Friday
This photo uses color to tell its story. The clues for what it really is we're looking at are hidden in the details, because at first glance, this seems like an ordinary green plant, but by paying attention to its details, we see that it's just plastic. I took this purposefully close so we can see the dirt splotches on the foreground leaf.
Saturday
I caught this view out of sheer surprise. I thought it striking to see the dark letters contrast with the light reflecting in the stainless steel, and their reflections in it too. The tonal difference was possible through the right angle. Though, I don't see "real" as being the right word to be caught; if I could do it again, I would have tried finding another, more poignant word to contrast.
Saturday
I took this photo noticing its rhythm of lines, seeing how the people's bodies and the posts were parallel (in 3D space) but the wooden board was perpendicular to them. The rhythm suggests an order to this line the people are in, but also a slight haphazardness going on, like noise. I do wish I took this at a more straight angle to make the lines more perfectly perpendicular.
Spencer, I'm just going to comment on your photos this week because I don't really know who I'm supposed to be commenting on! These are all really great pictures! Your first photo is gorgeous and totally tricked me. I thought it was a real plant! You did a great job capturing this color. I think I would have liked to see another color creating a strong contrast.
ReplyDeleteYour second photo is really neat. I totally agree that the tonal difference in the photo is really pretty and inspiring. However, I think that the word "real" is actually a really cool word here because what we are seeing in this photo is not completely real: it's just a certain coincidence of light.
Your third photo is really interesting. I like your discussion of rhythm, and I agree that it would have been better if the photo was taken straighter. But the idea behind it is really great. I also love the variety of colors present. It really makes the eye look everywhere, which I think works for this photo.
I think the photo commenting schedule reset, so I'll also comment on your photos! You have some neat stuff here. In your first photo, I really couldn't tell that it was plastic. Even after I read your description, I had to squint to see the black dots that gave it away. I think this photo is actually really cool because of how the light reflects off these leaves, how it shows that they're dusty and splotchy and gives away the fact that they're fake. The rich green color is awesome too.
ReplyDeleteYour second photo - isn't light cool? The high contrast in this image was made possible by the light reflecting off the sheer metal surface, and you had to be at just the right angle to capture it. Also, I know this is probably only interesting to me, but I love the fact that the item contrasting the light is words rather than something else. The letters make you pay attention to what's going on in the photo, because the first thing I noticed when I looked at it was how easy it was to read the middle word against the reflection, compared to the other two words that are backed by stainless steel.
I absolutely love your third photo. It's using line in an awesome way, because your lines aren't just objects or design elements in the space - they're people AND design. I really love in films when the first thing you see of a character is their feet, or their shoes, as they're walking somewhere or doing something. This photo reminded me of that. I can't tell who these people are, but I want to know where they're going or what they're doing. Thematically there's a lot of potential for story in this photo.