I'm sure everyone is well aware how stressful and anxiety ridden this semester has been. For myself personally, I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. I work at a nursing home in town, so when this all broke out I had to evaluate what was more important- exposing myself as a high risk individual, or taking a leave from my job and being broke, jobless, and unable to pay rent. The latter wasn't a viable option. There were so many points in this semester where I wanted to stop and give up, throw away all my classes and just lock myself in my house forever. Especially when my facility finally became exposed to COVID-19. It was hard to cope with all of this, I had only my partner to rely on. At some point me and my partner started to go for walks to clear our heads. There's something centering about acknowledging the smaller parts of the world around you. As I started to take photos, I was able to zoom in and recognize the smaller worlds that ...
These images are so homey, home-y, homeie(??) anyways it feels like I am being invited to a family get together. People are cooking in the kitchen, grandparents are talking in the living room, there are snacks out and kids are roaming around. I don't know if this is film, but the color correction is very good. I always enjoy portraits and yours are pretty good, but I feel like they are too posed. The subjects are too aware of your presence as a photographer and too involved in the image. I would like to see more family images without complete interaction with the camera.
ReplyDeleteI like the first one a lot, something about that, seems so interesting. I like the fact that he is looking away from the camera towards something else. The 7th one, the Cleveland Clinic photo is neat too, I like this look of clutter and something so important covered over by a reminder is very neat, kind of a backstory and leaves me wondering, "What is this?" and filled some of that feeling of anxiety and wondering.
ReplyDeleteOlivia the first image is a really strong start with this set of photos. I love how the background and lines of the table move across image #1 in the same direction that his eyes are looking towards. The composition is great, and the color correcting was done really well too, so the watermelon and white of the t-shirt are really popping! As a group of photos, I think the photos of family and friends in this environment are really cohesive and inviting and work well as a group. The images that seem to be outside of that series are 3-6, and 10. However I like the stylized effect that you used for image #6, I'm not sure what caused that but the colors within that exposure are really pleasant.
ReplyDeleteThe portraits in this set are the stronger photos in the series. The first photo is really nice the tension of the knife being held so close to his head, along with it leading to the watermelon in his hand is really nice, and the diverted eyes help to push the tension in the photo. I wish that the crop had included his whole arm but over all the colors and composition are really nice. The seventh photo is also really nice, the woman on the right looking at the man in the foreground, mixed with the man next to her staring at the camera also gives a lot of suspense and tension to the photo. I really enjoy how the woman is mostly cropped out of this photo and that there is a lot of space on the left! The photos of the homes are not bad, but I think you really have a lot more you can play with in your portraits, and I really enjoy them!
ReplyDeleteOh Olivia the ones of your Grandpa! Those are so sweet! Your photos are so soft with the lighting and I appreciate the different aspects of your family in the photos, thank you for sharing! Also the ones where we see letters and notes I think is really interesting to have in with the others. I always appreciate your photos!
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