- These are my yellow images, I picked these images because some of them have reflective windows that reflected some part of the other side of the building. These are my green images, they fit my vision well, but I would like more nostalgia in them.
- I chose these three photographs because they look a lot like each other. However, each is unique in its own way. For example, in the photograph on the left, the shape that the building on the right makes seems to fit with the left side. In the second photo, the glass on the lower half of the building reflects the side of a building that looks much older and less – modern than the building that is on top of it. This combines the idea from my first set about nostalgia, it seems as if the glass reflected the buildings history. The third photograph also uses reflections. The left right side of the photograph consists of glass that reflected the view from the right. It makes the photograph look symmetrical. The three photographs also have a few things in common. The first being the color scheme, they all use a deep dark blue as the main color, and a much lighter baby blue as the sky. It creates harmony between the photos, making them look like they belong in the same set.
- Which artist has inspired your project and how?
Andrea Stone’s photography really inspired me through the use of windows as a way to show a picture. I implemented the use of windows in my images and it turned out very good.
- How do your images link to your inspirational images?
My images link to the inspirational images because they both show a scene through the window. For example, in the photo on the right side of the triptych the glass on the left reflected the view from the right, making them look as if they are symmetrical.
- What have you experimented further with to help you develop your ideas for the project?
I experimented with different angles of taking the photos. I wanted to have a middle line that went through the entire triptych. So I tried different angles when taking the photos to make sure that there was a line in the middle of every photo. The line also makes them look like they belong in a set together.
- How have you built on what you have done before?
Yes, I implemented some parts of my first set about decrepit buildings and combined the idea of the 2 sets together into one photo. The middle line in this photo acted as a separation between the “present” and the “past”.
- What is the idea behind your final series of images, and how does it bring together the best parts of your previous projects?
The idea behind my final series of images is to combine both the feeling of nostalgia with modern architecture. I wanted my first set to capture a sense of nostalgia along with a feeling of hope. My second set used windows to reflect a scene from around the building. In the 2nd photo of my triptych, I combined both elements into one. The top half of the photo shows the building right now. Coincidentally, the bottom half of the photo reflects another building that looks much older at the same exact angle. Making it look as if it has been reflected from the past.
- How did you create your final series of images?
I wanted to combine the idea of the first set, which is nostalgia, with the use of windows in the second set. I first experimented with the windows at my home, however there were hardly anything to reflect off of it nor was there anything that created a feeling of nostalgia. I then moved on to the building where I take a class. The building looked really good on the outside, full of very reflective glass windows. I picked a time when it was sunny and went out to take photos.
- What are the overall strengths of your project and why?
I think that the overall strengths of my projects are the fact that they look as if they belong to the same set. My first set didn’t really look as if they belonged together because there wasn’t much in common between them. In the final triptych however, the color, the style, and the line in the middle makes them look as if they belong as one.
- What are your areas for development – what do you need to work on in future projects.
I think that I can improve on choosing the right time and angle to take the photos. The reason why is because in the 3rd photo of the last set, the sky was completely white, which made it look different from the other two photos. Another improvement I would make to my project is include multiple colors, instead of just multiple shades of blue.