induction/diagnostic project

Through  detailed research looking at still life and advertising photography I found two very different photographs, one photograph by Jim Goldberg a photographer who documented a lot of his travels , his image is simply a document of weapons which where confiscated going through customs placed in a draw. The other photograph is by David la chapelle a well known fashion photographer who is well known for his vibrant , surreal and humorous photographs, the photograph I have chosen of chappelles is an advert for 'skky vodka'. 

I choose this image because I found the composition interesting, and found that the use of framing with the sky scraper buildings worked very well with the product. I found that the image focuses  on the iconic blue bottle and try to draw peoples attention to the striking colour palette.I think that the shadows from the cocktail glasses contrast with the brightness of the image. 

I came across this image whilst looking on the website www.magnumphotos.com which is a research resource that I found is very useful. The image caught my eye simply because of the interesting Birdseye viewpoint the photographer has used and it automatically generated ideas which related to this image in some way. I like how the photograph just happened and how it hasn’t been posed in anyway, the purpose of the image was to document an event rather than advertise a product to an audience. 

The idea for my own photograph through inspiration of this image was to take photographs of other peoples belongings inside their draws, as well as my own and document peoples belongings and see how others organise themselves as I believe that you can tell a persons personality and how they are by looking inside their draws as it tells a story about them, I think this would be an interesting photo shoot and I have tried it out around my house. 

The above image is from a draw in the study/spare bedroom and I feel as though this image really captures that clearly from just looking at it. I think that the image isn't the best quality and hasn't got the best composition of framing but it tells a story in similar ways that Goldberg’s photographs do. From this image I can see clearly that the person isn't very organised and is very random.

other photographs taken: my bedroom 

The kitchen 

After researching  and comparing the two different styles of photographing objects I have found that  they are similar in the ways that both the images make you think about the concept and why it has been taken , as the sky adverts have a storytelling technique behing the images Goldbergs image also tells a story and makes you think about why he might of taken the photograph and for what purpose. Although both styles of photographing an image have simularities they also have different purposes , for example the sky  adverts are designed to engange and invite consumers wheras Goldbergs image  has been taken to document an event/information for people to see. 

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