Yellow Photos:

These photos did not fully express my theme, or had very few elements in them, but are somewhat better compared to the other photos that I captured. Most of them included too many shapes and become very random, whilst others had a slight angle (lighting) problem. Overall, these are simply images worse than what I expected, but still reached the basic requirements.

Green Photos:

These series of photo were some very fine images that I selected, but was shot in rather special settings therefore I couldn’t get them into a set. However these were still images that had a center of focus, with a specific pattern on both sides of it. Some of them included shapes and textures, and others are more basic with lines, yet all accomplished my goal quite well.

Red Photos:

These three photos each included various amount of elements, and can be placed into the same series (after a simple cut on the edge). The pattern of the fence created a great use of lines, and the corrosion increased the level of solemness. The symmetry on both sides further showed the center of focus, providing a grim, lonely feeling, for which anyone who examine the photo feels locked up between two walls, hopeless.

Yellow Photos:

These photos somewhat managed to reach my theme of ‘loneliness’, but they all had a slight sort of problems in them, therefore they could only stay in the yellow zone. For example, I captured many shots about chimneys sticking out under the sky, but these photos did not involve a lot of formal elements, therefore they weren’t as abstract and creative as my better choices. Also, a few photos in here was shot in a rather awkward matter, so they remained yellow instead of green.

Green Photos:

These green were some photos that I really enjoyed appreciating, but not as good as the red photos due to special circumstances. They couldn’t be placed into sets, because the elements were too unique, and the angles were also different from other shots. However, they are indeed awesome abstract photos, and could possibly be used in the future.

Red Photos:

These are some of my favorite photos from my whole set because they include the same background, shares the same capture angle, and perfectly fits the theme of loneliness, therefore they can be placed in a set together. Also, they included features like lines, textures and focuses, so these photos demonstrates a good amount of abstraction, making them my favorite photos.

I chose this image particularly due to its interesting composition and the use of color. Unlike many other abstract photographs, no special lighting was set purposefully for the photographer to capture, but instead, Yasuo simply demonstrated some plain shadows. Furthermore, he chose not to focus on texture or pattern, but only used some lines to show the shape of a door. This is definitely some very uncommon design to appear on abstract photography, and the contrast between the blank background and the colored spots beneath inspired me a lot. This use of shapes would be something that I try to focus on in the future

These photos focused on the shapes  and textures from the wall. The abstract lines formed a variety of images that are colorful and mostly, unique.

I liked how the photographer used aged walls as the background, and focused on the elements in front of it to form patterns or random shapes. The idea of capturing elements next to the wall really inspired me, and I will try to do the same thing in 798.

Although there isn’t a specific quote that Yasuo wrote, but the description “for dream and reality” gave me a good idea of what type of image he tried to create. However, this is not a topic that I want to focus on right now.

Silver Gelatin Paint, by Aaron Siskind

-I believe that the photographer captured this photo because he is interested in the patternless shapes, the obvious textures and the clear comparison of tone (between wall and wall paper).

-If I was the photographer of this photo, I would name this photo “Wallpaper to the Crumble”.

-The photographer presented interesting shapes of the wall paper, which matches the lines （cracks）. These unintentionally formed patterns are great details for audience to examine, which furthermore, allows people to analyze ideas that the photographer hopes to present. Also, Siskind managed to show a clear texture of the fragile pieces of the dark wallpaper, which showed great contrast against the bright wall, forming a tone. However, none of the wall paper could be in shape of a pattern, therefore the photographer could possibly be showing abstraction through a comparison between items either are in the state of forming a pattern or not.

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