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Conceptual Sketch aesthetic photography reference
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Conceptual Sketch

Photograph the drawing as an object, on the desk where it was made

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SET

The setup

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Conceptual Sketch

01 LightSoft daylight from the side, or a single desk lamp. Raking light shows the tooth of the paper, the dent of the pencil and the sheen of marker, which is what makes it read as an object rather than a scan.
02 WardrobeHands and sleeves only: rolled cuffs, a watch, graphite on the side of the hand. The person is evidence that the drawing was made, not the subject.
03 LocationA drawing board or studio desk with the tools left out
04 Palette
DIR

Director's note

Show the searching. The style's authority comes from the lines that were wrong, the option that was crossed out and the note that changed the direction. Keep the sheets real, scanned or photographed from life, and resist tidying them. If a drawing looks like it was made to be shown, make another one.

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VF

Viewfinder

Live

Four controls on the brief's own plate · the meter is real, so you can blow a frame

Conceptual Sketch reference frame
Standby50mmf/5.6 · 1/125 · ISO 400

Running the list sets the camera for every shot in turn. Load your own photo to light and expose a frame you actually shot.

LGT

Light the set

3 lamps

Drag a lamp and watch the frame above change. The brief's own note is the preset

KeyThe light that makes the pictureSoft, farEye level
FillHow far into shadow you can seeMediumEye level
BackRound at the front, where it is just another fillOffEye level
On the brief
CS

Contact sheet

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Nothing on the sheet yet. Set the camera, then take a frame.

SEQ

Shot list

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Tap a pad to mark the frame shot · saved on this device

A sheet of thumbnails flat from above, pencils and markers at the edge of framesetup50mm
A hand mid-line, the pencil moving, the sheet taped to the boardsetup50mm
Tracing paper lifted to show the earlier version underneathsetup50mm
A close-up of one annotated detail with marker bleed visibledetail100mm
The sketch beside the finished object it becamesetup50mm
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LOC

Locations

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A drawing board or studio desk with the tools left outA pin-up wall covered in development sheetsA workshop bench beside a model or prototypeA plain sweep for clean copy shots of single sheets
REF

Explore the aesthetic

Style guideColor palette
DOC

About this brief

How do I photograph the Conceptual Sketch aesthetic?

Photograph the drawing as an object, on the desk where it was made.

Show the searching. The style's authority comes from the lines that were wrong, the option that was crossed out and the note that changed the direction. Keep the sheets real, scanned or photographed from life, and resist tidying them. If a drawing looks like it was made to be shown, make another one.

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Conceptual Sketch photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

  1. A sheet of thumbnails flat from above, pencils and markers at the edge of frame
  2. A hand mid-line, the pencil moving, the sheet taped to the board
  3. Tracing paper lifted to show the earlier version underneath
  4. A close-up of one annotated detail with marker bleed visible
  5. The sketch beside the finished object it became
What lighting works for Conceptual Sketch photography?

Soft daylight from the side, or a single desk lamp. Raking light shows the tooth of the paper, the dent of the pencil and the sheen of marker, which is what makes it read as an object rather than a scan.

Light

Where should I shoot Conceptual Sketch photography?

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

  1. A drawing board or studio desk with the tools left out
  2. A pin-up wall covered in development sheets
  3. A workshop bench beside a model or prototype
  4. A plain sweep for clean copy shots of single sheets
What wardrobe works for Conceptual Sketch photography?

Hands and sleeves only: rolled cuffs, a watch, graphite on the side of the hand. The person is evidence that the drawing was made, not the subject.

Wardrobe

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