Experiments • Sink

I decided to experiment with different way of capturing the kitchen sink which I will using for a location in my circular narrative.

I decided to take a shot from the left, as I always seem to take photographs from the right. I do not especially like the angle that this shot has been taken from, I find the arm to obstructing, and you cannot see the water very well. I also find the dead space to the left of the photograph invading.

I took a photograph from a lower angle and preferred this, but found that the background in this shot was too distracting, having the yellow scrubber in the background rather than the foreground took my eye away from the hands themselves, and the red tins and cat food are distracting also. If I was to re shoot from this angle, I would remove these items.

This is my favourite shot from the experiment, shooting from a lower angle has made it look like someone is watching rather than a camera, maybe a child that this person looks after is watching, wondering what he is doing?

I took this shot from a high angle to represent the idea of voyeurism and someone watching them, almost like CCTV. I think this angle works well, if I wanted to make it look like someone is watching from above. However, from this series, I want it to look like someone is in the house with them, watching over their shoulder or from behind them, hence why I wish to continue with the lower angle.

I like the hand composition in this photograph, although we took photographs whilst the character was washing his hands and moving, this composition of the hands is most appealing to me. The hands are elegantly placed, and you can see the running water falling to his hands.

I also took this from a high angle, but find the yellow scrubber distracting and takes your eye away from the overall image. In my further experiments, I shall remove items that I think are visually distracting.