For the Tool drawings, prints and technique work you will be starting this week you will need a range of photographs of hand tools. Getting images of a variety of tools will provide valuable imagery for later in the project. Try to create dynamic imagery by choosing interesting tools.
More complex tools with some moving parts are particularly effective. Try shots of single tools and small groups/arrangements of tools.
Make your photos as dramatic and interesting as possible, use a clean background that doesn't distract from the Tool. Zoom in, choose unusual angles and consider cropping and viewpoint carefully. You should set up directional lighting (torch or anglepoise lamp) that allows you to create cast shadows and distinctive highlights.
Take at least 20 shots and print 4 - 6 of the best at A4 or A5 scale for inclusion in your sketchbook.
Here are a few sample shots to give you the idea:
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