Independent Work Inspiration

These are some shots of night photography that are inspiring for my work with night photography and vaseline. 

Night Photography By Przemyslaw Wielicki

Eerie Urban By Bartosch Debicki

 

Brassai By "T Squared"

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.

Perception & Space

David Hockney:

"Merced River, Yosemite Valley"

"Sun On The Pool Los Angeles"

Cubism: an early 20th-century style and movement in art, esp. painting, in which perspective with a single viewpoint was abandoned and use was made of simple geometric shapes, interlocking planes, 

and, later, collage. 

"mann island liverpool cubism" By Stephen McNally

"Nature's Cubism" By Kombizz Kashani

Joshua Naylor:

Szymon Roginski:

Roginski's work is what I want to try to emulate in my body of work on multiple perspectives. These photographs were achieved by cutting out printed images into gemoetric shapes and then reassembling them. For mine, I want to try to cut many different pictures into geometric shapes and then create a new image out of that. 

Diptychs & Triptychs

Diptych: A photograph that uses two different or identical images side by side to form one single artistic statement.

"Yakutania Point" By Mike K 

"diptych" By Just Mary

(This one is my personal favorite. I love how the dirt around the frame acts as a sort of vignette and gives the photo an unusually intimate feel. The lighting conveys an early summer evening, which evokes a lot of emotion.)

"diptych" By gfpeck

Triptych: A photograph that uses three different or identical images side by side to form one single artistic statement. 

"Triptych Roundabout" By Eddie Miller 

"Gapstow Bridge - Triptych" By Patrick

"Triptych of man and dogs in Hagley Park" By John Doogan

Sepia-Toned Infrared Film

I have wanted to shoot with infrared film for a very long time, and hope to finally be able to do so within the next quarter or so. I'm interested in trying something different from simple black-and-white photography for my next project, though, and am feeling very inspired by sepia toning at the moment. I like the retro and surreal feel it gives to infrared landscapes.

Expressive Self Portrait: Life in Water

For as long as I can remember, I've spent most of my time in or around the water. This is always through swim team, water polo, or working as a lifeguard. Because this is such a significant part of my life, I decided to show how all my aquatic activities fit together by putting on different articles of clothing and accessories that go with each activity. I think it accurately represents the kind of mismatched way all of these pastimes go together, and my facial expressions convey how I often feel about having all of these activities: frazzled, and at times annoyed, but always genuinely happy about spending my time doing them. I don't know where I would be if I didn't feel at home in the water, and it's the way that all my aquatic activities perfectly fit together that make me feel that way.