1) On one hand, I think this is a fairly strong photo. It's recognizable but feels a little bit seedy; the colors of the neon wash out the background and it's lazy and urban. But I think the biggest failing of this photo is that I literally didn't do anything new with it. This exact same shot has been replicated over and over with the exact same framing and colors and context; I just basically knew that I liked "that" photo and recaptured it.
2) I'm happy that this photo looks sort of extraterrestrial and bulbous and otherworldly, but it really isn't the photo that I thought I was going to take. I'm fairly new to using cameras, so I'm still looking at things with my physical human eye and saying 'That looks cool' and being disappointed or frustrated when a camera lens doesn't see the exact same thing that I do. My lack of experience with cameras means that I don't always know all of the limitations of what they can and can't do and thus don't know how to address or remedy these limitations and problems in my own work.
3) This rusty truck felt like an important thing to photograph because I'm interested in this bilaterality between function and deterioration. It feels significant to talk about the decomposition and degeneration of serviceable/practical institutions or resources (i.e. a vehicle/transportation) and this is my attempt to talk about this concept through a visual outlet rather than a verbal one.
4) Here's some general mud. The lines in the soft, wet mud and the hard, craggy gravel kind of argue with one another in a way that's sort of satisfying and crunchy. I don't know how intentional the framing or the composition of this picture is -- I mostly just tried to find an interesting tire track and snap that -- but I think that's fine because it looks okay.
5) This is obviously my lamest shot; it's some kind of glass (?) or something. Big sigh. I liked the texture and wanted to get a shot where you could feel it. I don't think I really got that, BUT I still like three-tone lights coming from different angles of the frame and how it's dark and bright at the same time which feels moody and stormy.
1/16/16, 9:40 PM
I love photo 2 (the symmetry is aesthetically pleasing, the reflections add cool texture, and the misery of not knowing what exactly this is) but I also loved, and relate to what you said able using cameras.
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ReplyDeletePhoto one did seem seedy to me as well. It has contrast, right, in the blue and red of the sign, but there is a haziness to it that brings in affinity. It's cool.
ReplyDeletePhoto 3, you have a great eye!! The lines in it make my eye travel the photo all around. The rust in it totally helps with the rusty, industrious feel. Also, you can tell a lot about this car from that simple picture.
ReplyDeleteI really like your third photo! It has an interesting rhythm to it, and I like how there are almost no straight lines. The curved tire and the splotchy rust stains help to suggest what you were going for - the relation between functionality and decay. I also really liked the 5th photo for some reason.
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