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Professional Photographs - Evidence & Evaluation



After the interim show i planned to get some professional images taken of my ginkgo leaves. Taking them myself would of been easy yet they would of been of poor quality as i lack skills in being able to use a camera and talking them on my phone isn't at all professional. So i decided to collaborate with a 2nd year photography student Chris Roberts who's practise is following along the lines of a fine art approach. In many lectures it has been stated that we must take professional images of our work throughout development, this has also been made clear by guest lectures by artists as well. Enlisting Chris to help me he booked out a photography studio as i was unable to book it out, by booking out a photography studio i had access to different lighting, back drops, reflectors and was able to get a better camera as Chris already had one himself. 





The images below are the results of the shoot. With the help of Chris the images are edited to produce blank backgrounds as well as changing the colour of the leaves ever so slightly making them more bronze/orange. The reasoning behind making them more colourful is linking back to autumn and when the leaves of the ginkgo tree turn yellowy orange which is becomes a spectacle in Japan. Trying out different display techniques meant i have a wide range of different images i  could use in the future. For the end of year show it is possible that i will use one of these images to represent my work as they are professional images of what my work involves. My personal favourites are the ones with the black background where the leaves over lay as though they have just fallen from a tree. The black background makes the leaves really stand out i think makes them look 'rich' as though a precious item that should be treasured - relevant to ginkgo saplings given as awards.




































                                     


The bellow images are how the leaves were displayed in the cabinet in the museum style, however i think on a photograph the images look too flat and lifeless, not very visually interesting. For this reason i doubt i will be using these images to represent the piece. Despite this in real life i do think the museum display style really worked in the cabinet. 



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