SETTING UP A DIY PHOTO STUDIO & DSLR PHOTOGRAPHY
Following on from my mock-up tests, I have created my final image using the same process. I was unable to use the photography studio as we have not yet been inducted in the use of lighting so DIY it is. Good job I had a a decent lamp and some day light. Working on a fairly small scale, I was able to create a back drop/ cove using A1 white card which reflected the light really well to create a very natural lighting aesthetic. An LED white light created a natural aesthetic, along with a handful of daylight so not to create an artificial effect. This approach to the digital photography of my work achieved subtle shadows, enhancing the depth achieved by the 3D media which has successfully communicated an interplay of layers and textures. Working with my DSLR, I was also able to successfully control the exposure to achieve a professional lighting effect and balanced image. Due to the 3D nature of the piece, depth was an issue and so I had to test a few different apertures in order to achieve the appropriate depth of field to reveal all elements with clarity.
FURTHER COMPOSITION TESTING
While I invested quite a bit of time in exhausting potential compositions in my mock-up work, the flexibility of the loose elements meant that I could further explore this in the development of the final image. As I have now introduced building blocks into the 3D paper construct, this enabled me to experiment with the interplay of these components. Some options demonstrate subtle changes whilst others demonstrate more obvious changes. I think introducing the building blocks has worked really successfully as the block, bright colours seem to compliment the blocky wooden shapes whilst not being over-powered by them. The wooden aesthetic enhances the sense of craft and further the pivotal idea of nostalgia and play.
LAYERING PROCESS
Responding to all the compositions I explored in the photographic stage, I have worked into these to explore the interplay of hand-drawn elements, furthering the exploration carried out with the mock-up. With many elements continuing across images, these enabled me to trial alternative marks and shapes surrounding these.
Having chosen my final composition for it's appropriate use of picture area, successful consideration of line of sight and illustrative qualities, I developed the pencil overlays on photoshop, rendering a digital layer with an analogue aesthetic. Drawing this top layer out on tracing paper and scanning it in meant that I could isolate each element and transform these appropriately. Using the selection tools on photoshop, I was able to position and colour elements independently and tailor each adjustment to the part of the 3D construct in engaged with.
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