WK 7 LOW KEY LIGHTING RESEARCH
Artist1
Fiona Pardington
Fiona Pardington D.F.A. (born in 1961, Devonport, New Zealand) is a New Zealand artist, her principal medium being photography. She is of Māori (Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe and Ngāti Kahungunu descent) and Scottish (Clan Cameron of Erracht) descentarly in her career, Pardington worked from a feminist viewpoint to explore themes of love and sex, the representation and perception of the body, and the construction of gender and identity. She specialised in 'pure' or analog photography darkroom techniques, most notably hand printing and toning.
I really enjoy Fiona Pardingtons work.This still image is really interesting.She would have placed the fill light on the left you can see the flash reflection on the glass.Using a narrow depth of field to capture this her aperture value would have been more than f11 because the light is not bright on exposing the objects placed infront of the light.This has warm colours because of the green eggs and yellow flowers,taken from a straight forward vantage point to capture this.You can also see patterns in this image the eggs and flowers.
I really love the colours and textures in this image the orange persimmon,blue flower and on the right it almost looks like a dried flower or leaf.The light would have been placed infront of the objects because it is more bright almost have rim lighting on the blue flower and the glass.You can also see the flash on the persimmon.This has complimentary colours with the orange and blue taken from a straight forward vantage.
Artist 2
Roberta Thornley
Auckland-based photographer Roberta Thornley Miss Thornley studied painting and sculpting at the University of Auckland. But towards the end of her studies she discovered photography and fell immediately in love.She worked as a photographer's assistant to learn more about photography, and has also been involved in solo and group art shows in both New Zealand and Australia.Miss Thornley has been in Wanganui since March, and loves it here.
C-Type photograph, mounted on aluminium
300mm H x 550mm W
Edition: 3 + 1 A/P
The light would have been placed above the hand and table almost look like she used a honeycomb grid because the light is not harsh.I like the rim lighting on the arm.You can see shadows under the arm and on the left side.Its got a warm tone because of the skin colour and table.
2009
Archival pigment ink photograph, printed on Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre Silk paper
750mm H x 680mm W
Ed: 3 + 1 A/P
Im in love with this image.The fill light would have been placed on the left side because her right side is underexposed.The clothing shes wearing im not too sure whether its plastic or a very thin layered transparent material really makes this image interesting.You can slightly see her face where the light is placed shes closing her eyes almost meditating or crying.This has cool tones because of the blue clothing shes wearing.
"I want my photographs to ask questions, and I want them to be rich with narrative possibilities. At the same time I try to evoke atmospheres that oscillate between melancholy and desire. It's a difficult combination but I keep trying."
Roberta Thornley
September 2009
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Pardington
http://timmelville.com/exhibitions/showArticle.php?file=09_15_robertathornley.xml&year=2009¤t=yes#/img/6
Book Reference
NEW ZEALAND PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE 1840s TO THE PRESENT
William Main and John B. Turner
ISBN0959781811
PG 80
Fiona Pardington (Available late 2016) Still Lives
Edited by Elizabeth Rankin
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