oooo I'm all shook up!

 Here are my final images in the order I want them displayed. I decided to go with the layout I like in AnOther magazine which I mentioned in a previous blog post as I think i's an interesting way to display landscape images and I think it also makes them stand out more. I have added credits in the style of AnOther to make it really fit in to my chosen publication. I am pleased with how my images turned out and I think my research backs up my direction and narrative. I found this brief challenging as it was still life and was very unsure where I could take it but I am happy with the work I produced and think it fits the brief well.

Edits

Here are the original images I decided to use and their edited versions. I brightened up the images and changed the vibrance, contrast and saturation. I tried to keep the pastel theme apparent through the shoot but I needed to make sure the colours didn't look to washed out. I am pleased with how they turned out and I now need to figure out how I am going to lay them out for an editorial. I am considering doing a title page as well as an opening for the editorial.

 

Accessory Creation

Here are my accessories. I spray painted them a few times to make sure the colours were bold enough to show up on camera but still fitted into my pastel trend. My next job is going to be finding milkshakes that match each accessory.

Concept

After looking at my trend boards and my research I feel my pastel trend fits in with my research into milkshakes. I feel as I have been focused on colour throughout my research these two concepts are very closely linked. My initial idea was to display the accessory item next to a food item with similar colours and include the recipe at the bottom but I have moved on and developed my idea to make it more suitable for a fashion editorial. I went back through my photo's from Manchester and looked again at the 17th/18th Century garments and noticed they were all quite pastely soft colours due to the technology and knowledge of how to dye clothes at the time. I looked again at these when going through the accessories I want to use for my shoot. I have tried to incorporate the two as well as considering my food experiences. I really decided on milkshakes when I was going through the trends as I kept seeing pastel pinks which reminded me of the shake I had at the american diner In Camden. If you compare the colours of the accessories I have chosen to the photos from Platt Hall you can definitely see the links and where I got my colour pallet from.

Charlotte Olympia

Jimmy Choo

Nancy Gonzalez 

Gryson

All accessory images from http://www.style.com

Accessories and Food

So my research into food and fashion has lead me to look at still life accessory advertisements that include food. Some of the images below use colour to highlight their product whereas some use it to contrast their product making it stand out. The 'Exotics' double page spread worked well as the colours compliment the products and stand out on the white background. It looks clean and sharp. I also like the  shoes on the citrus backgrounds, colour has been used wisely here and it pays off in my opinion.

Photo from: http://funfeaver.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/clever-still-life-photos.html

Photo from: http://www.behance.net/gallery/STILL-LIFE/1621675

Photo from: http://www.behance.net/gallery/Still-life-art-direction/5168205

Photo from: http://jencampbellphoto.com/blog/?p=344