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Post-Modernism aesthetic photography reference
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Post-Modernism

Nothing is original and everything is a reference and that is exactly the joke

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SET

The setup

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Post-Modernism

01 LightPerfectly average three-point studio lighting the kind that a commercial photographer would use without thinking; the post-modern irony is in the framing, not the light
02 WardrobeDeliberately mixed references Victorian collar with sportswear, classical drapery with modern accessories; historical and contemporary in uncomfortable proximity
03 LocationPostmodern commercial building with applied ornament
04 Palette
DIR

Director's note

Include at least one element that is aware of the camera a prop that references photography, a gaze that breaks the fourth wall because self-awareness is the medium of postmodernism

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Post-Modernism reference frame
Standby50mmMeteredf/5.6 · 1/125 · ISO 400

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LGT

Light the set

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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
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Contact sheet

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SEQ

Shot list

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Portrait of subject in front of an architectural pastiche building that combines mismatched historical stylesportrait85mm
Studio shot using a deliberate visual cliché the subject knows it is a cliché, the camera knows it, and both commit anywaysetup50mm
Flat-lay collage of mismatched cultural objects with no unifying period or style but clear organizational logicoverhead50mm
Environmental shot in a postmodern building interior marble columns in a shopping mall, classical details in a gas stationdetail100mm
Deadpan portrait with a single ironic prop or text element that reframes everything around itportrait85mm
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LOC

Locations

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Postmodern commercial building with applied ornamentShopping mall atrium with fake skylightsLas Vegas-style themed environmentAcademic campus with competing architectural styles
REF

Explore the aesthetic

Style guideColor palette
DOC

About this brief

How do I photograph the Post-Modernism aesthetic?

Nothing is original and everything is a reference and that is exactly the joke.

Include at least one element that is aware of the camera a prop that references photography, a gaze that breaks the fourth wall because self-awareness is the medium of postmodernism

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Post-Modernism photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

  1. Portrait of subject in front of an architectural pastiche building that combines mismatched historical styles
  2. Studio shot using a deliberate visual cliché the subject knows it is a cliché, the camera knows it, and both commit anyway
  3. Flat-lay collage of mismatched cultural objects with no unifying period or style but clear organizational logic
  4. Environmental shot in a postmodern building interior marble columns in a shopping mall, classical details in a gas station
  5. Deadpan portrait with a single ironic prop or text element that reframes everything around it
What lighting works for Post-Modernism photography?

Perfectly average three-point studio lighting the kind that a commercial photographer would use without thinking; the post-modern irony is in the framing, not the light

Light

Where should I shoot Post-Modernism photography?

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

  1. Postmodern commercial building with applied ornament
  2. Shopping mall atrium with fake skylights
  3. Las Vegas-style themed environment
  4. Academic campus with competing architectural styles
What wardrobe works for Post-Modernism photography?

Deliberately mixed references Victorian collar with sportswear, classical drapery with modern accessories; historical and contemporary in uncomfortable proximity

Wardrobe

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