Negotiated study - early ideas continued

Concerning my previous idea; the problem is that I'm not sure if my scanner can come close to pulling off that kind of detail, among other aspects of the images.

Another idea stems from these scannographs I made recently with an A4 sheet of black card, and involved moving it back and forth during scanning. It made me think that I could do some kind of abstract image (more complex than this, obviously). The problem with this one is that it seems too easy.

So, to recap:
- The first idea may not be possible with the scanner I have and based on which scanner Diane Kaye uses, an suitable one would go into thousands of pounds.

-  The second idea seems too easy and not challenging enough.

Negotiated study - early ideas

An early idea for this project is to continue my interest in scannography from my micro seminar. The feedback from the class during the deconstruction was good, especially when links were made between the scannographs and photographs. So, I was thinking about using scannography to create still life images that are high in detail and could be a studio image, such as some of  Edward Weston's work.

Below are a scannograph by Diana Kaye which draws influences in composition, colour (or lack thereof), and lighting from Edward Weston's studio still life images, such as the one below of a cabbage leaf.

Diana Kaye scannograph

Edward Weston photograph

2nd shoot for Book Project [Note: originally created 7/10/11]

[NOTE: I'm posting this so you can see the improved images, but this post is out of date to when I originally intended to post it]

Last tuesday I reshot the Book Project as the original ones were to grey/had too many shadows. This time, however, I used a light table with a light shining up from  beneath. The following are some of the results; note how there are very few shadows now, and compare them with the old ones (particularly the same keyring that is in those posts as well as this one).

Although the lighting is better in this shot of this keyring, the composition of the older ones is better. Perhaps I should have printed off a copy of the older ones so that I could replicate the composition.

The composition of this keyring compared with previous versions (which were laid out flat) is much better. Due to the lack of shadows, the stormtrooper appears to be shot from below, while the keychain appears to be shot from above.

In other shots of this keyring the side of the letter cubes is in shadow, due to strong lighting from the right, whereas in this one, lighting is more prominent from below/left.

In previous shots of this keyring were unsatisfactory and did not do the keyring justice. In the latest shoot, there is a reflection of the inside of the gyro bar, and as you know, I like reflections, so this one is one of my favourites now.

I've decided that this will be the cover photo for the photo book because it has the word 'keyring' in the label at the top, and because it shot as it was when purchased (in a display box).

This one does not change much between each of the shoots. All that really changes is the removal of shadows.