Vaseline Photography cont.

   

"Night Color" by Joshua Sinn

I saw these night photographs and instantly thought of my independent work with vaseline. I love the way color is used in these, and may want to try either using a vaseline-coated lens at night-time or framing a neon sign (or another urban source of light) using the vaseline on the lens. These photographs feel very eery and lonesome, and I love the way the blurriness -- which is probably created by fog here -- conveys that feeling. I'm especially curious as to how they made the car appear that shade of purple in the picture on the right, but I'm guessing it was some sort of projection light. If they make flashlights that cast color, that would also be something I would want to test with vaseline photography.

"Multiples" Idea

I am planning on shooting photos of quirky and unique houses around Portland and then piecing the images together to imitate Hockney's cubist style. I think this will work well because houses have a lot of single aspects that, put together, make up the design. This will translate well into a one-dimensional plane. I'm really excited to try this because there is a cluster of three houses right by my synagogue that are vibrant and unusual, and I have been wanting to shoot them for years -- now I've finally found a project that will allow me to do so.