unlikely to revisit. So onwards and upwards I go, my focus for this project will be alcohol. Within these shoots I am looking to enhance my creative it terms of design and set creations. At first I was going to focus on a particular selection of alcohol, focusing on whisky as I found that the bottle selection shows an array of interesting shapes and will also ignite my images with colour. However my current research has made me change my mind and i will now be looking into larger, whisky and the possibility of vodka. I won’t be naming what I will be doing with each of these, that way people can have something to look forward to seeing.