denarson
Time
Time
I have spent a lot of time thinking of themes for the final project. I thought about capturing joy, anger, excitement, food, etc. I also had an idea to do a series of overhead shots with perspective of people from above, but I abandoned the idea because it was lacking a coherent theme to tie the photos together. They looked interesting, it was a “new” perspective, but the theme wasn’t tangible enough.
I decided to develop the theme of “time” for the final project. I am inspired to photograph this subject, because although it is not something you can really “see” how it is measured and how people interact and are governed by time is readily apparent. Time is very important to me, because it’s a scarce resource. There are only so many hours in a day to fit in life’s events. What I choose to do with my time is important. Also, I am not someone who pays close attention to time. Sometimes I can spend many hours on a project or creative idea and then finally realize how much time is involved.
Therefore, I first thought in this exploration of time it would be good to explore the devices that we as people use to measure time, most notably watches, clocks, etc. that are tangible representations of time. These will be explored both in a more personal individual timekeeping respect and then in public displays of time. How does society publicly display time in our lives? How noticeable is a public clock, etc?
I plan to then move to the more abstract concept of people being busy as time goes by. I plan to capture this using long exposures of people in busy areas. I will pick times when people are transitioning and there is heavy foot or vehicle traffic.
Then I might consider moving to even more abstract interpretations of time such as the sun rising or setting, however this could not be tangible enough for the scope of this project. Any suggestions in this area would be greatly appreciated.
The audience for this project is anyone who lives a busy life and mostly members of the United States. Since this project is an interpretation of time in the United States it is developed for this audience. I want people to realize the role of time in our lives when they see the project.
I think this work could be displayed in the Crunkleton which is a bar downtown Chapel Hill that displays local art. Also, I think it would fit well in a local coffee shop like Bean Traders in Durham.
Here’s a website where I drew some inspiration for the motion blur aspect of the project: www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/24/45-beautiful-motion-b....
I did a flickr search for “Clock” to get inspired for my the more tangible part of the project: www.flickr.com/search/?q=clock
I couldn’t find any specific photographers’ work that explored this theme.
Please provide feedback! I feel like I want to improve on the theme and concept, but I know I am headed in the right direction. Any comments are greatly appreciated!
Time
Time
I have spent a lot of time thinking of themes for the final project. I thought about capturing joy, anger, excitement, food, etc. I also had an idea to do a series of overhead shots with perspective of people from above, but I abandoned the idea because it was lacking a coherent theme to tie the photos together. They looked interesting, it was a “new” perspective, but the theme wasn’t tangible enough.
I decided to develop the theme of “time” for the final project. I am inspired to photograph this subject, because although it is not something you can really “see” how it is measured and how people interact and are governed by time is readily apparent. Time is very important to me, because it’s a scarce resource. There are only so many hours in a day to fit in life’s events. What I choose to do with my time is important. Also, I am not someone who pays close attention to time. Sometimes I can spend many hours on a project or creative idea and then finally realize how much time is involved.
Therefore, I first thought in this exploration of time it would be good to explore the devices that we as people use to measure time, most notably watches, clocks, etc. that are tangible representations of time. These will be explored both in a more personal individual timekeeping respect and then in public displays of time. How does society publicly display time in our lives? How noticeable is a public clock, etc?
I plan to then move to the more abstract concept of people being busy as time goes by. I plan to capture this using long exposures of people in busy areas. I will pick times when people are transitioning and there is heavy foot or vehicle traffic.
Then I might consider moving to even more abstract interpretations of time such as the sun rising or setting, however this could not be tangible enough for the scope of this project. Any suggestions in this area would be greatly appreciated.
The audience for this project is anyone who lives a busy life and mostly members of the United States. Since this project is an interpretation of time in the United States it is developed for this audience. I want people to realize the role of time in our lives when they see the project.
I think this work could be displayed in the Crunkleton which is a bar downtown Chapel Hill that displays local art. Also, I think it would fit well in a local coffee shop like Bean Traders in Durham.
Here’s a website where I drew some inspiration for the motion blur aspect of the project: www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/24/45-beautiful-motion-b....
I did a flickr search for “Clock” to get inspired for my the more tangible part of the project: www.flickr.com/search/?q=clock
I couldn’t find any specific photographers’ work that explored this theme.
Please provide feedback! I feel like I want to improve on the theme and concept, but I know I am headed in the right direction. Any comments are greatly appreciated!