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“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot.” (Michael Althsuler)
When researching which quote I wanted to use for this Tableau project, I came across a quote by Michael Althsuler, which states that “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” This quote caught my eye because it sends out such a great message that everyone should live by. People should be reminded of this quote from time to time, so they remember to live their life to the fullest. The message is basically saying that each person is in charge of the time they have and that they should make the best of it. Not letting the little things get to you, making wise decisions, and never underestimating yourself are just a few examples of living a healthy, full-filled life. The quote I decided to choose from the list provided was the Star Wars quote, which is “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” This quote was the most familiar to me from the list. It makes me think of my cousin because he would always make me watch Star Wars while babysitting him.
The first quote about time was my favorite quote because we can all relate to it. I used paper with a picture of the sky, which I printed from the internet, for the background. The clock is something I have had since I was little and the toy plane was in a box with the rest of my old toys from my childhood. The colorful clock made this photo very unique, while the plane helped explain the important message. In order to hold the plane in place while snapping a shot, I used the string from a fishing pole. The paper was glued to a cardboard box and the clock was leaning against the box with the plane flying above it. I shot this image looking up at the objects to make the clock look larger than it actually is. The clock is meant to be the main focus of this picture because I want people to get the message that “time” never slows down. The sun helped capture a perfect shadow from the plane, which is my favorite part of this image. Shadows create fascinating pictures on their own and everything else just adds to this unique and distinctive image. Again, since I’m not very good at drawing, painting, or sculpting, I used some items around the house to represent my second quote, which has to do with space. I started with a piece of black construction paper and glued the paper to a cardboard box. I sprinkled some silver glitter all over the paper to depict the stars. The two figures I used were positioned on top of the paper and placed in front of the window to get a darker look. There is some light shining onto the paper, which was meant to act as the moon to lighten the figures. Unlike my first image, this was shot looking down on my objects, but like my first image there are some faint shadows. These shadows were to represent the dim lighting from the moon.
Photographic Tableaux is very different from the photographic genres we have done before. This was more surreal, but can be related to real life. My quote about “time” is a perfect example of a Tableau relating to real life experiences. Overall, I enjoyed the challenge of staging a scene. I wasn’t quite sure at first, but ended up really enjoying being able to choose quotes then brainstorming ideas to explain these quotes using photography.
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot.” (Michael Althsuler)
When researching which quote I wanted to use for this Tableau project, I came across a quote by Michael Althsuler, which states that “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” This quote caught my eye because it sends out such a great message that everyone should live by. People should be reminded of this quote from time to time, so they remember to live their life to the fullest. The message is basically saying that each person is in charge of the time they have and that they should make the best of it. Not letting the little things get to you, making wise decisions, and never underestimating yourself are just a few examples of living a healthy, full-filled life. The quote I decided to choose from the list provided was the Star Wars quote, which is “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” This quote was the most familiar to me from the list. It makes me think of my cousin because he would always make me watch Star Wars while babysitting him.
The first quote about time was my favorite quote because we can all relate to it. I used paper with a picture of the sky, which I printed from the internet, for the background. The clock is something I have had since I was little and the toy plane was in a box with the rest of my old toys from my childhood. The colorful clock made this photo very unique, while the plane helped explain the important message. In order to hold the plane in place while snapping a shot, I used the string from a fishing pole. The paper was glued to a cardboard box and the clock was leaning against the box with the plane flying above it. I shot this image looking up at the objects to make the clock look larger than it actually is. The clock is meant to be the main focus of this picture because I want people to get the message that “time” never slows down. The sun helped capture a perfect shadow from the plane, which is my favorite part of this image. Shadows create fascinating pictures on their own and everything else just adds to this unique and distinctive image. Again, since I’m not very good at drawing, painting, or sculpting, I used some items around the house to represent my second quote, which has to do with space. I started with a piece of black construction paper and glued the paper to a cardboard box. I sprinkled some silver glitter all over the paper to depict the stars. The two figures I used were positioned on top of the paper and placed in front of the window to get a darker look. There is some light shining onto the paper, which was meant to act as the moon to lighten the figures. Unlike my first image, this was shot looking down on my objects, but like my first image there are some faint shadows. These shadows were to represent the dim lighting from the moon.
Photographic Tableaux is very different from the photographic genres we have done before. This was more surreal, but can be related to real life. My quote about “time” is a perfect example of a Tableau relating to real life experiences. Overall, I enjoyed the challenge of staging a scene. I wasn’t quite sure at first, but ended up really enjoying being able to choose quotes then brainstorming ideas to explain these quotes using photography.