Like I said in my research, I wanted to create a set of 3 images in the style of some of Stephanie Gonot’s work with the use of contrasting items and background colours.
I shot against coloured card with the only light being a high powered LED panel with a pink gel filter. Aimed head on at the items to make sure the they were clearly defined and stood out. In terms of post-editing I did very little as my original images looked how I wanted them to. I fiddled about with the vibrance slightly but that was it.
Stephanie Gonot is a Los Angeles based photographer who specialises in still life photography. She’s works freelance and has provided images for big companies such as Adidas and Vice Magazine. Her images demonstrate the use of bold coloured items against similarly bold and usually patterned backgrounds.
Part of a four image set she was commissioned to do for Adidas. The images unfortunately weren’t used by the company. ‘Adidas ZX Flux’Part of a 6 image set for Vice Magazine. ‘5-Course Microwave’
I think her choice of imagery is striking. each of the items used within her images are so clear and vivid with there usually being a nice blend of matching and contrasting colours. A lot of her work also combines peculiar items together to add to the matching/contrasting look that she creates. The shadows of the items are there but they’re ever so subtle that it doesn’t take anything away from the overall image.
From her 8 image set ‘Insult Cakes’From her 6 image set ‘Fad Diets’
I’m going to mimic her style of bringing together unassociated objects and using clashing colours within the background and subject items as it makes for interesting viewing and is open to interpretation and, if done right, can look stunning.
