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Final Project: Women As Mythmakers
For my final project, I’ve decided to expand my persona project and turn it into a Zoetrope (is a 19th-century cylind...
For my final project, I’ve decided to expand my persona project and turn it into a Zoetrope (is a 19th-century cylind...
I loooove this idea. Each doorknob tells it's own story which is so well portrayed here! The amount of detail you captured is beautiful. The only suggestion I have is to watch the shadows. Make sure to catch the full shadow and not cut it off, just so that it looks more complete. Maybe you could try to take all of the photos from the same angle as well? I'm not sure if that would look good or bad, but it could be worth a shot. Your colors look awesome in these, by the way!! I really like this idea- definitely keep expanding on it!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great concept Molly! I never would have thought to photograph doorknobs. They all have such unique personalities, like every knob would be a different kind of person. My one suggestion would be to photograph in the same lighting (so maybe use flash every time)?
ReplyDeleteI loveeee these! I know you had said you were struggling a bit with finding door knobs to photograph, but I love what you have found so far. I am definitely more drawn to the face on shots of the door knobs, It makes it more personal and gives each door knob a personality. They almost resemble faces in a way. I think your use of depth of field in those images are nicely done as well. I think also just being mindful of the light, are you using flash? natural light? Other than that i'm really excited to see the final collection!
ReplyDeleteSO MANY DOORKNOBS!!! You did a great idea of picking out the doorknobs for this project. I read what addy said about them telling a story and I definitely agree with her! The way they are discolored and fading in certain areas tells something about the way people turn the knobs.
ReplyDeleteI am definitely drawn to the knobs with more interesting designs and coloration to them over the plane white ones or gold ones.
Possibly keep to a stricter guidelines with the shadows. I like those dramatic shadows in some, where is is almost completely black, if you wanted maybe create your own shadow, so the light is in the same spot every time?
Agreed with sam i am loving the door knobs. i like how you did kind of one typology of just the knob shooting it directly on and others including the key part. really accentuating the intricacies in each one. door knobs are definitely a craft take for granted. especially as styles change i feel like the door knobs are disappearing. i like this is almost a document of them also showing the wear and tear of them!
ReplyDeleteI love these so much. They feel very elegant even though some of them are worn and scratched from use. I think that those added details makes them feel charming, and unique. Are they from the same place? The ones that you are closer to at the end feel the strongest to me. I feel as though you are more engaged with the smaller details than with the space around them. It like there is a more personal conversation happening and I think that really works for this typography.
ReplyDeleteI would have never thought to look at doorknobs, very cool idea for something we touch everyday but hardly stop to look at. I like the photos that show a bit more of the door the knob is attached to, the group of the 4 all at a similar scale is my favourite. I think stepping back and showing a little more of the door would give a better sense of size, but I love the details of the last 4 so close up.
ReplyDeleteThoughtful idea, with a strange proximity to the knobs, in a voyeristic way one would look through a peephole, but not. May I suggest not using the flash, it washed the image out and is distracting. How about using a bounce or bringing a flashlight to light the darker area. I like the consistency of the straight on shots of the doorknobs. Who knew we had so many variations of knobs. Use a color checker or the White Balance setting, it's off. Keep this project up....more, more, more.
ReplyDeleteHave you tried including more of the background in the environment? This may only work better with the door opened. Also try using short/shallow depth of field if getting a larger panned view of the surrounding environment. How's this project going?
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