FICTIONAL DESIGN STUDY
Kiln & Frame

The working archive / Volume 01

Light
Studies.

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A few things worth looking at closely.

Short, useful lessons for ceramic makers. Each starts with a real photographic question and one approachable setup.

03 STUDIES · OPEN TO EVERYONE

FRAME / 01Edges & tone

Pale matte ceramic vessel in natural side light against an off-white background

Give a pale object somewhere to end.

6 minute study · Illustrative images

FRAME / 02Shape & reflection

Dark glazed ceramic bowl showing a broad, controlled window reflection

A reflection can describe the surface.

7 minute study · Illustrative images

FRAME / 03Light & position

Pale blue ceramic bowl with a defined afternoon window shadow

Change the viewpoint before you buy more light.

5 minute study · Illustrative images

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