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A stone lamp with an amber glass disc, lit.
Amber disc, lit Plate 1 of 6

2026.007 · Photographs

Each lamp, lit and unlit.

Arnav Menon · Melbourne, 2026

Every lamp is shown twice, unlit and lit, from the same position. Each pair shares one canvas with the lamp's feet on the same line, so the shop can switch between them and nothing moves but the light.

DepartmentPhotographs
Made10–18 August 2026
MediumPhotographs, in unlit and lit pairs
Extent6 pairs shown
StatusOn viewamberden.com.au
CreditPhotography, direction, copy, design and build by Arnav Menon

Contents

  1. 01The switch
  2. 02One canvas

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01
The switch

Nothing moves but the light.

Switch the room. Every pair was lined up to the same canvas first, so the lamp stays exactly where it is.

Lights
A stone lamp with an opal glass disc. Unlit.A stone lamp with an opal glass disc. Lit.
A stone lamp with an amber glass disc. Unlit.A stone lamp with an amber glass disc. Lit.
A cork drum lamp on a stone column. Unlit.A cork drum lamp on a stone column. Lit.
A rose glass dome lamp. Unlit.A rose glass dome lamp. Lit.
A parchment shade lamp. Unlit.A parchment shade lamp. Lit.
A tall black dome lamp. Unlit.A tall black dome lamp. Lit.
02
One canvas

Every lamp on one canvas.

I placed every product shot on a common 2352 × 3520 canvas at 65.37 pixels per centimetre, feet on the same row, so no lamp sits nearer or further back than another when you scroll the shop.

What else got fixed on the way
  • I measured each lamp's lean and rotated one shade 1.38° on its own, so it sat true on its base.
  • One shot sat darker than the rest because it was taken at f/9 instead of f/8. A straight lift clipped the lit shade, so I left it.
  • I re-developed two studio RAWs with corrected white balance, and the travertine's colour came back with no clipped pixels.