Why do we have pudding after dinner?

Instead of staging my whole family I wanted to try photographing just the plate after we have had dinner. The fork and the knife indicate the meal is over and now its times for a sweet desert. 

The plate and cutlery is something we see everyday, but photographing it gives it a new status, an importance. 

The images need to be colour corrected, too magentered. 

This would have text on top, giving the answer. I like how the strawberry and cream is reflected into the spoon. 

What is the difference between red and white meat?

This will fit perfectly within the question as it documents meat in a rightful place, the butchers.  It shows a natural display of different colours that are placed side by side, for people to choose what they would prefer. I like how this image subtly catches the butcher in, as a signifier towards the question. 




In the crit a while ago, people suggested I needed to show animals so children can understand meat comes from animal so it depends of their diet and what they do. Near my village back home, is a field full of cows, I hoped over the fence and steadily captured a calf who wondered up to me to see what I was doing. I wanted the cow quite head on, and luckily it stopped in a perfect position for me to photograph it.






Chickens are the white meat and are vital in showing the difference of different meats.  I found the chickens hard to photograph as they moved everywhere. I would have liked the chicken to get closer for me to shoot its head, dead on, like the cow. However this couldn’t quite work. 



 


Here are the chickens I will experiment in the book. I wanted to show just one chicken as I am only showing one cow. 

Why does food go mouldy?

As I was photographing Jelly so much I forgot to chuck it out, when reaching for this in the fridge I discovered a nasty surprise but also a good one, as I could document the mould spreading around the Jelly. It looks quite surreal, so I think I will used this for the text to go on top.

I wanted to show a before and after shot of the fruit disintegrating into nothing. The studio again sets up this question like a forensic still life, where we can see every detail as the mould takes over the fruit. 

I really like the differences here, however apples take ages to mould! So I should of investigated more to find out what fruit goes off quickly.

Why does jelly wobble?

This would be used to demonstrate still jelly, sort of like before the storm. 
The studio gives the jelly, great clarity an application to how good jelly is. 

This was the verdict after editing in photoshop. I  burnt in the background so you could fully see the different exposures of the Jelly wobbling. This gives children a clear understanding and example of a wobbly Jelly, but photographed in a playful manner. 

What makes a bubble?

I love the right image as the natural light falls perfectly on the bubbles. I like how Dylan is running through the bubbles to give understand that bubbles are fun. 

The bubble pictures needed to be more distinct. I wanted to capture the bubble as if its the only thing you can concentrate on. I love looking at bubbles in the light and look at the crazy patterns bubbles have when floating around, waiting to pop. 

I love this one it shows a great sense of colour within a bubble. The black space illuminates these round soupy objects and concentrates on the singular round object. 

Why do flowers smell?

This stood out from the rest, as the sun hits the bee’s wings that makes the bee noticeable. This undermines the reason for the smell of flowers, because of pollination. 

The Butterfly Farm, Stratford

Another insect that collects nectar is, a butterfly. Coming to the butterfly farm I had a chance to photograph butterflies that were poised on striking flowers. This was a perfect place to document the scent of the flower.

Why is water wet?

There is so many ways I could photograph wetness on a person, the main objective I wanted to stress was the feeling you have when your skin hits water. I know when lying in a bath, it takes me a while to get my head fully in and I think a child would be able to connect with that feeling. 

Wet hair is always a strong feeling you can’t ignore. I really like this image as it again, presents this question in an ordinary setting, however I want more concentration on the actual hair and would love longer hair for this image too. 







Following the underwater images from the swimming pool, I wanted to try photographing Dylan’s feel dry but surrounded by water, this was to give a sense of the feeling water as soon as you touch it and the first thing that touches is your feet. 
I would always dip my toe into the water, to try and test the temperature of the water.

This photograph documents the fun in splashing with water. The moment is goes everywhere and the shocking feeling when it touches your feet and other parts of your body when least expected. I will work on this image a bit more to get its exposure right as its quite over exposed on the skin tone.