Steal from the poor, give to the rich
Week 10 - Trio by
morganthecat, on Flickr
What:
A triptych depicting two of the most despised groups in modern society... The Hoodie and The Banker. Hey, I'm a solicitor so I don't rank any better in a lot of people's eyes.
Why:
In light of the recent news about
Bob Diamond's recent multi-million pound bonus I wanted to shoot a triptych that depicts the idea of the reverse-Robin Hood... robbing the poor to feed the rich.
In the triptych:
Shot 1 - is a detail from the Animal Hoodie;
Shot 2 - is a self portrait with amalgamation of the Hoodie and the Banker; and
Shot 3 - is a detail from the Shirt and Cufflinks of the Banker.
How:
If you click on the image and go to the
flickr page all the lighting details for each shot are on there. I then took my 3 images and using CS3 and a
free triptych frame I downloaded from PhotoRadar I composed the final image. There is also a
short guide on the PhotoRadar website as to how to achieve this in Photoshop or Elements using layers. It's not the first time I have done this, but I was glad of the opportunity to practice my CS3 skills as I use CS3 rarely.
Improvement:
Shot 1. The detail lacks enough interest to make this element of the triptych pop, in particular the embroidered animal branding is hard to read.
Shot 2. Overall I'm very happy with the lighting here but I would have liked to include a fourth light as a rim light to provide better separation from the background.
Shot 3. Reasonably happy with the lighting but think this also lacks enough drama to stand as a shot in its own right.
Triptych. A nice opportunity to play in CS3, but think the triptych lacks sufficient balance to work overall. The central image is very strong, and it needed the other two images to match it dramatically in describing the narrative of the trio.
Hoodie. The narrative of the shot would have worked better with one of the infamous 'chavvy' brands of hoodie.