My Accessories

Alejandro Ingelmo Spring/Summer 2012

These particular shoes are from  Alejandro Ingelmo’s spring/summer collection 2012, I think they really fit in well with my identified trend of metallic’s, I found a similar pair on the high street which feature as the accessories in image one on my final editorial.

My chosen Magazine... AnOther

As part of my brief I have been asked to suggest a publication that best suits the style of my editorial, as an earlier part of my research I chose to look at a wide range of fashion magazines for examples of their still life photo shoots. After much analysis I have decided that the style of my work best suits that of Another Magazine. My main reason for choosing this publication is because of its harsh use of colour. Many of Another magazines existing shoots being either still life or model based are very rich in colour. This is a continuing aspect of the magazines work and continues with each publication. The use of both colour and creativeness often help keep the narrative of the story to an understandable level.

Another Magazine is lifestyle and fashion magazine that incorporates all aspects of art and design. It has no specific aim as far as gender is a wear and tends to look equally at the various aspects of art and fashion that appeal to both the sexes.  It was launched in 2001 under the umbrella publishing company Dazed Group and is currently published Bi-annually (twice yearly). The current Editor in Chief is Jefferson Hack.

My Final Editorial Image

    

Here are my four final images,  when producing my shoot I took a vast number of photographs and have now edited them down to create my four page editorial. I used Photoshop to change the colour and saturation of each image giving all for a strong tint of blue, adding to the icy feeling I have aimed to create. I also used the liquidifying tool to help make my blocks of ice look as though they are melting as the story progresses. I have found this to be far more successful and less time consuming than just relying upon the ice melting on its own. Each shot also features a different accessory helping to build a narrative and take the viewer through my editorial one step at a time.

Test Shots

In preparation for my shoot I took some test shots of the fish I had bought earlier. Some of which I had frozen in blocks of ice. I used a desk lamp and a sheet of bright blue a acetate to create a coulored gel producing an unusual lighting effect for my work. On the whole I am very happy with my shots and feel most comfortable progressing on to producing my final shoot. 

Rainbow trout I froze in a plastic container, I love the colours and the way in which my camera flash has reflected in the scales of the fish. This particular piece will feature as a main component with in my shoot.

Mood Board 2

My second mood board, I have included accessories as well as some of my original photography and suggested pantone colours that fit well with my theme. 

Mood Board 1

As part of the research and development  for my still life styling brief I produced mood boards comprising  of the various accessories I wish to use within my editorial. I have featured some of my photography as well as internet images and swatches of pantone colours from WGSN. My main reason for doing so was to create a certain look and theme I will maintain through out my final piece. 

Some more images from the work of Anne-Catherine Becker-Ech­ivard, many pieces of her work convey personal or political messages however her work has a childlike quality and can be considered as a caricature of modern life. I plan to take inspiration from her work in order to add humour into my shoot.