FOUND OBJECTS

Initially, I found it difficult to decide on what miscellaneous objects I would be able to find on the streets and photographs. Not only to create a visually appealing triad, but also what was available for me. I began to consider the idea of wrappers; the crumpled shapes they create and how their original names could be distorted or more difficult to read. From this, I expanded on sweet wrappers, such as ‘Parma Violets’ and ‘Love Hearts’.

Before taking these images, I looked into still life photography, in particular wrappers for sweets and chocolate. I found that the lighting couldn’t be too harsh otherwise there would be glare on the shiny wrapper, causing parts of the text, for instance, to be illegible. What I found in other’s works to look effective is when the wrapper was very crumpled, so I wanted to ensure that the wrappers I chose held a strong but irregular shape, as though it had been crushed then tried to be put back together.

To take the photographs, I shot them against brown paper bags or plastic ones, similar to what you would usually carry such sweets in. I also used a large lamp to light up my scene. The images below were my favourite photographs from the shoot.

Camera: 

Canon 1200D, ISO 400, f/5.0, 1/60 sec

I found this project to be successful because, looking back at the photographs, I like the sharp capture of the folds of the crumpled, used wrappers. Additionally, I like how the background of each of the images doesn’t overpower the stimulus, but rather compliments it.