Ryan V!
Unattractive BG + Subject 4
When I first started the artists answer essential questions project, I wanted to experiment with pareidolia: a concept in which objects and such depict familiar images rather than their intended image to the viewer. It was a great idea and I was definitely looking forward to experiment with it. However, it was taking me awhile to identify the “natural pareidolia” I was looking for. Because of this, I made the decision to change my essential question to: Can the ambiance of plain and unattractive scenery, change with an added subject? It took me a while to come up with this question. It also took me a while to find friends that were available for a photoshoot; Unfortunately they all had filled schedules. Despite my given situation, I came up with an alternative plan.
Considering that I don’t like taking pictures of myself, I made it a challenge of mine to get out of my comfort zone and act as the subject for each of my shots. In each picture, as you can tell by the question, I tried to position myself in a background that did not have anything spectacular happening. In addition, I dressed more formally to counter the plain and unappealing background of each image. furthermore, I used props to hopefully take the distraction off of the background and onto the subject. Lastly, I used light leak overlays to make each image more playful and creative.
I believe that I could have found backgrounds that were more unappealing, but due to the time constraint I had, I chose to use my aunty’s house as a studio; her house is NOT unattractive, I just chose spots that had nothing really happening (sorry aunt Chi). Anyways, in regards to what I think of my project as a whole, I think I did a fairly good job.
Unattractive BG + Subject 4
When I first started the artists answer essential questions project, I wanted to experiment with pareidolia: a concept in which objects and such depict familiar images rather than their intended image to the viewer. It was a great idea and I was definitely looking forward to experiment with it. However, it was taking me awhile to identify the “natural pareidolia” I was looking for. Because of this, I made the decision to change my essential question to: Can the ambiance of plain and unattractive scenery, change with an added subject? It took me a while to come up with this question. It also took me a while to find friends that were available for a photoshoot; Unfortunately they all had filled schedules. Despite my given situation, I came up with an alternative plan.
Considering that I don’t like taking pictures of myself, I made it a challenge of mine to get out of my comfort zone and act as the subject for each of my shots. In each picture, as you can tell by the question, I tried to position myself in a background that did not have anything spectacular happening. In addition, I dressed more formally to counter the plain and unappealing background of each image. furthermore, I used props to hopefully take the distraction off of the background and onto the subject. Lastly, I used light leak overlays to make each image more playful and creative.
I believe that I could have found backgrounds that were more unappealing, but due to the time constraint I had, I chose to use my aunty’s house as a studio; her house is NOT unattractive, I just chose spots that had nothing really happening (sorry aunt Chi). Anyways, in regards to what I think of my project as a whole, I think I did a fairly good job.