I chose Plants as my starting point and decided to create a mind map to help me develop some ideas on how I wanted to carry out the project. I want to start by visiting some conservatories and gardens and taking pictures of the plants there, in a much more natural environment. Taking images here is going to give me a good amount of time to experiment with how plants can be photographed and what lighting is the most flattering and makes the colours pop. A lot of the conservatories have mostly greenery in however I want to be able to experiment with a wide variety of flowers and colours so this is where I would look at going to gardens and perhaps buying flowers to photograph. I want to make sure I photograph lots of different colours so that I can experiment widely with editing and making the plants even more vibrant and potentially abstract. Something else I want to experiment with is using plants to create cyanotypes and images in the darkroom. I think this would be a good way to portray plants in a different way and create some work which isn't just photographs. It's also going to give me a good opportunity to look at the structure of different plants and
Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones produced a series called The Rose Garden which looks at the colours of plants rather than close ups and the details of a plant. Jones uses lighting techniques to fabricate a dark background which the plants are then photographed against. This creates a sense of isolation and like the plants are floating. She also uses a strong flash to ensure the flowers in the foreground are captured more while the background is made darker. The flash adds some texture and makes areas of the plants shine where the light hits different parts more than others. The colours on the plants and flowers are the focus of the image and the juxtaposition between them and the background is strong. The images are slightly uncomfortable to look at because there is a