Field balloon - edits

This shoot was intended to experiment with a similar landscape/background but another object. At this point I hadn't any access to peculiar larger items so I tested with a number of balloons. I wasn't keen on the use of them, but they were simply a test to see how the images would look with something else used.

I tried to keep the objects subtle in frame, so shooting them from a distance. In direct comparison with the previous photographs with the red shelf-set, they are not as effective. There is a distinct lack of impact, less colour and difference in form. We see this dot in the background and it could be anything, it's small and uninteresting. 

So I put more into frame. The image starts to become a little stranger now. The colours remain bland however, and comparing a less saturated image against saturated, the brighter colour is more effective. Bringing down the saturation lessens the mood of an image, if my intentions were such it would be the direction to choose. However the mood of my project thus far is light, engaging with striking imagery. The use of colour should be bold and impactive.

The use of line from the land here is done well, to add detail over the duller mass of green. Better composition is starting to form here.

Black and white edits were added to compare its outcome with colour. Bu, it doesn't suit this projects theme. Black and white images tend to support moody themes and scenes. In a way, juxtaposing a light topic with moody aesthetic can work - but perhaps not for this project. It is the use of colour which so far stands out, so I shall continue on to play on its strengths. 

Taking the balloons to a slightly different setting to test its outcome. I wanted to see how the objects would relate to the setting, how they'd either alienate each other or somehow quirkily work. However it really did not work with what I've been doing so far. It makes little sense, the images are ill-composed (partly due to difficulty finding a place to shoot over a river). Again, the colours are bland and there is no highlight to the photographs. Yes, in previous shoots I was aiming for bland weather/backgrounds - but here the background is both too busy and bland/dark. There is nothing to contrast/compliment - which the object should do in the photographs.