Metamorphosis

I really enjoy taking pictures for IED's Jewel Design Exams.

This is a big work made by student Viola. All the jewel are made with alternative materials , as requested by the actual course.

Even if the net material is soft all the pieces maintain their shape

Viola went for the plastic net used to seal oranges and lemons in the grocery shop.

So here are necklace, bracelet, earring in vibrant orange and yellow shades

After the still life section we went for the two floavour worn shooting.

The final effect is something hard to be seen in Photo Studio shooting for such a low depth of field and high grain pictures.

In the first shooting Viola requested to have the projections of a butterfly shape oh the background. The device she brought was a little weak in power and I decided to use a really fast lens cmbined with high ISO rating.

The last worn session present the main mood of the work: metamorphosis and the exit of the butterfly.

The set went on a wrap of plastic in front of the model. Sometime hiding her and sometime smashed in the movement of exiting

Some more words on what it means to work with Jewel Design Students:

• most of time there are only few hours to get all the shots
• pieces are prototypes
• There may be a lot of reflections
• the most technical views are shot with Focus Stacking to get maximum details
• no post processing! They get the best from the camera