Shelly Corbett
Personal Background
The photographer Shelly Corbett Lives in Seattle Washington. She was introduced to photography at the age of nine, and rediscovered her love for it later in life. She obtained a bachelor’s degree of fine art and began pursuing photography shortly after. She eventually made her way into the toy photography scene and began working with smaller photographers.
The photographer Shelly Corbett Lives in Seattle Washington. She was introduced to photography at the age of nine, and rediscovered her love for it later in life. She obtained a bachelor’s degree of fine art and began pursuing photography shortly after. She eventually made her way into the toy photography scene and began working with smaller photographers.
Style
Shelly Corbett does toy photography. Specifically, she takes pictures of lego figures. They often find themselves in natural environments, and the camera angles and objects of interest make the smaller surroundings seem larger than they really are. She takes commissions as well, allowing her customers to pick out the lego characters that star in the pictures.
Shelly Corbett does toy photography. Specifically, she takes pictures of lego figures. They often find themselves in natural environments, and the camera angles and objects of interest make the smaller surroundings seem larger than they really are. She takes commissions as well, allowing her customers to pick out the lego characters that star in the pictures.
Philosophy
Corbett’s photos always have a purpose or mission. Ultimately, every single one tells a story of some kind. Some can be very simple, while others have more complex undertones. Her goal with her photographs is to bring people out of a complicated and stressful world and place them in a more simplistic and innocent one.
Corbett’s photos always have a purpose or mission. Ultimately, every single one tells a story of some kind. Some can be very simple, while others have more complex undertones. Her goal with her photographs is to bring people out of a complicated and stressful world and place them in a more simplistic and innocent one.
Influences
Shelly Corbett’s pictures have influenced the way I take pictures. Her photos have gotten me to really take in the surroundings and details of the pictures I take. Seeing the potential in such small objects and surfaces has really opened up my perspective of what can make a good photo. That, on top of the silent ways Corbett tells stories with figures, has had a great influence on me.
Shelly Corbett’s pictures have influenced the way I take pictures. Her photos have gotten me to really take in the surroundings and details of the pictures I take. Seeing the potential in such small objects and surfaces has really opened up my perspective of what can make a good photo. That, on top of the silent ways Corbett tells stories with figures, has had a great influence on me.
You’ll notice throughout these images that I lack the exact pieces that Corbett uses, so these photos are more reinterpretations than straight remakes. This one is no exception, I created a similar looking vehicle with an umbrella attachment. My picture features both the puddle the car is driving through, as well as the character and their buddy. There’s also a radial blur filter applied, similar to the original.
It was a good time of year to replicate this picture, and although I couldn’t capture the active snow as well as Corbett did, I think both images convey a similar feel. I actually had to turn down the saturation in my picture because the snow was a very blue tint compared to the original. Notice the path carved behind the horse, a cool detail I threw in there to tell more of a story but not interfere with the overall emulation of the piece.
Since Corbett’s piece was taken during a different time of year, I had to improvise. Luckily, we had some spare garland laying around, so I used that to simulate real greenery. I like how the birds are just barely out of focus like the original.
Artist Statement
This assignment was pretty fun! I like being able to pick whatever images I wanted to take and approach taking them in any way I wanted. Applying effects to the images not just to make them look better, but to make them more similar to their counterparts was interesting too. Visualizing an image you want to take before taking it is something I never really fully experienced until this assignment came around, and I found it refreshing and unique. Overall, I like how all my images turned out and I’ve come to appreciate Corbett’s detail and dedication to her craft.
This assignment was pretty fun! I like being able to pick whatever images I wanted to take and approach taking them in any way I wanted. Applying effects to the images not just to make them look better, but to make them more similar to their counterparts was interesting too. Visualizing an image you want to take before taking it is something I never really fully experienced until this assignment came around, and I found it refreshing and unique. Overall, I like how all my images turned out and I’ve come to appreciate Corbett’s detail and dedication to her craft.