For this shoot i wanted to look at interlocking features like cogs. In order to do this i used old pocket watches and the college macro camera as my camera doesn't have a macro lens and i couldn't get as close as i wanted. As well as the i used the light on my photo with a piece of card board over the light with a small hole in it to make a spot light. I did this because i wanted to play with the light with the gold watch as i could get the colour to reflect how i wanted it i had a spot light small enough.
Resources:
- Tripod
- Macro camera
- Snoot (made via using my phone camera and card board to make it a small enough directional light)
Techniques:
- Marco photography
Research influence:
The artist that influenced this shoot was Peter Keetman and his series a week that the factory. I liked how when he took the picture of the screw up close allowed the way the curves ran into each other almost interlocking. As well as this i liked the train wheels and how all the circles were connected and how you can almost imagine how the train would be running and how would all be working to move the train in the chosen direction.
This made me think of cogs inn clocks and how they work in the same way. The circle turn and as a result turns other pieces and this creates the movement of the hands on the face of the clock.
Contact Sheet
I choose this image as its a clock face as well as have a multi circular surface with many different over lapping circles.
This image was picked as i like how it showed each individual cog. This shows the individual cogs and how each one looks different in shape and size. As well as this the photo also shows how the cogs all work together.
I choose this image as its just the clock face and i like how there is nothing but the face of the clock, i also like the fact the face is round but the numbers when licked would also make a circle.
I put this photo in this series as it shows the interlocking parts and also has a gold touch giving me an idea for how i could photograph the gold pocket watch.
The last photo was added too remind me to look at photographing the clocks in a different way. An example is like in this photo to look at different angles.
Best Photos
I like how in my first photo i didn't have the whole clock face within the frame. As well as this i like the contrasting black numbers and white face. This allows all the curves in the numbers to show up better.
In the second photo I like how the foreground is blurred and the background shows the multiple rings of the spring work system. The rings being broken by the bar in the way makes them curves but also suggesting there circles.
In this photo its similar to my first one however its slightly more zoomed out so you can get more in making it easier to imply the size. However i also like how i have angled the watch as a result you can start from the bottom left corner, which starts out of focus and work down the face, where is comes into focus.
I really like how in this photo ive zoomed in as close as i could using the macro camera and frame the two similar cogs interlocking together. This photo was really inspired by Peter Keetmn and the screw image he took, were the curves all interlock.
In this photo i really like how face on this photo is, as well as that i like how i've kept the colours reasonably similar. Also with in the photo i like how the pattern on the metal work continues the curve of the gold cog, to make an almost complete circle.
For this photo i wanted the main focus to be the gold cog piece in the middle. I used that as my focus point. Then using my phone i aimed the light to reflect off the gold back case, creating the golden glow.
In my final photo i really like how i made the golden cogs curve really stand out. I like how it draws the main focus of the photo and allows you move around the photo by following the split up curve. This inspiration came from Peter Keetman and his train were you can see all the different pieces but and follow everything though the main focus.
Needs Improvement
This first photo is to dark, i have the aperture setting wrong as a result the film didnt get enough light. If i would change the aperture and also centre the grip.
Within this photo i don't like how i framed it, also the focus is slightly out and nothing is completely in focus. I think that the shutter speed was to low in this photo making the photo to bright and the contrast isnt as effective as it could be.
In the third photo the shutter speed was to fast resulting in the photo being to dark. The foreground also looks like it is out of focus and i cant reallt tell if any of the rest of the photo is actually in focus.
In the last photo i like the framing however the focus is rather off. The lighting is good however if i was to retake i would double check my focus and maybe change the framing slightly by moving downward by a millimetre or 2.
AO3 - Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress
I like how in my first photo i didn't have the whole clock face within the frame. As well as this i like the contrasting black numbers and white face. This allows all the curves in the numbers to show up better.
In the second photo I like how the foreground is blurred and the background shows the multiple rings of the spring work system. The rings being broken by the bar in the way makes them curves but also suggesting there circles.
In this photo its similar to my first one however its slightly more zoomed out so you can get more in making it easier to imply the size. However i also like how i have angled the watch as a result you can start from the bottom left corner, which starts out of focus and work down the face, where is comes into focus.I really like how in this photo ive zoomed in as close as i could using the macro camera and frame the two similar cogs interlocking together. This photo was really inspired by Peter Keetmn and the screw image he took, were the curves all interlock.
In this photo i really like how face on this photo is, as well as that i like how i've kept the colours reasonably similar. Also with in the photo i like how the pattern on the metal work continues the curve of the gold cog, to make an almost complete circle.
For this photo i wanted the main focus to be the gold cog piece in the middle. I used that as my focus point. Then using my phone i aimed the light to reflect off the gold back case, creating the golden glow.
In my final photo i really like how i made the golden cogs curve really stand out. I like how it draws the main focus of the photo and allows you move around the photo by following the split up curve. This inspiration came from Peter Keetman and his train were you can see all the different pieces but and follow everything though the main focus.AO2 - Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops
I used the college Macro camera set to manual and i also set the focusing lens to manual as well. This allowed me to create the effects i wanted, were i may want the foreground to be out of focus. When shooting i used a shutter speed around 1/80 - 1/125, F stop 6 - 8 and ISO 200.
AO1 - Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations and informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.
For my photos i imported them into Photoshop then i used curves and the brush tool too have either the foreground or the background darker than the other, creating depth and focus in my photo. The idea of this comes from Peter Keetman and his work as i didn't like the photos in black and white but still liked how he had the subject highlighted. As a result i used this to create the same effect by having the section i wanted the focus on to be lighter than the rest.
For the next example i again lighten the whole image however instead of darkening the foreground, i darken around the cogs. This makes them stand out more and makes the large silver cogs stand out more which i really like.
AO4 - Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.
Progression: you must refer to what you will do next to improve on either the shoot you have done or how you will develop your project in the next shoot.
For my next shoot i am going to look into framing and angles, this is because in this shoot i didn't have much to work with however i liked having the one thing consistent. So int he next shoot i am going to use a mirror ( round ) to be the thing that is consistent, but i can have more to shoot as the reflection can be almost anything.
As this is moving off the idea of how things work i think i would be more intresting to look at the things people use and look at everyday. This still links with both these work records so far as people use these things everyday. As a result i am going to change my title to ' The Everyday'.
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