Yes, the title for this post is a shoutout to Lady Gaga's new song.
I saw this rug at a friend's house and immediately got down on the floor to take pictures of it. The photo has high contrast between the dark teal and the white, but the pattern has a lot of affinity. It is the same throughout the rug and seems to go on forever. With the photo, I wanted to create an illusion of eternity; obviously this rug does not continue on forever, but the pattern suggests that it could. I think I could have perhaps framed this a little better so that you could see the pattern extend more and not just look like a bunch of white towards the top left corner.
I am really happy with this photo. Obviously there is a lot of affinity as far as color goes. The cracks provide some contrast. What I find most interesting is that the large cracks distract from the smaller imperfections of the concrete. To me this reflects the process of how we sometimes create a big illusion on the outside to mask all the little imperfections on the inside. I would have liked this photo to be a little more profound. I also would have really liked the larger cracks to have popped more.
This photo provides some really deep contrast in color and shade. I love shadows; they are so mysterious and beautiful. To me, the sand creates an illusion of a photo of the desert taken from high above. It is only the shadow of the volleyball net that tells us exactly what this is a photo of. There is some kind of weird line going through the middle of the net and through the sand that I really do not like. I think it is distracting, and I would have liked to capture this photo without that.
Hey Josh!
ReplyDelete1. I think you really succeeded in creating that illusion of eternity. To me the rug doesn't really look like a rug but a vast ocean or landscape, and I think the closeness and perspective really helps with that. Great job!
2. I like the framing of the large crack on the right third, it looks really good. Again, for whatever reason this photo makes things look a lot bigger than they really are. Like, to me it almost looks like a map or an aerial photograph, and the large crack is a river with the smaller imperfections being tiny fields or settlements or something. It's an interesting illusion.
3. I like the theme of illusion in these photos. I agree with your description for this one, that without the net shadow the sand might look like a desert from high above. It's interesting how certain elements can give you such different perspectives of what you're looking at. Yes the line in the middle is distracting, but what are you gonna do, haha.
Thank you for your comments Taylor!
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