I'll try to write a bit more later. I'm off to meet with Sarah D. from GB about now, but I wanted to say for now, that the second one down is marvelous to me. It reminds me a bit of a photo from last semester (Gina's) that when coupled with the close-up portrait of her Grandpa, the windows sort of acted as his chest, as if they were his heart/lungs. I think, for some reason, you have a good understanding of houses as living, and breathing places. Can you take this idea further? From this I see lungs, breathing a beautiful breath in...
I had an idea when running yesterday...Going off of the project from last semester with your peephole houses. What if you painted the house number of such you were photographing onto a body (such as a person living in the house) and had the marked person in frame maybe subtle or boldly? Just a thought. I think this would comment on a lot of social norm labels, etc. But mostly I think this may be a step to strengthen/expand your last project. At the beginning of the semester you were wondering if you could achieve a strong photo without person, which I believe you did. But what if you then explored that strong composition and thrust person back into frame? I found that including a body, or hints of a body make the photo automatically relative to us (as person in body). No matter what, take this as encouragement to pursue and keep going... I think everyone is experiencing some of the same feeling with producing elementary work. Get past that idea and just do it. I'm so glad you posted and look forward to seeing more.
Thanks for the comments. Jacki, I thought of Gina too when I was reviewing the shots I took of that window. What you said about the house as 'living' is what I feel when I look at these. Looking at all of these photos puts together a living creature.. each one strikes a different sense or feeling. They also embody different emotions that might or might not be there. I don't know much about this cabin, but I felt like I got closer to it every time I found a unique composition.
From the shot of the window I definitely feel similar things.. every time I look at it, it triggers me to take a deep breathe.. one that hurts a little when you exhale because it was so deep.
I am diggin' your suggestion too.. even though I did get more comfortable photographing people, I still dread it sometimes, so that will be a good challenge!
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These are really nice. What do they mean to you? Formally speaking, try pulling back sometimes. Don't stop photographing, Monica.
I'll try to write a bit more later. I'm off to meet with Sarah D. from GB about now, but I wanted to say for now, that the second one down is marvelous to me. It reminds me a bit of a photo from last semester (Gina's) that when coupled with the close-up portrait of her Grandpa, the windows sort of acted as his chest, as if they were his heart/lungs. I think, for some reason, you have a good understanding of houses as living, and breathing places. Can you take this idea further? From this I see lungs, breathing a beautiful breath in...
I had an idea when running yesterday...Going off of the project from last semester with your peephole houses. What if you painted the house number of such you were photographing onto a body (such as a person living in the house) and had the marked person in frame maybe subtle or boldly? Just a thought. I think this would comment on a lot of social norm labels, etc. But mostly I think this may be a step to strengthen/expand your last project. At the beginning of the semester you were wondering if you could achieve a strong photo without person, which I believe you did. But what if you then explored that strong composition and thrust person back into frame? I found that including a body, or hints of a body make the photo automatically relative to us (as person in body). No matter what, take this as encouragement to pursue and keep going... I think everyone is experiencing some of the same feeling with producing elementary work. Get past that idea and just do it. I'm so glad you posted and look forward to seeing more.
Thanks for the comments. Jacki, I thought of Gina too when I was reviewing the shots I took of that window. What you said about the house as 'living' is what I feel when I look at these. Looking at all of these photos puts together a living creature.. each one strikes a different sense or feeling. They also embody different emotions that might or might not be there. I don't know much about this cabin, but I felt like I got closer to it every time I found a unique composition.
From the shot of the window I definitely feel similar things.. every time I look at it, it triggers me to take a deep breathe.. one that hurts a little when you exhale because it was so deep.
I am diggin' your suggestion too.. even though I did get more comfortable photographing people, I still dread it sometimes, so that will be a good challenge!
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