Top 1: Trickster

At first site of this photo, most people will think it is a wall but it is actually not, it is actually the floor. This is also why this photo is named “trickster” because it tricks the eye into believing it is a wall because its “standing up”. This photo referencing this “trick” is a reflection of the biased reality where people choose to believe what they see first, rather than actually thinking into it. I used the presentation and structure of lines with a one point perspective. The photo was also turned 90 degrees to obtain the delusion of looking like a wall. Originally I was going to black&white out this photo, however I ended up deciding to keep the original color tone because it presents a better contrast of the highlight that comes from the left side. This can significantly increase better the presentation of this photo alongside with idealism of reality (has to look “real”, not black and white). A mistake I made is that I did not focus on the floor correctly. I wanted to keep the right side focused leaving the distant left blurred to create a contrast. However it ended up with the middle part being focused and leaves the two sides blurred. But, this mistake actually created a better effect where it pulls the audience’s attention to the middle on the cross of the two lines. This gives the audience an attention point in hope for a potentially more detailed look on the photo. Overall this is one of my most proudest works so far and indeed a good “trickster” that I created.

Top 2: Hope and Despair

Compared to other photos, this one is more direct in the message it communicates. One feeling is hope. The exit sign was designed with the intent to save people’s lives and direct them when they are lost in danger, Therefore most people treat it as a life saver and feels secured and hopeful when they see it. In addition, green has always been a color that represents “correct” or “alive” which furthers the hopeful feeling the sign presents to people. Another feeling is despair. One biggest cause of despair is stress, and this photo communicates that if understood in a different way. his photo uses a side angle to present the exit sign in a way that may be overwhelming certain audiences. When positive things (this sign for example) is presented in a way that it overwhelms the receiver, they gain negative impacts such as stress and fright. This enables some audience to feel despair from this sign because “their survival is being pushed in their face”. A more simple way to explain this is that the image stress the important of “exit” (survival) and stress the audience on it to create a despair feeling. The two potential feelings this image communicates makes this photo a perfect fit for a two-sided artwork. It is also very interesting because the way people accepts it can totally change their impression of this photo upside down. A big mistake I made however is that I did not focus the camera correctly. My original intent was to draw focus on the entire sign but it ended up being only 2/3 focused leaving the left far side blurry. This somewhat ruins the effectiveness of communicating the two messages mentioned earlier. All in all it is still a rather decent photo and I am fine with it.

Top 3: Morning

Despite looking rather simple, the emotion behind this is complicated. This photo is called “morning” because the light shines down on the sofa texture like the sunrise, bringing a new day full of hope and joy. The true emotion in this image however is the fact that only part of the sofa received light while the other part stays dark. This shows a clear contrast of light and dark and the “shape” that the light creates also makes this image look “alive” and naturally formed instead of being a “dead” photo that was staged (this was not). Another big emotional connection the shade in someway resembles a monumental landscape shot from the anime/film “Your Name”. Overall the photo communicates a bright and hopeful feeling through a shade contrast and the sofa texture. This photo is what I like to consider of the only few that is “near perfection”. Some brightness and contrast adjustments could be improved though.

*Images For Reference, Not Originally Taken*

Top 4-10:

-This is a close up shot of a security camera on the wall with adjusted brightness. The point of this photo is to present a different perspective of an object that looks over people in order to protect their safety.

-This is a photo of a light on the celling taken after the brightness was killed. The point of this photo is to present abstraction and make people believe that it is actually a square/shape instead a light.

-This photo is taken while the camera is tilted and placed on the benches with purposed blurs. The point of this photo is to present a distorted perspective of reality where everything is sideways and unclear.

-For this one, I just shoved the camera’s lenses down this plant. This photo was more for experimental purposes but ended up working really well and now shows a close up perspective of nature.

-This photo was taken of the floor at the point where the shadow from the celling crosses with the normal floor under lights. This photo presents a black and white contrast between two completely different parts of one thing

-This is a close up photo taken of the handles on the side of the stair cases with a tilted angle. This is to communicate the perspective of a common object in distinctive angles.

-This is a photo of a celling light where the ISO was absolutely murdered. The point is to build a shape out of something the audience would never expect: celling lights.

Top 11-23:

-This was taken in the dark with a purposed blur.

-This was taken on the wall’s edge from a high angel.

-A purposed shaky shot of a security camera on the celling.

-Taken with the camera on the sofa and focused on the sofa in front with the background blurred.

-A shot of the in between the sofas.

-A shot of the sofa textures with a half rotated angle.

-Extremely close up shot of the rails in the fire wall.

-A shot of the celling surface with black dots.

-Taken with the camera to the side of the wall and blurred background.

-An establishing shot of the chairs.

-To be honest I just got bored and decided to take a photo of a water can.

-A shot of the fire alarm on the celling with slightly adjusted contrast.

-A shot of the wood table surface with adjusted exposure.