Week 10 - Large format

"Format describes the size and proportions of an image."


5 x 4 large format cameras frame the images shorter than the amount of a single page. It basically means some of the image you see through the viewfinder will be lost when you take the image. 


During week 10 we were introduced to large format cameras. We had inductions on the equipment and lighting where we then had to assemble our own camera and lighting ready to take our own image.

5 x 4 lage format camera

Before we could take the picture we had to adjust the focus and make sure we had done the light meter reading. Also the aperture and shutter for the correct exposure. The film was then loaded into the case via the black room, inserted and then it was ready for the shutter to be released. The image was processed through the C41 machine. 

course friend and tutor helping the set up

our large format set up

                          My groups final 5x4 large format image

Through our image we were trying to create a sense of seeing time stand still. The objects were arranged that way so you could capture all three objects clearly. I feel it gives a sense of a journey and  watching time as you encounter what lies ahead. 

I had a look at some artists who have also produced still life work. 

Owen Silverwood - Vintage glass

Owen Silverwood - Vintage glass

Owen Silverwood produced this series of 'vintage glass' where he said they worked out differently to how he expected but realised this was a huge step forward. 

Silverwood's still life imagery makes me think of him trying to capture beauty through an object. The architecture of the individual bottles could resemble women and the essence of their original beauty. The lines cutting through help your eyes to draw towards the image and trying to help define the shape of the bottles. 

Sources

Google Images. 2011. Google Images. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.google.com/imghp. [Accessed 13 December 2011]

vintage glass : Owen Silverwood. 2011. vintage glass : Owen Silverwood. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.owensilverwood.com/index.php?/vintage-glass/. [Accessed 13th December 2011]


Smyth. D S. 2011. Workers playtime. British journal of PHOTOGRAPHY, A different take, volume158/issue number 7785, 28 - 39