1. Reflections
  2. Distortion
  3. Natural life
  4. Blurred motion
  5. Light & dark contrast

Why did you choose this image in particular?

This photo uses an efficient amount of colors with low saturation and a balanced contrast of light and dark. With the simplest colors, the photographer creates emotion and aesthetics with unique patterns and lines.

Photo 4: The lines, shape, texture, and lighting are the most significant and unusual aspects of this photograph because it makes it hard for the viewers to identify what the subject is. The objects used in this photo may be simple and straightforward but the reflection is what affects the theme and makes the imagery special.

The aspects of this photo are important because the elements that were mentioned play an essential role in abstraction. The strong emphasis on lines, shape, texture, and contrast lighting transforms the photo in unexpected ways either than literal imagery. The effects of these important characteristics don’t bring an immediate association with the physical world. Instead, they create a mysterious emotion telling a story rather than just recording a moment.

The photographs of my chosen artist express an emotion instead of just recording a scene or a moment.  The chosen color schemes, the shape of reflections, and the motions of the subjects all bring the viewer’s attention because the photographer placed high emphasis on them. Even though the image seems unrecognizable in the real world, the twisted scene brings beauty in unexpected ways rather than ugliness.

The style that attracts me are blurred visions and natural colors. The blurring style of the photos creates a mixture of different colors, lines, and patterns. The colors don’t look deliberate, they make the mood and atmosphere feel calm as if the photograph kept the natural colors of the scene without much editing.

This photographer inspires me to develop the theme, style, and emotions of my own collections. I will adapt this type of style into my photos by finding places and natural phenomenons that are similar to what Ernst Haas records in his photo sets. This artist inspires me by creating natural photos that contain very small amounts of editing and more focus on the shapes and patterns in the photo.