Traces Photography - Evaluating my Test Shoots

I had yet another tutorial with my tutor to assess my Traces Photography work so far. I had my three shoots to show her because I myself couldn't decided which images worked better as there were two very opposing styles to my work. After reviewing the three shoots with my tutor she also pointed out that my sets of work have two very different and distinctive styles.

My first style is very recognisable particularly in these images:

These images are much darker and low key composed in a very artistic way which my tutor said almost references classical still life paintings reminding her of some still life work by Sam Taylor-Wood. To help me understand this reference further I will look into her work again as I have already researched her in the past but I do understand the point my tutor has made. I feel like when taking these styled images in the cafe and out on the streets I in my mind was being very compositionally aware and was trying to create some graceful images but then my other style was in the canteen when I was being much less aware of how beautiful I wanted the image to look and instead I was just document the leftovers themselves and use this as a reflection on human nature.
This image was one of my tutors and my favourites done in a very opposing and brash style compared to before:

 I really loved the bright contrasting colours in these images and how it really makes it stand out. my tutor said these photos reference the styles and colours used by Williams Eggleston who I have already researched for this topic and then Richard Billingham who I researched for my previous portrait topic. I agree with her and I have always admired there use of colour in there style and thats why I am much more interested in sticking to this much more brash documentary styled work with in a way has more meaning to it as well because its making a comment on human nature and the leftovers we leave behind through life. i feel like I could really make an impact with a set of 5 images of leftover food on plates framing them in this very close up style with these overly bold colours. My tutor agreed and has made the suggestion that my finals will look much better and make much more of an impact if I get them printed at a very large size such as A3 which I will consider once I have my finals done.

I am now planning to complete a final photoshoot which will be much more focused in the canteen focusing on leftover food and rubbish but particularly on plates taken in a very documentation style. I want to try and confront the viewer by having visual challenges in my images which my tutor has said works very well such as the lollipop stick in the image above.