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Shoot 6 (forgot to put it up)

My final series is successful in portraying the transformation of eating utensils into flowers. The most successful aspect was the forms of the utensils under the different lighting and the way that it transformed the shapes into the plants we know. I was particularly happy with the spoon and knife transformations as they can across most realistic and the lighting effects were most successful. I felt I have learnt a lot about the way light effects the photos and how it can transform. Improvements I could have made were to distort the forms of the utensils and to try the objects on a larger scale. I think using chopsticks didn't give a natural enough form but still was a successful image. 

Ice Plant/Forks

Tulip/Spoons

Chopsticks/ dune grass

Knives/ Cactus

Shoot 4- focusing mainly on the plan view shot of the Ice plant-Forks

My goal is to create a series of 8 photos (4 pairs of 2 photos) looking at each transformation and fully realising the natural aesthetic. 

The layout of the photos is such that the first photo is one of them closed/ from above and the second in full bloom and straight on. 

For my objects to transform I selected 4 different eating utensils. spoons, knives, forks and chopsticks. The objects are made out of plastic and contrast the natural element of the flowers I am transforming them into. 

I didn't have any trouble making this image. I could have had a greater range of exposures to show more information.

5. The petal peeling adds another dimension to the image and creates some movement. 

I experimented with a closed flower, and trying to use to different colours of cellophane in one photo directing the light onto certain areas. I also tried to shoot from above with little succes. 

For my next shoots I want to look at some effects that I accidentally got such as the bluetack sticking the spoons together creating pattens that could darken the light and portraying a more realistic image. I also liked using a different perspective and would like to have different perspectives for each of the shots in the pair. 

The first image has the best shape for this style I want to take another perspective with the same flower to be the second image. I am also considering compiling the images to create the true colours aka pink flower, green stem

shoot 2 part 1