Jan Groover
Jan Groover was an American born and raised photographer who was regarded as one of the very best still life photographers since the medium’s invention. Her various collections including her kitchen still life collection, have been exhibited in some of the world's major museums, and continues to influence a new generation of artists. She experimented with space and illusion in large-format still-life composition that typically featured everyday objects, in particular kitchen utensils. As well as this, she experimented with composition and varying styles of lighting to create shadows, such a way in which it transforms light into a kind of object itself in the reflective surfaces. Her worked was inspired by Renaissance works and the still life's of Giorgio Morandi. The meaning behind the images was as an unusually beautiful investigations of the fictions that are inseparable from facts in the conventions of photography. Another meaning behind her photographs was the exploration of space and volume as well as to portray her interest in old oil paintings. She also used colour photography when it wasn't seen as an artform, widening the sort of photography that was seen in a gallery setting. I like this style of photography, in particular the way the reflections and shadows are shown in the reflectiveness created by the lighting on the kitchen utensils. I am going to incorporate this into my work by experimenting with different types of lighting and using various different objects, such as plants, to create interesting patterns onto the reflective surfaces.
My response to Groover
refining my response to Groover
Original
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To refine these images I have increased the contrast and made the phoot slightly darker. This has made the shadows look more dramatic
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originals
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To edit these 2 photos I have cropped to make the composition closer and then adjusted the colour palette making the whites warmer in tone, This is in keeping with Groover's colour palette.
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