Diary entry

Visual diary entry

still life photography

things to consider

• 10 still life photographs are to be produced of the same subject
• the 10 images could tell a story or simply sit together as a series
• Print size options small,medium or large, depending on the desired effect for the final presentation, though all prints should be of the same size for uniformity
• Paper choice should be made depending on the desired effect, matt of gloss, though again they should all printed on the same paper
• Photo format, film or digital or both
• the use of scanners and photocopiers should be considered
• Photoshop finishes may be applied, though all layers must remain visible for grading purposes
• Consider playing with aperture, shutter speed, macro and telephoto lenses, use a variety of lighting techniques including flash, fill, reflective, low light with out flash on a slow shutter speed and a high ISO & change the background or backdrops.
• Utilise a variety of Composition and Cropping alternatives
• Consider the nature of the objects and how best they can be photographed

Kathryn Dadd

More basket still life work

basket still life experimentation

Diary entry

Over the past few weeks I have been working through my Olympus E500 manual, learning how to navigate my way through the technical applications. I now know how to access a variety of information for each photo including the format it is stored in, the histogram details, the ISO, Aperture and Shutter speed information. I have also found that instead of the LCD screen displaying the last single image it is also possible to see multiple images on the one screen.

I have also been reading through two photography books "Get the most from your digital camera" Simon Joinson and "John Hedgecoe's complete guide to digital photography". The information along with the class work is giving me a more thorough understanding of the digital world of photography.

I have also pulled out my Minolta X-300 mechanical camera with it's telephoto and macro lenses. I found some film and now I search for a film scanner to see the results of the photos I have taken.

I still haven't decided on my still life subject, but am searching and experimenting. I will know it when I find it!

chair still life sequence

Photographs and technical details

This image is an example of a macro photograph taken up close and zoomed in for detail.

The bottom of this sunset image is framed by the scene and the layout is balanced using the 1/3 spacing theory.