Product Photography for the Balance of Power Book –
My book is now fully augmented and the whole of its contents can be viewed in the augmented reality video that I made to accompany the ‘Balance of Power Mobile. A full digital copy of the book can be found here.
The next step in my process was to create an image that would represent my book – something that I could use for social media posts and head up any literature that I might like to send out. It might even form the cover of a brochure about the project as a whole.
Contact Sheets from Experimental Shoots
Refining the Concepts
There are many references to nature in my ‘Balance of Power’ Final 5 Minute Video. Therefore, in the first instance I decided to shoot my books outdoors. One of my chosen concepts to explore was having my books with foliage or vines wrapped around it. Below are some of the concepts that I decided to refine further.
The original ‘Balance of Power’ Book was a large scale book (30 x 30cm), but sadly when I came to scale the book down, the title wasn’t as prominent. Sadly, I didn’t have time to do a re-shoot with the larger book, but I think the images below give a flavour of what I was trying to create.
Balance of Power Book Imagery
The following images represent a few concepts that I wanted to try. The last few borderless images are by far my favourites. However, I do feel that the image of dandelion clocks next to the book are quite interesting. The dandelion clocks are quite poignant because not only do they represent the death of the old flowers but also the potential rise of new plants. An ‘Eighth Day’ for plants and nature perhaps? This ties in strongly with the theme behind my chosen ‘Balance of Power’ video.
