This project was to take a rather boring object and take pictures that would be shown in a magazine ad in a creative way. All of our objects were randomly assigned, and I got the black binder clip. We had to show four different ads; dramatic (top left), object being in use (top right), "boring" (bottom left), and someone "modeling" the object (bottom right).
How I came up with my dramatic picture was when I got the object, I thought about the original use of the object which was using it to hold paper. Once I thought of that, I noticed how, and maybe obvious that the clip contrasted with the paper. With more harsh lighting I created the dark shadow, giving it the drama it needed. Using photo shop, I over did the levels just slightly, to make it more dramatic and to bring more attention to the binder clip but, without overdoing it. The first thing that came into mind when I found out I got the binder clip was all the "life hacks" that were out there using the binder clip. There were many options that I could of chosen, but I choose to utilize it as a chip clip because of the contrast the blue chip bag helps with so, the focus is still on the binder clip. I used macro so everything was out of focus except for the clip and parts of the bag. I topped it off with the slogan "Chip or binder clip? I'll have the binder clip" I got the idea for the "boring" picture when looking at ideas for this project. using many binder clips and a plain background made sure that there was no question of what I was trying to advertise. At first I was going to use just one binder clip against the background, but I felt that it was not that creative. Putting them in a circle creates interest, and is a bit more creative without doing it over the top than just using one binder clip. Lastly the model picture. I was originally going to have my friend hold the clip and pretend she will be holding together a stack of papers with it, but she was not available. I resorted to using myself and having the papers lying on the desk while I take the picture. I wanted to capture the original purpose of the black binder clip even more than the very first picture. I did that by literally making it look like I am going to put the binder clip around the stack of paper. Overall the project was challenging to figure out how I can make an interesting picture or advertisement using binder clips. Even though I had struggles, i still had fun thinking and taking the pictures.
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