Breath of Life
“The breath of life is in the sunlight and the hand of life is in the wind.”
——— Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
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| “Overall Presentation Setting” |
Compared
to my intense life several weeks ago, last weekend’s life was a lot easier.
Thus, I hang out with Hope and Lava as “one-day tourists” in Boston. We went to
Copley square, Coffee house, and public library, where we had passed many times
but never stopped to watch. The place I chose to do my photography exhibition
was the flea farm market at Copley Square. Other than modern buildings and
office workers surrounding, the market reflected the tranquility of the farms
and this unique atmosphere immediately attracted my attention.
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| 8.5'' x 12'', “Wide Angle” |
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| 6'' x 11'', "Medium Shot" |
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| 3'' x 3'', "Close Shot" |
When I first arrived here, I was magnetized by the colorful fruit and vegetable stall. They looked very appetizing and became the embellishment of the square. It seems like a “sunshine” in my recent busy life, which represented hope and vitality. Thus, not only I took photos of people picking vegetables from the stall, but I also shot some brightly colored vegetables, which delighted my mood suddenly.
At the same time, I photographed a series of pictures of sunflowers and chose two of them. The flower language of sunflower is a brave pursuit, faith, brilliance, but it also represents silent love. Through these photos, it seemed that I saw the quietest corner, but full of sunshine and energy in this chaos square. when we did critique during class, Lava mentioned that it was a messy place, but I had a totally different perspective with her. In my memory, this was a unique place that had the scent of life and warmth. Since I thought this market was very old-fashioned compared to its surroundings, I tried to choose warm saturation and some film filters when I tinted my photos. I was glad that my coloring has made the photos full of a sense of life.
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| 2'' x 3.5'' Polaroid, "My Hand" |
For my last piece, I used Polaroid to
print this photo. This was the first time I saw a home-made apple cider, which
made me feel fresh. I think this bottle included nature, tradition, but with breath
of life. That’s the reason why I chose to use Polaroid to save this precious
photo.
Last,
but not the least, when I prepared the installation of my work, I chose
colorful tape and combined the same series of photos. Because I wanted my
exhibition to fit my theme, which was active, distinct, and full of energy.
Just like photography, it can help you discover more beauty you could not
notice before.
I really appreciate your choice of colors and how they all blend together. You make the food look very appetizing and your photos bring a vibrance to the scene. I could compare it to a painting with how much each detail stands out at the stand.
ReplyDeleteHi Singing! I really liked your work this week! I feel like the description of warmth and life are definitely apparent in the photos that you chose. I feel like the filters and saturation that you chose communicate this idea of comfort, love and the fall season really well. I also appreciate the pairings that you chose--the picture of the sunflower in color and black and white was a really interesting juxtaposition. Great job overall!
ReplyDeleteHi Singing!
ReplyDeleteYour photo series is absolutely beautiful! I was immediately drawn in by your photos as soon as I saw them in the upstairs lounge. I think you did a really wonderful job in capturing the season and highlighting some of its liveliest aspects. Your post-production was clearly very well thought out; I enjoyed the way you truly brought life into your photos by adjusting the saturation.
Hi Singing!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was taking pictures with you, I never expected that the pictures you showed would be so beautiful. I really like the tone you adjusted. It looks retro and has a sense of autumn and harvest.I look forward to printing our photos as polaroids and Posting them on our walls.