FDPH101 First thoughts.

Today I got my first look at the assignment brief for FDPH101the title being first light. In short I need to photograph a still life object in the studio using studio lighting. My previous research on Maholy Nagy should be the starting point for inspiration but I also need to research other photographers using aspects from several or just one of them to influence my work. There are two Maholy Nagy still life images I have found so far that inspire me these are "Laboratory Glass Study" and "Cabage". I'm particularly fond of the lighting in the "Laboratory Glass Study".
My first point of reference for today's research was Photo Icons by Taschen. Looking through the only still life photographer I found who I thought I might have an affinity with was Karl Blossfeldt. Tomorrow I will go to the library as there is a book there that might be really helpful for my research. I then looked through the photobook and found several photogaphers who might be interesting to look at in more depth, they are: -

Baron Adolph DeMeyer
So far I have found two images of his that I love they are "Waterlillies" and "Hydrangea". I now need to research him further.

Emmanuel Sougez
The image in the photobook for Emmanuel Sougez is "Grapes". This wasn't particularly inspiring to me in terms of composition but I do like the lighting in it. It was from this that I looked for other images that were inspiring and found "Glassware With Orange". I love this image, the light on the glassware and the use of the reflective surface under the glassware. The reflections below and on the wall behind are beautiful. I also like "Satin and Feathers" and "Rose with Glass".

Tina Modotti
I love photographing roses so was instantly attracted to Tina Modotti's Roses photograph. Googling her I've found some other images that I love they are "Calla Lillies",  "Easter Lilly and Bud" and "Flor De Manita".

Edward Weston
I think I will draw lots of inspiration from the lighting of Edward Weston's images. Just having a quick look in a search the following stand out for me so far "Cabbage Leaf" and "Pepper".

This is obviously just a start for my research based on a few reference books and some google searching. However, I think the subject for my still life is likely to be either a flower, plant, fruit or vegetable of some kind. I think these all look fantastic in black and white and the detail on any one of them will create fantastic light and shadow detail for my image.