"Shells" (Edward Weston photo set 1)

I have selected Edward Weston as my photographer of choice for a research assignment. I am currently in the phases of taking pictures through what I determined his style to be. In my photographs, my focus is on a single organic subject, such as a shell or food, shot in black and white against a solid black background. My aim is to bring out the textures and lines of the subjects in my photographs. Weston shot with a low exposure value, which I have also done in order to capture his particular style. The subjects fill most of the frame of the photograph. This is the first set of 6 photographs of the project, titled "Shells".

Portraits

Narrative images 2

Narrative images 1

In this photo series we are working with small figurines, and are attempting to make them more lifelike by positioning and spacing them in a way one might see in real life.

Rule of thirds 2

Continued, having the focus of an image being in the last third of a photo either on the left or right. Included in this shoot are another lantern and a window.

Rule of Thirds 1

For the "Rule of Thirds" photoset, we are encouraged to break out of the typical pictures with a point of  focus in the center. The goal here is to have the focal point of the picture taking up about 1/3rd of the image on the left or right side.

Depth staging 2

Another set of 3 photos as part of the depth staging assignment, having the camera focus on an object in the foreground set against a larger background to create a sense of depth. Images partially saturated via photoshop.