Personal Background
Stephanie Gonot is in her 30’s. She is a food and still life photographer in Los Angeles, California. She didn’t study photography in college but she has a BA in political science and studio art from the University of Davis in California. She made an online friend that was a Madrid based photographer. She moved to Spain to be their assistant and teach English. She became a still life photographer in Madrid and moved back to L.A. to start a career in photography.
Style
Gonot likes to take pictures of still lifes. Majority of the pictures she takes are of food. Many of the photos have neon and pastel colors in them. The objects in the photos are usually one color with a background to contrast the colors. Some photos are animated to show advertisements.
Philosophy
She began to take photos of food because when she was young she started to log her eating habits to change them. Instead of writing them down she took pictures. She wanted to show herself her eating habits and think of other people's eating habits. She uses color and presentation to show the viewer something they have never seen before. She will use objects with one or similar colors and use a background that can contrast them or is the same color.
Influence
Gonot has inspired me to use vibrant colors. With the colors she uses in her photos it causes me to look for colors that will catch the viewers eyes. Another way Gonot influenced me is by the way she used the objects to lead my eyes towards different objects. In many of her photos she has objects pointed in a certain direction to lead your eyes to another object. The ways she used color and objects to lead to main points in the photo has influenced me to try those in my own work.
Compare & Contrast
Office Lunching Habits For Neon (Chinese food) (Stephanie Gonot)I took this photo by chance. The same day as I was looking for pictures my dad bought us Chinese food. I didn’t have the same 2 color background but my mom had some card stock that I could use. All of the windows in my house have some sort of design on them so I couldn’t get the picture without shadows.
King Arthur Flour For Medium (Red Background) (Stephanie Gonot)
Minibar Zine For The Standard Hollywood (Kettle Chips) (Stephanie Gonot)This photo was easier to take. After figuring out what types of chips looked like the original photo I found out kettle chips worked best. I used cardstock for the background. To make the drink I used water with yellow and red food dye. I didn’t have a cup that looked like the original so I found a plastic one.
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Take Out
Flour on RedThis was the easiest picture to take. Even though it was the easiest it was the messiest because I was using flour. I used the red cardstock as a base and used flour from my mom because she likes baking.
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Artist Statement
I had fun taking these pictures. The best part was I was able to eat most of the food I used. The first photo, Take Out, showed how things happen by chance. The second photo, Flour on Red, shows how anything can become art. The third photo, Sips of Kettle Chips, shows how everything is unique because none of the chips look the same.
Sources
1. https://www.commarts.com/fresh/stephanie-gonot
2. https://photographicartprofiles.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/stephanie-gonot/
3. https://www.phaidon.com/agenda/photography/articles/2013/august/28/stephanie-gonots-fad-diet
4. https://nopefun.com/post/9700591289/interview-95-stephanie-gonot
Images
King Arthur Flour For Medium (Red background)
http://stephaniegonot.com/king-arthur-flour-for-medium
Office Lunching Habits For Leon (Chinese food)
http://stephaniegonot.com/office-lunching-habits-for-neon
Minibar Zine For The Standard Hollywood (Kettle Chips)
http://stephaniegonot.com/minibar-zine-for-the-standard-hollywood
2. https://photographicartprofiles.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/stephanie-gonot/
3. https://www.phaidon.com/agenda/photography/articles/2013/august/28/stephanie-gonots-fad-diet
4. https://nopefun.com/post/9700591289/interview-95-stephanie-gonot
Images
King Arthur Flour For Medium (Red background)
http://stephaniegonot.com/king-arthur-flour-for-medium
Office Lunching Habits For Leon (Chinese food)
http://stephaniegonot.com/office-lunching-habits-for-neon
Minibar Zine For The Standard Hollywood (Kettle Chips)
http://stephaniegonot.com/minibar-zine-for-the-standard-hollywood