Form

Form

Form is a three dimensional shape, such as a cube, sphere or cone    

Sculpture and 3D design are about creating forms. 
In 2D artworks, tone and perspective can be used to create an illusion of form

The pepper's form within the photo makes it not look like a pepper and instead looks like a 

human by making the pepper look muscular to deceive the viewer to think it is something.

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Artist Research

Edward Weston was a 20th century american photographer who did still life's, landscapes, nudes, portraits, genre scene and parodies. 

This photo is an unclose almost macro shot of a cabbage leaf but thanks to Weston's use of form it makes the leaf seem much larger and almost amplifies the depth and shape of the leaf. There is also a use of direct light to cast a shadow that presents the shape and creates for a 3D feel to the photograph.

The sense of a three dimensional object within this photo is removed. The viewer knows that this is a 3D object but with the use of diffuse light it presents it as 2D object. The only three dimensional part of the object is the front of the shell that has the shine of light. This gives a flat from to the rest of the shell and rounded form to the front of the shell. 

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With this photo I wanted it to focus on the style of Edward Weston by first taking a shot of a shell with a high amount of negative space. Then I moved on to putting it in black and white in photoshop.

This added to the Edward Weston style I was aiming for but was not close enough to the Edward Weston style. So I used curves to increase the darkest parts of the photos. 

I then applied this same style to my other photos, tweaking the curves slightly to suit each photograph.

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

My intention with this shoot was to mimic the style of Edward Weston by photographing shells using a negative space. I wanted to have a similarly dark series of photos that capture the 3D elements of the shape. Looking at Edward Westons series of shell photos inspired me to produce images in a similar style to his, I started using different objects but the photos did not achieve the same style as Edwards weston and did meet the formal element of form. So I used Shells instead that achieved the style of Edward Weston and met the Formal Element of Form. 

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

I used my Canon 5D for this shoot and throughout the shoot I used a high aperture to make just the shell in focus. I also used manual focus to make sure I achieved the specific style I wanted to achieve. I used a high aperture to make sure I had a low depth of field so that only the shell was in focus and the background was out of focus. The shutter speed was set to auto as it was not key in securing the style I wanted. 

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

My research into Edward weston was key in creating the style of representing form I wanted to achieve, his use of negative space and exploring the full range of the tone made my style my shoot and edits to mimic his style. Researching into the theory of form also helped me come up with objects to use in my shoot as I had to keep in mind the use of shadows. 

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.  

With this series I believe I have created a close representation of the Edward Weston style and a key portrayal of the formal element of Form. Using the darker areas of the Tonal range helped create the shadows more present within the photos. My intention to create a strong series of form based photo's has been achieved.