For my first photo, I wanted to do something very low contrast. Even if at first you can't tell what this photo is of, you can tell that it's not purely black. Hopefully, on closer inspection, you are able to make out the plate, bowl, and cup--all black--on a black desk. Here, I was going for limiting the range of tone to one third of the spectrum. I may have limited it a little much, especially based on the low exposure. However, I think the effect is at least interesting, if nothing else.
Here, I was going for high contrast via production design--blacks and whites. I think it kind of came through, but I wish I had lit it better. The milk feels very yellow, instead of really popping against the black as much as I had wanted it to. I think it's somewhat effective, but better lighting would have really helped. It's also a shame that you can see my reflection in the spoon.
This is probably my favorite of my photos this week. Here, I was clearly going for contrast via lighting, and I think it worked. It has an interesting effect based on the style of this house. The contrast creates a sense of suspense, but the house, in better light, would probably feel cheerful. I like the effect here.
Hey Jeff! You did some cool things here. Your first photo was unexpected, because when I first saw it I could tell it wasn't entirely black, so I assumed it was the same setup as your second photo - just really under-exposed. Upon closer inspection, though, I made out a much different setup. It's cool that the faintest shapes can be made out even with very little tonal differentiation.
ReplyDeleteYour second photo looks like a screencapture from some sort of production-design-heavy avant garde film, and for that reason I totally love it. Your color choices feel very intentional, and even though you mentioned that you don't like how the lighting turned out, I actually don't think it's all that bad. It makes the milk in the middle of the bowl look like a crescent moon.
You totally achieved a horror house look in the third photo. Not only do you have high contrast here, you also have some fascinating shadows, my favorite being the one that the porch lights are casting on the upper left part of the house. The bushes and grass are in a gradient of light, getting tonally darker and darker as our eye pulls away from the house. It's like you achieved a natural vignette and I love it.