Ash trays are often seen as something quite unattractive but after exploring footscray I discovered something quite beautiful. As a subject for a photograph they actually look very interesting. The one thing that really stood out was the limited pallet. After shooting in Footscray I discovered that I enjoyed shooting in black and white, however with an ash tray as a subject it is possible to include colour. Just think about the standard ash trays you have seen most are black, silver or a clear glass. And the tables they sit on are usually a black, white or grey. The cigarette buts themselves are either white or orange and the ash a black, grey and white. This limited pallet allowed me to shoot the ash trays in colour and brought an element of control to the photograph. However after shooting a few ash trays I found it hard to control the composition and the lighting of the photos.
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