Creating Little Worlds / Telling Stories
The scene I chose to create and photograph for this week’s blog assignment is a macro landscape of school supplies. The primary subject of this photograph is my metal pencil sharpener that has been incredibly reliable and long lasting. The photo highlights the pencil sharpener’s use and age by detailing the patina, and positioning the product on a pad of sticky notes, as if to give it a stage to shine. I chose to use my large sketchbook to act as the main background of the scene as the spine adds texture, and having every single set piece being some sort of school supply amplifies the whole effect of the image. The other supporting pieces include a pencil, eraser, pen, and the pad of sticky notes as mentioned earlier. All of the supporting pieces beside the sticky note “stage” mostly exist outside of the frame to make sure that the sharpener gets the attention it deserves. Each element pokes into the frame just enough to be recognizable, but not too much as to distract from the main point of the image. I was trying to highlight the greatness of this cheap pencil sharpener with this image, and make the audience consider the craftsmanship and value a small and affordable item like this can possess. I took this photo with my iphone 11’s standard camera at 1.4x zoom.