Experiments • Chair and Sink

I decided to experiment more with the hands washing in sink from my chosen angle that I thought worked best and the angle of the chair to disguise the box and frame on the wall.

I took this photograph from a wider angle (28mm rather than 35mm), to get more of the television in the shot. I feel as if this photograph is badly composed in comparison to my original image I took a few weeks ago, as I cut the top of the flowers off, making the photograph appear shorter. It would have been better if I could have taken the photograph from a wider angle. This week, I am going to go back with a Canon 5D mk 3 and a 17-40mm lens, and use the lens at its widest angle. Therefore, I should get all the flowers in as well as all of the television. I chose to include the television in the shot as I plan to create a short film, and then I shall play this on the television as a way to exhibit the series of work as a whole.

To cut out the box, I chose to shoot this from a side angle. I think this works well, as it gets rid of any distracting features. I also also used an aperture of f/2.0 to get the depth of field in the background, actually prefer this angle, but for my idea of changing something slight in each shot, it would have to be front facing to work fully, unless I used a aperture of f/22 to make sure everything else is in focus.

I then zoomed out slightly, as it looks better composed as a whole as the bottom of the chair is in the shot.

I then took the same front facing shot from above, still at f/2.0 so the outside was in focus. I would probably use this angle for when I am pursuing the idea of changing something small in every photograph as then you can see the entire floors and top of the chair.

I then took a series of photographs in a different sink, with an older person. The reason I chose a different sink was because I wanted to portray that element of OCD and cleanliness, and I felt that using the other sink, which had mould and dirt in the windowsill, did not fit in well with the topic of OCD. I chose the age of hands, to show the feeling of vulnerability. I feel that we would feel sorry for someone who is older that is suffering from OCD, as they may have suffered from it their whole life. Also, I tend to feel more emphatic towards older people in general life!