Concept: I wanted to give the viewer a different experience of something that is seen just about everyday. It was important for this image that it was a drinking fountain because I wanted the object to be something more intimate or involved than something you use only with your hands.
Method: In order take this photograph, I sat under the drinking fountain and got as close as I could. My hopes were to capture the texture of the dust and other filth that covers the pipes of the fountain.
Motivations: I photographed the underside of a drinking fountain to show how grotesque they are. Although people do not touch this side of the fountain, it is disturbing to know that the water you digest travels through these pipes.
Context: This image fits in with other images I taken of people's feet. Although it does not fit in with the concept of making something grotesque beautiful, it does fit with the idea of giving people something "gross" to view. I enjoy doing this because it gives people an emotion through photography that I do not think is presented often.
Interpretation: People could not tell what the subject matter is, or at least could not tell the perspective in which the shot was taken.
Evaluation: This was successful in being abstract and being unable to tell what the viewer could see. After seeing it in black and white, I'd like to keep it in color. Although there wasn't very much color anyway, I think the texture was more noticeable.
Extension: I see this image as already being a part of a continuous idea that I started with the photographs of people's feet. However, to carry the idea of everyday grotesque, I'd like to look further into finding gross details in everyday things.
Composition: Lighting and distracting elements are important for this photograph. The reflection of the lights creates an illusion, which makes the photograph so interesting.
Concept: This photograph relates to the recreation piece I did of a memory. Conceptually it touches upon seeing two spaces at one time, although only one of the spaces is tangible at the time.
Method: I did not have the intention of seeking out the subject matter for this photograph. While I was in the front room of one of the dorms, I noticed the vine that was growing between the screen and the window. When I approached the window I saw the reflection and thought it was interesting that you could see the interior and exterior spaces overlap.
Motivations: I hoped that this photograph would create an illusion. I like that it was not digitally altered and that there is a sense of existing in two opposite spaces at one time. It creates the experience of a warped reality.
Context: George Rousse is a photographer that creates illusion by altering the space in which he photographs. I like that Rousse creates an illusion with the space that he is photographing, rather than digitally altering the space. This is a similarity with our work, and an idea that I would like to continue using.
Interpretation: Unfortunately, in print this image was really dark and did not show all of the details. However, the people that saw it on the computer thought it created a space that seemed unreal and created a different image. They saw it as an old, long dinner table, not as two different spaces.
Evaluation: Aside from it being dark I think this reflection was successful in conveying my concept. I'd like to reprint this image to bring out the detail in the reflection.
Extension: I would like to continue the idea of using reflections to create new spaces. This image and the door image could be starting points for that.
Composition: Again, the framing and cropping of this photograph are essential. In order to make the subject appear larger in size, it was necessary to have a close crop and minimal background.
Concept: Since there is not much context as to where the subject is and it's such a close up, the plug seems much bigger and more important than it actually is.
Method: Just as I did when photographing the drinking fountain, I got as close as I could to the subject in order to show a different perspective on an everyday object. Although this perspective does not abstract the plug, it makes it seem important.
Motivations: In order to get the closest view possible I put the camera on the floor and took the photograph from there so that the plug appeared to be larger and more important than it actually is. I also liked that the subject is somewhat abstracted, in that the plug seems more like a box rather than being connected to the cord, which you can see in the background.
Context: On a deeper level, I think that this relates to the feeling of not being important within a group of people/society, when really everyone within a society matters and holds their own role or function.Interpretation: Surprisingly this photograph was perceived as being an advertisement, sort of a warning. While others saw it as being childlike, making the plug appear as being a child's toy.
Evaluation: Again, in print this image did not have as much contrast. It was very monotone, which made it less exciting.
Extension: I could use this photograph as a starting point for a series that makes small objects seem more significant, or making everyday objects seem to have a different function. It's interesting that the plug was viewed as being a toy, since it is one of the most dangerous things for a child to play with.
Composition: The amount of subject in the frame is important for conveying the concept of this piece. If more of the subject matter had been photographed, it would not convey the feeling it is intended to have.
Concept: Just as the window photograph above, I wanted to give the viewer a sense of seeing a space in a different way by creating an illusion.
Method: I took the image in a mirror so that at first glance you think you're seeing a normal space, but the longer you look at it the more strange it becomes and the more you realize that what you're seeing is not the way you would usually see it.
Motivations: I hoped that this photograph would be a slight illusion, forcing the viewer to think that what they are seeing is normal, however, in the back of their mind think it is not possible for this space to exist the way it is presented.
Context: George Rousse creates optical illusions in his work. However, I like to create illusions with what is already available, not so much by altering a space by completely changing its physical appearance with paint, for example.
Interpretation: People automatically read this as being a reflection in a mirror. But, I think my concept was successfully portrayed.
Evaluation: Even though this photograph was successful, I would like to edit it again so that the exit sign is not backwards. Doing that would further the illusion of the photograph.
Extension: Again, this photograph and the window photograph serve as a start of a series that uses reflections to distort reality.
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