What makes a picture "repulsive"? Taking a picture of garbage could easily have that quality, but is it possible to make a picture ugly even if the subject matter is not?
My two photographs show the possibilities of repulsion in objects that are not in real life.
The first photo (left) is of a fire hydrant in town. Fire hydrants may be great in pictures for use as symbolism, typically symbolizing rescue, safety, maybe a hero, but in this picture, I zoomed in to the rusted area, where paint was chipping off. All of a sudden, this symbolic object is looking crumby. Then by pulling greens and blues in the picture, it turned almost horror movie creepy.
The second photo is taken in a park, and this was one time a 'fort'. Nature holds many aspects of beauty, but the texture, and use of line makes the piece feel frantic. The saturated light areas contrast to the dark wood area, throwing off the balance and making the photo uneasy feeling. It is a strangely repuslive picture in its composition and frantic lines, but the subject matter is attractive, which is very ironic.
These photographs relate to the example photograph I found on the internet of the ball of string, because the use of color, texture, and line are the things that make the picture appear unattractive.
3 comments:
these photos are beautiful, staci! excellent job...i really think that you captured the attractive vs repulsive thing quite nicely....you are very good at photography, my friend. well put together composistion, lovely colors, you have the whole thing down. keep up the AWESOME work! :)
ewwwwyyyy repulsive indeed >:-P
haha, well although the colors make it unpleasant it is still a very good picture and captures the veiwers attention, I reallllyyyy like it, you did a nice job with the coloring and the composition as well! verrryyyyy nicely done, i like the chipped paint and the rust on the... fire hydrant?
it really adds to the repulsive quality... keep it up! :D
HI STACI!
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