Inspiration from the Russian Avant Garde

 I have the album 'The Man-Machine' by Kraftwerk, and was intrigued by the art on the back cover. Turns out is part of an artpiece by El Lissitzky. I particularly like the usage of simple geometric shapes to create a strange arrangement. It kind of reminds me of (IKEA) assembly diagrams!

I then shot my own photograph with various objects aligned in straight lines, and in Photoshop, I added the lines and colour.

El Lissitzky – 'And on the black was established red clearly'

Usage of El Lissitzky's art on the back cover of 'The Man-Machine' by Kraftwerk

My image, inspired by the aforementioned art

Floral photography for the 'Aabeda Choksi - Floral Design'

 Photos taken on 13th October. The shoot went really well, though there were only three arrangements, and big gaps where the next arrangement was made. This did allow me to discover little improvements to the lighting while I waited, so it worked out well in the end.

Overall, these will be a great addition to my portfolio, as I haven't photographed floral arrangements much before, especially is a carefully light situation such as this.

The arrangement in the fourth photograph was in a foam block which was in a tall glass. Due to the lighting, the only parts you could see of the glass was the base as it was on a wooden swivel display base (not seen in that particular photo).

Architectual Photography

Inspired by a theme in this (http://www.worldphoto.org/competitions/sony-world-photography-awards-2013-open-competition/) competition, I'm exploring Architectual Photography.

I'm reminded of my visit to Liverpool last year, specifically the 'Exploring Eye' exhibition of Eric de Maré's work.

Minor White: Abstract b&w still life

Quite inspired by abstract still life photography at the moment, particularly artists such as Minor White. The photographs (by White) below illustrate my inspiration, because they are somewhat recognisable, but still quite surreal. This is heightened by the use of black and white film, which, as the human eye sees in colour, is less familiar to us than most colour photography.

Watch this space concerning my own interpretation!