This is what I see when I come home from school and work everyday. For me, this light is inviting, a sign that my day is over and now I can relax. I never realized how ominous this light was until a friend of mine gave me a ride home one day, saw the front of my house lit up with this red light, and told me that I needed to move out immediately. I always thought it was strange that the same light could make me feel at home and welcome, while to others it made them feel ominous and afraid. To me, this picture represents how the same object can be looked at in multiple different ways, with none of the interpretations being right or wrong. We all see the world differently, and that's okay.
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This is another sight right next to my house. I was walking home at night, and this sign popped out to me. It looked even cooler when I turned on my camera and I noticed that the light from the sign blocked out all other light so only the sign is visible. It reminded me of my home in Vegas, where every billboard and sign vies for your attention with shiny lights and colors as they try to stand out in the darkness. So I guess I associate this sign with both my home in Provo and my home in Vegas.
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I was at my friend's house here in Provo when I noticed this display over the fireplace. I loved the juxtaposition of two different religious ideologies sharing the shelf and wall together. To me, this combination of a picture of a temple alongside a Buddhist statue symbolized that even if our ideas, opinions, and beliefs differ, we can still exist peacefully side by side. (I should've centered it a little better to block out the curtain).
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When I first moved into my new house, the name "Zed" was already permanently etched onto the refrigerator. Zed was the name of a previous tenant. He hasn't lived here in over six months, yet I still feel like the fridge still belongs to him. Even though I tried to personalize the fridge with an Audrey Hepburn fridge magnet, I still never felt like the fridge was mine because of this outdated marking on my fridge. I thought it was interesting that I could feel a loss of ownership and identity for an object that belongs to me and that I use everyday. Looking at it now, I realize that the colors aren't particularly interesting and that it is a little dull. Still, I like what the fridge, and this picture, represent to me about the loss of ownership and the complexities of identity.
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Finally, I have this fireplace in my living room. This fireplace is never lit. It provides no warmth and comfort in our home. It is merely an ornament to our living room that is never used and feels like a waste of space. It makes me a little sad to think that we have this wonderfully useful tool in our home that is never fully used to its potential. I think there are a lot of things in our lives that work this way. We outgrow some things, while others never get fully developed. Some things simply never get discovered at all. This fireplace reminds me that we need to use everything in our lives to its full potential, lest it go to waste.
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ReplyDeleteSteven, I love that first picture. The deep red and the almost mystical font during a deep night makes me feel like I'm witnessing some place magical, even if you see it every day. :) And the billboard in the darkness makes it seem like a place of refuge from the night. Although maybe Vegas's version of refuge isn't as innocent as Brick Oven. The contrast in Buddha and the Temple are really cool. I like the concept of ownership in Zed's fridge. Audrey does enrich the thing. And I like that you have a personal experience with the fireplace providing no warmth, but I may not have known that had you not written about it. I still can't get over how magical the red light and how mystical the font is in your first picture. Nice work!
ReplyDelete1. I liked the red tint to the photo. Normally light is happy and comforting but the red makes it slightly creepy and more interesting
ReplyDelete2. I like the use of dead space and color
3. Like you said, I think you could have done better at framing on the photo but I love the juxtaposition of the objects
4. Even though the photo is rather plan and something you see everyday, it tell a lot about the people who use the kitchen. Also again I like the juxtaposition of objects.
5. I liked the lines and symmetry
1.That red in the first picture is very daunting. I love it. I feel that would be a great establishing shot for a Sherlock Holmes episode.
ReplyDelete2. I want pizza later. I love the Vegas, big sign feel. I love the contrast with the lighting and space so that sign really pops.
3. I think the framing could have been a little tighter but great eye to see those two things together. That communicated the same for me, like how believing is important.
4. This picture is not the most aesthetically pleasing however, once again, you have a great eye and I love how your mind is working. I think that is interesting with his name still on there. What if maybe a low angle would create more of a sense of power. It might make it a little more dynamic. I don't want to meet this Zed.
5. I love the use of lines here. Also, the two chairs on the side are cool. I would have included them fully or have taken them all the way out. They seem a little cut off. But if that was what you were going for, cool. I like how you found things in your environment that communicated with you. Great eye!
Photo 1: Steven, I LOVE this photo! It feels sort of Old World or fantasy to me, and the red light gives it a kind of mysterious, menacing air. I think it's great that you framed it so that the light and the number plate are warring to be the focal point of the piece. Good work!
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