Exploring footwear. An investigation into aesthetic, cultural and artistic influences on shoe design.
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Gallery page 1 Gallery page 3Each of the links by the thumbnails below takes you to gallery of images for that shoe.
Gallery 029Shoe: Silver chain mules: Spot On 2003. Hosiery: none. Photography: Digital photography; 1/125s, f2.8, ISO 100; multiple halogen lighting; Photoshop post-production (levels nudged; bleach bypass simulation, cropping).
Gallery 003 Shoe: Curly plywood sandals by Jade. Hosiery: unbranded black tights. Photography: Digital photography; 1.4s, f11, ISO400; Photoshop post-production (levels nudged; bleach bypass simulation, cropping, retouching digital speckle out).
Gallery 008 Shoe: Peep toe ankle boots by Schuh. Hosiery: Charnos 10 denier flesh holdups. Photography: Digital photography; 1/125s, f2.8, ISO 100; Photoshop post-production (bleach bypass simulation, cropping).
Gallery 101 Shoe: Brogue mules by Morenatom. Hosiery: Jonathan Aston Optima Satin tights. Photography: Digital photography; 1/30s, f4, ISO 100; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, cropping).
Gallery 104 Shoe: Powder blue and white mules by Blink 2005. Hosiery: Charnos Light Fantastic Hold-ups. Photography: Digital photography; 1/250s, f2.8, ISO 100; softboxed external double head flash; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, cropping, shadow/highlights tweaked).
Gallery 105-109 Shoe: Japanese styled wooden clog sandals by Robert Clergerie 2005. Hosiery: gallery 105 vintage Wolsey micromesh seam-free stockings; gallery 109 ASDA hold-ups. Photography: Digital photography; 1/250s, f2.8, ISO 100; softboxed external double head flash; Photoshop post-production (images 105: levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, cropping, shadow/highlights tweaked; images 109: added post production tweaks including forced shadow and highlights).
Gallery 112ss Shoe: Recycled materials mules by Shimmerfire 2006. I designed and made these shoes, my first pair, as part of my course submission for my Master's degree. I have used exclusively recycled and found materials (the soles came from a skip!) Hosiery: Charnos Light Fantastic Hold-ups. Photography: Digital photography; 1/250s, f2.8, ISO 100; single flash head; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, soft-focus, cropping).
Gallery 117 Shoe: Platform sandals by Miss. X 200?. I've chosen to wear these with combat trousers out of context with the cliche lap-dancer get up usually associated with this kind of footwear - I like he idea of juxtaposing diametric opposites! Hosiery: black own brand tights by ASDA. Photography: Digital photography; 1/400s, f2.8, ISO 100; single flash head (softened); Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, soft-focus, cropping, background cloning/tweaking, rotating/flipping).
Gallery 042 Shoe: Black leather sandals by Faith 2003. A set of the shoes presented at gallery 038, but in close up and with some creative image cropping, presenting the shoes and feet as compositional elements within the image rather than as archive representations of the shoe. Photography: Digital photography: various exposures and apertures; Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking, rotating/flipping).
Gallery 066Shoe: Red jewelled stilletto sandal; ? 2004. This design was also produced in black. Hosiery: 7 denier Barely black shade "Naturals" tights by Pretty Polly. Photography: Digital photography: f2.8 at 1/60s exposure; multiple lights and flask, Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking).
Gallery 072Shoe: Black jewelled stilletto sandal; ? 2004. This design was also produced in red. Hosiery: chocolate shade own brand tights by ASDA. Photography: Digital photography: f2.8 at 1/60s exposure; multiple lights and flash, Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking).
Gallery 072Shoe: White ankle strap sandals by Jessica Simpson, 2001. Hosiery: 10 Denier Pretty Polly Italia tights, Nutmeg shade. Photography: Digital photography: f2.8 at various exposures; multiple lights and flash, Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking).
Gallery 052Shoe: Black stilletto boots by ?, 2003. Hosiery: barely black shade own brand tights by ASDA. Photography: Digital photography: 18mm, f2.8 at 1/60s exposure; multiple lights and flash, Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, cropping, background cloning/tweaking, rotation).
Gallery 078Shoe: Black sandal boots; ? 2005. Hosiery: chocolate shade own brand tights by ASDA. Photography: Digital photography: f2.8 at 1/60s exposure; multiple lights and flash, Photoshop post-production (levels adjustment, bleach bypass simulation, softening, cropping, background cloning/tweaking).
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