Shape Image Bank

     I chose this picture as one which inspired me because I like how the shape of the chilli has been presented. The chilli has been cut into segments, all in which are positioned to create the shape that the chilli would originally hold. Furthermore, this pictures consists of two different ways of presenting shape through photography - each individual segment of the pepper holds it's own shape and secondly, the shape of the 'original' chilli which is created by the pieces. The segments are different sizes and shapes which therefore, presents shape photography in a more intriguing way and the photographer has used their imagination to create something that may be unusual to see within the shape photography topic. The saturated red colour of the pepper is contrasted against the muted grey background, which causes us to focus solely on the object and the shapes that it creates.







   I really like this photograph. The shape sticks out against the background and creates an illusion. The shape looks two dimensional, but is probably not due to the image of a child sitting inside of it. The object is pink and orange which contrasts against the bland background (dull whites, blues and browns). The background looks 'pure' which provides us with calm and sensual feelings, however we get a sense of panic once we look at the triangle shape which looks abnormal within this setting and looks 'out of place'. The child sitting inside of the shape looks trapped which makes us feel uncomfortable. The photographer has consciously positioned the shape against a background such as this one, to create a great contrast between the natural world and objects which have been put into place. This picture almost makes me feel uncomfortable. However, I would really like to use the idea of placing an object in a obscene setting, to create confusion and to break up the background. For example, placing a red apple in the middle of long grass.




  I like this photograph because I like how objects within the picture are shown as two dimensional, even though we recognise that they're not.  I like how only the silhouette of the trees and the bird and little or no details can be seen. This works best with shape photography because it means that we look at the different shapes within the photo, rather than what the object is etc. The tree is bare which creates a more vivid and definite shape in comparison to if the tree had all of it's leaves. The sunset in the background contrast against the black silhouettes and I like how the bird's body is split into two halves between different backgrounds - half of the body is incorporated into the moon and the other half has the sky as a background. I could use this idea of photographing silhouettes of objects with distorted shapes and I could also use the idea of photographing objects against different backgrounds such as different times of the day (sunset, nightime etc).




  This is another example of how a background can be broken up by placing a shape somewhere within the picture, The coffee beans make a continuous irregular pattern until we reach the star shape which has been consciously placed to create an eye-catching effect. The wooden effect that the star presents, contrasts with the brown, smooth look of the coffee beans. I like this idea because it is simple, yet has a big effect. I could again, use this idea in future projects or within shape photography.