It must be a place, not a thing or a person. (thats the theme)
2006-09-24 20:11:10 · 5 answers · asked by Raï 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Hmmm. Well, if you want to focus more on the "unique" aspect, this would probably give you more of an edge over the other contestants.
Perhaps you could try taking a photograph of a large white cloud. This would somewhat ironically result in a mostly "blank" white image, which would make it a conceptual piece. As a "place" that is both far above and away from us, uniquely qualified to be represented as an apparent nothingness on the printed page. The subtle hues of off-white that you capture might turn out to be beautiful.
On the other hand, you could try taking pictures at different times of day, which would give you more color.
To give the image more of a subject you could toss an object into the air and photograph it. You could experiment with different shutter speeds to give the object more or less of a motion blurring effect. Possibly the choice of object thrown could provide some poeticism.
If you're allowed to submit a series, it might work better as a series of photos of the same "piece of sky", taken at different times, with different objects thrown into the composition. Somewhat whimsical. Alternatively, the images could be arranged into a single collage (probably put together in photoshop)--technically still a photo of one single location or place. But with different objects thrown into it.
The collage could be arranged with images moving from light to dark, creating a gradient of color, which could look really nice. With objects appearing in them, it would be sort of a weird time lapse animation series, which could provide visual interest and make people think a little bit.
If you put some thought into the object choices (perhaps objects that all remind you of a certain "place"), it could create a narrative that relates to the theme.
It would probably stand out, since few entries are likely to have "all over" minimal compositions or conceptual themes.
To take advantage of this in terms of the contest, you could provide an artist's statement where you talk about the meaning of "place" as it relates to your photos.
2006-09-24 20:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by Jon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An empty street at dusk with old, slightly run down buildings on either side. Try to capture a chilly autumn evening; lonely but comfortable and maybe a little bit sad. It's a feeling most people can relate to.
2006-09-25 03:20:00 · answer #2 · answered by Kitkat Bar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a river, or a forested area, or something, but from a different perspective. Like looking straight up, or climb a tree and take one looking down. Just find somewhere ordinary, but try taking pictures from unique angles or perspectives. Make people see something from a different view.
2006-09-25 03:14:33 · answer #3 · answered by consumingfire783 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about "Somewhere over the Rainbow" as your caption and you have a rainbow at the bottom of your photograph of the sky?
Or "Never Never Land" and a picture of stars in the sky?
2006-09-25 03:14:55 · answer #4 · answered by Emmy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cemeteries in certain light and shadow can be astounding.
2006-09-25 09:52:27 · answer #5 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋