Paintings by Sarah Graham

You will need  Bright Card/Paper for Box (3 side wall

only) , + cardboard if coloured paper is
not very thick.
 Mirror/Tinfoil
 Charged Camera / Light
 Sweets / Childhood memory objects (small)
 The card sides covered
in a bright colour.
Making and preparing your photography set.

1. Choose your selection of objects – sweets or

childhood objects. Have at least 8 items. Sizes
should be similar in size. Do colours and
textures work well together?
2. Create a three-sided box that is big enough to
hold your objects without them being above
the top of the wall.
3. Choose a bright colour of paper or card to
place on the walls. If possible, chose a colour
Floor goes past the
that is contrasting to your objects. walls so there are no
4. Place a mirror or cover a piece of cardboard gaps
with tinfoil.
5. Find a torch or lamp to create a moveable
light source. The base should be mirror or a
card covered in tinfoil.
What makes a good picture

In General In Sarah Graham Style?

 Bright, saturated colour.
1. Rule of Thirds
 Close up detail.
2. Different Perspective  Shinny, smooth reflective surfaces.
3. Symmetry  Reflective floor.
4. Framing  Focus on one or selection of key
5. Depth of Field objects.
 Very few/no areas in dark shadow.
6. Close crop
 Close crop (objects fill, and go off
7. Reflections the edges of the shot.
Rule of thirds
The theory is that if you place points of
interest in the intersections or along the lines
that your photo becomes more balanced and
will enable a viewer of the image to interact
with it more naturally.
Studies have shown that when viewing
images that people’s eyes usually go to one of
the intersection points most naturally rather
than the centre of the shot – using the rule of
thirds works with this natural way of viewing
an image rather than working against it.
 Different
Perspectives
Birds eye view.
A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an
object from above, with a perspective as
though the observer were a bird, often used in
the making of blueprints, floor plans, and maps.
This can make large objects smaller in scale.
Worms eye view.
A worm's-eye view is a view of an object from
below, as though the observer were a worm;
the opposite of a bird's-eye view. This can
make small objects appear large in scale.

Worm's/Birds eye view are extremes –

Sarah Graham plays with perspective but
not to extremes.
Symmetry
Symmetry in photography composition is
achieved when two halves of an image hold the
same weight. This is also known as formal
balance, or symmetrical balance. However,
this symmetry doesn't have to be literal in the
sense of one half of an image exactly mirroring the
other.

Symmetry is not often used in

Sarah Graham's work. It tends
to be used when the images has
only a few objects.
Framing
Framing refers to using elements of a scene to
create a frame within your frame. For example,
you might shoot through a doorway, pulled back
curtains, branches, fences, tunnels, or arches to
highlight your subject. Adding a focal point
through framing shows a viewer exactly where to
look.

Framing is not often used in

Sarah Graham's work. It can
be noticed in subtle ways in
some work.
Depth of Field
A basic definition of depth of field
is: the zone of acceptable sharpness
within a photo that will appear in focus.
In every picture there is a certain area of
your image in front of, and behind the
subject that will appear in focus.

Depth of field is clear within

much of her work.
Close Crop
Cropping an image can take place on the
camera or during the editing process. By
removing unnecessary parts it can create
a more intense and focused image.

Depth of field is clear within

much of her work.
Reflections
Reflection photography, also referred to
as mirror photography, is when you use
reflective surfaces to create an echo of a
scene. This type of photography can add
an interesting spin to locations such as
lakes, puddles, and even rain drops.Less
traditional resources such as metal, tiles,
mirrors and anything with a shiny
surface can also be easily incorporated
into this type of photography.

Sarah Graham uses a reflective base

and often shinny objects that are
naturally reflective.
Do you think you can
spot the technique?

Match up the correct

letters and numbers.
 B

Rule of thirds C
1
A

Framing
2
E D

Symmetry
3
F

G H
Different
perspectives
4
 B

Reflections
5

Close Crop
6
A

F
C
Depth of
Field
7

E
Are you correct?
 B G
Rule of thirds
1

A D

Framing
2

C E
Symmetry
3

F
Different
perspectives
4
H
Reflections
5

D C

E F
Close Crop
6

A
Depth of
Field
7

B
You will need  Bright Card/Paper for Box (3 side
(For Homework) wall only)
 Mirror/Tinfoil
 Charged Camera / Light
 Sweets / Childhood memory objects
(small)
How to present your photos
• Take / Select your best 9 images.
• Edit / Crop using your phone or
power point, to make the
photographs as clear as possible.
• Annotate (write) – What is working
well or not (use key photography
terms) in at least 3 of the 9 images.
• Highlight best 3 using a star in the
top left-hand corner.
• PRINT IN COLOUR AND BRING
TO THE LESSON (NO
PRINTING DURIN THE LESSON)
 The reflection on the floor is really clear. This work well. The light reflects of
the shiny wrappers. The 'twisted' sweet is the clear focal point but the others
could have some out of focus. To clarify the image further.

Although the collection of sweets hits an anchor point, using the rule of thirds
The colours are brighter in this image. However, some however there is to muck plain space, which does not reflect Sarah Graham's
areas have a little to much dark shadow. style.

The sweets are too far away and you can see the space outside the
box. This kind of framing was not intentional.