I think this is an interesting idea for sure. While it was hard, at first, for me to draw things from these photos, the more I looked, the more I saw. While these may be considered deadpan, I wouldn't consider them boring, as some people label deadpan. But these photos are still emotional, in a way. I would describe these as people-less portraits. I will always be fascinated with how people organize their space and their living area is a direct reflection of that. The second one down is interesting to me because it is officially the same living situation, but differentiated by small things. I really enjoyed when someone pointed out that it was like that game, to see what is different in each one. That is a fun way to view these. I think that the more dramatic the lighting/reflection on the house, the more questions are asked. But similarly I ask the same if it is shot in a strictly deadpan way. Why is the lighting flat, etc. For composition, I think the first two work best. In the first, the house jutting out in the back balances the lamp post in the front. The second one is presented in a symmetrical way and it makes me think about dual identity for some reason. I feel these have a lot of potential and I'm glad to see that you are sticking with your original idea, to not shoot people. Continue with this.
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you creepily have a picture of my house... i'm not sure if i'm ok with this monica
I think this is an interesting idea for sure. While it was hard, at first, for me to draw things from these photos, the more I looked, the more I saw. While these may be considered deadpan, I wouldn't consider them boring, as some people label deadpan. But these photos are still emotional, in a way. I would describe these as people-less portraits. I will always be fascinated with how people organize their space and their living area is a direct reflection of that. The second one down is interesting to me because it is officially the same living situation, but differentiated by small things. I really enjoyed when someone pointed out that it was like that game, to see what is different in each one. That is a fun way to view these. I think that the more dramatic the lighting/reflection on the house, the more questions are asked. But similarly I ask the same if it is shot in a strictly deadpan way. Why is the lighting flat, etc. For composition, I think the first two work best. In the first, the house jutting out in the back balances the lamp post in the front. The second one is presented in a symmetrical way and it makes me think about dual identity for some reason. I feel these have a lot of potential and I'm glad to see that you are sticking with your original idea, to not shoot people. Continue with this.
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