Self Proposal Assignment 4: Tear Sheet / Ceramic Dishware

 

This photograph was taken for an assignment this semester in my Photographic Illustration class. For this assignment we had to select a tear sheet of a commercially taken image that we wished to reproduce; lighting patterns, style, and overall feel. I chose my tear sheet from a home ware section of a department store’s catalog, and purchased as similar of items as I could find both for my ceramics and my propping. I used multiple hot lights to create my lighting direction and patterns, and multiple bounce cards to add or subtract light. The image at the bottom is the tear sheet that I used as inspiration for my image.

Self Proposal Assignment 3: Tea

 

This was an image taken this current Fall Semester in my Photographic Illustration class for our second Self Proposal Assignment. In this assignment we were allowed to photograph anything of our choosing, as long as we presented the instructor with a sketch of our idea first. Since we were encouraged to photograph something that we would want to show potential clients, I chose a detailed table top set up shot in studio. I am always fascinated by the puzzle of prop placement in a photograph. For this image I wanted to use a lot of small elements, but also allow the image to come across as simple in design.