For these photos, I progressively blended together two objects, one living and one dead (decayed), and therefore highlighted the change in form and appearance that these individual objects go through when decaying. I chose to focus on natural things, such as fruit and flowers as I felt that the opposition between living and decomposed was the most effective in relation to the overall change in physical appearance for these items. I placed all the objects against a plain white piece of paper towel, which created for an unnoticeable and uninteresting canvas to take photos against, so therefore no focus was removed from the subjects, however, it wasn't as impersonal and wouldn't look as staged as it would if I was to simply use a plain white background. This is similar to what Amanda Hibbert did herself in creating a background to photograph her objects against, that was relevant and stylistic, but not distracting in any sense. I tried to keep the composition as similar as possible in each photo, as I felt it would help associate the living and dead objects which in turn would better contrast them and would make for more aspects that audiences could then pin point and select as notable changes between the two. I make use of the golden section rule in this photo, as I have placed the subject directly in the middle of the frame, which has been identified as the first place that viewers look at when they first observe the photo.
It was important to keep the lighting identical in either photo so that the two didn't look even more unnecessarily opposed than I had original planned or intended. It therefore provides better grounds for viewers trying to identify the real significant differences between the two when they are both shown in the same environmental state and therefore no other factors come into play. In order to correctly get this type of lighting, which also had to complement the photo well, I took all the photos at a very specific time in the day, in which the sun was bright enough to adequately light the scene and also remained at a constant for a suitable amount of time. The difference in shape and colour is the most notable factor in the photos, and despite the fact that these are two different objects, it still comes across as a very fluent and convincing transition.
It was important to keep the lighting identical in either photo so that the two didn't look even more unnecessarily opposed than I had original planned or intended. It therefore provides better grounds for viewers trying to identify the real significant differences between the two when they are both shown in the same environmental state and therefore no other factors come into play. In order to correctly get this type of lighting, which also had to complement the photo well, I took all the photos at a very specific time in the day, in which the sun was bright enough to adequately light the scene and also remained at a constant for a suitable amount of time. The difference in shape and colour is the most notable factor in the photos, and despite the fact that these are two different objects, it still comes across as a very fluent and convincing transition.
These two photos have a far greater distinction between them then any others in my contact sheet. The blatant and almost shocking change in colour is a really fascinating and eye catching transition for audiences to observe, more so than any others that I have photographed. The hardest factor for me when photographing this transition, was trying to find similar shaped bananas that could pass as being the same object. Although it would seem logical of me to just wait for the original to decay itself, this was an unreliable and time consuming process that I didn't believe I had time to commit to. Therefore, I had to identify objects that I believe could both match up convincingly. Although the shape of the two alternate quite drastically, I believe this could be analyzed as an after effect of the decaying process that it had just gone through, along with the overall colour and texture of the subject. Again I had to use the same composition in each photo, just to help audiences understand the link and therefore make the distinction. As each photo is a close-up, they fill the frame extensively making them all individually striking and immersive, which accentuates their importance far greater than a distant shot would have been able to. Again, this is also reliant on the fact that there is no background or any other aspects to the photo, so therefore the fruit remains the center of attention. As the photos are aligned diagonally, it is said that they therefore are more visually interesting and decorative for audiences to look at, making them overall look far more engaging.