Negative Space

 The sky acts as negative space, making the picture seem much more happy with its bright colors as opposed to the gray tone you might usually see.

 This picture's negative space helps to add a lot of depth to the picture, if you look at the leaves you have areas that have much denser amount of leaves. This gives the picture a more

 The blue paint splatter serves as a subject for something that is flying or swimming as the little paint trail makes it seems like it is suspended.

 Color of the negative space, is a real illusion to what time of day this picture was taken. The slow shutter speed makes it seem like this was taken in the evening as opposed to the middle of the day.

 The negative space emphasizes the contrails greatly, through the contrasting colors.

 The green vs the blue makes the people in the picture seem more vivid than they already are.

The sky really gives you a sense of scale for the city

Decimated Landscape

 These pictures are of nature and man, the clash between them, and the beauty behind their coexistence. In this first photo, I foreshadow my style of using foreground to show the beauty of nature. The general rush of colors in the back seems chaotic, to the monotone green of the plants.

 The used container looks disgusting, and I strategically placed it in the bottom left third intersection, to emphasize its invasion of the environment. Much like in the first picture I try and show the beauty of nature as opposed to the conquering of man.

 The trimmed leaves of the plant looks very unnatural, being centered makes it seem like everything around it is natural. With the stem's central position they seem isolated.

 This picture differs in that there is a lack of shrubbery, which is ironic since the sprinklers should be helping the plants grow.

 The tree seems peaceful compared to the blur of life behind it, again the power of foreground pictures.

A lone leaf, with the alien white colors behind it, signalling the end of a tree's livelyhood.

Annotations

 This picture is less about the objects than their colors, which is why I used a very colorful object to describe them. The red, yellow, and dark blue colors remind me of the end of the day when the sun sets.

 If you notice the pose of a dinosaur is very much like a person hiding, with the hunched over position and the long strides. He is doing a good job of hiding isn't he?

 A lot of things can be said about this picture, but no one recognizes what is right in front of them.

 This photo can be interpreted two ways the man has the power to hurt you, or he has the power to hurt himself.

 The brightness of the scene on the street is interrupted by a single break in the picture. Much like the things in the dark, the words are hard to see, because they are right underneath the beggining of the leading line.

 Pay attention to the placement of the bulbs, wouldn't he picture be so much more beautiful with the addition of two foreground pictures.

 

The leaf is trapped in between a rock and a hard place. The words are in the rock.

 What place could be more desolate for a plant than a cement desert.

 Why is the "Not" smaller?

How does the string ball up into a yarn ball? Only unwinding will find the answer.

Tina Modotti's Style

 The lighting of the photograph gives off an emphasis on the ball of string. The ball of string represents the strength from many to create something strong.

 The open bottle has a clear glean to it, drawing your eye to it. The underside of the table and the open bottle represent the discarding of things that are no longer of use to us, almost ignorant of what is under the table.

 The mouse has a similar glean to that of the sickle Tina took in her photos. Much like in her photos a glean creates a sort of revolutionary, cutting-edge feeling with the object.

 A fallen king, much like how Tina wanted to topple the current regime in Mexico.

 An oddity among others, the reduced lighting makes the plastic bag blend in more than it sticks out.

 Waste, a subject Tina would dislike very much due to her Commuinist background. The use of shadowing in the back gives an infinite feeling to the stack of bricks as you can't see where they end.

 Out of place, the ball sticks out like a sore thumb with its harsh white color under a somewhat dim background. It has the same sort of striking feeling as Modotti tries to get across.

Between a rock and a hard place, the leaf is almost obscured by the brighter colors of the rocks. It represents the seemingly gigantic forces that crush individuals, something that is overlooked when studying them.

The Innonce of a Cone

 Another Monday morning Mr. Cone heads off to work.

 10:00 AM Mr. Cone is already hard at work, keeping the normal drivers away.

 Sometimes he has close calls with the local drivers.

 But its nothing compared to the job of his father.

After getting off work, Mr. Cone hangs out with his friend.

Mr. Cone turns in for the night at around 11:00 PM.

I like the tanks and Mr. Cone's view of it as an easy job. The irony is that what he is doing is much more dangerous than that of the bigger cone. It really brings out the simplicity and innocence I try to bring out in the story.

Portraits

Welcoming face.

 Mischievous.

 Taken Aback.

 Far Off.

 He's aware that Im here.

 Judgement.

 Smirk.

Back into the abyss.

Light Painting

 Lightning with strange lights around.

Hidden Faces with outward lights.

Strange reflections of colors in the air.

Table reflection is very organic. Almost like a creature is standing there.