Soup assignment

Choose a soup with national characteristics:

French Onion
Minestrone
Scotch Broth
Miso
Won Ton
Borscht
Gazpacho
etc

Construct an image in the studio with appropriate props - to deliver the connotations you want to convey to the viewer:

Freshness
Goodness
Quality
Family
Warmth
Nutritious
Healthy
Evening supper
Outdoor lunch
etc

Refer to Barthes's deconstruction of the Panzani advert for ideas

Shoot one roll of 35mm daylight balanced 36exp colour transparency film
100 ISO is ideal
Fuij Provia, Kodak E100G - if in doubt, ask

If you're buying film from a shop - make sure it isn't "Process Paid" - this means it comes with an envelope for you to send it off for processing, having already paid for it in the price.

We will process the films at college, with NO COST TO YOU
(Estimated four day turnaround)

Experiment with lighting - positioning, modulators, reflectors - and viewpoint

You must be able to account for everything in the frame - as if you had painted the image

Remember: the journey is more important than the destination at this point
Collect research and plans in your workbook
Please work in pairs
Keep a log of exposure details - it will help you decipher why your pictures look the way they do

Assessment:
Wednesday 10th October 9.00am
I'll provide slide mounts