For my photos, I drew inspiration (i.e. stole the idea :-D) from a simple lighting set-up I read on my old photo instructor's blog. THANKS PETER! ;-)
From the start I kind of saw this assignment as a chance to experiment. I figured that if I kept certain elements the same (in this case the wine glass and light source) I could better gauge the impact of the changes that were made (the colors).
And not only that, but this gave me the happy excuse to only shoot one simply executed setup (HOORAY for laziness! :D). Here's what I came up with.
I was fairly surprised by the results. I mean, everything was kept the same save for color, but that change made a huge difference in the way the photos looked and the emotions they exuded. I found myself being fooled depending on the color (the red made me see a glass of wine, the orange of champagne, and the black made me see poison), even though I knew that it was just plain tap water.
I often think about colors in the design work that I do (it's pretty essential actually), but It still really surprised me how much it could change and truly impact an image.
Thanks for reading.
