material seascapes modelled on a mannaquin

I prefer the close up shot here as the texture on the materials are much more prominent. Also the viewer can appreciate the techniques such as the pleats, smocking and stitch as more detail is depicted here. I'm not as fond of the other photograph in comparison to the close up one due to the lack of detail seen in the image.

This photograph really captures the detail incorporated into the material seascape such as the embellishing, stitch and smocking. From afar this composition is less exciting.

The smocks create a lot of exciting shadows to the composition adding another dimension in the work. I like how the excess string dangles loosely off the piece almost giving it a carefree nature, like the waves of the sea.

Again the smocking and pleating produce interesting shadows adding extra visual qualities to the seascape, creating a three dimensional piece instead of just a flat composition. These are my favourite pictures of this series as the colours are all complimentary with one another allowing the composition to blend well. The piece takes up the top half of the mannequin making the full shot photograph really effective as detail can still be appreciated, unlike the smaller pieces where the close up shots were better. The shadow produced by the mannequin compliments the shadows produced within the composition of the piece.

This close up shot highlighting the smocks works really well. I added thread inbetween the smocking to add extra visual interest as i found the bottom half of the composition rather plain. I think this piece works well as a collar.


Even though I like using the mannequin as it focuses all attention towards the material seascapes I still think it might be more interesting showcasing them on the human figure. I think a life model would be able to bring more character and personality to the pieces, therefore I'm going to do a shoot where one of my friends is going to act as the model.