The following photos are five of my favorite pieces from my photography project on hands entitled "Obsession"
"See Some Evil"
I had previously had the idea to include a picture of someone covering their eyes as part of my hand series however I feared it might come out as a mildly boring photo. The idea then evolved into someone with a brightly colored eye peaking through the spaces in between two fingers. The final idea came when the thought of the three monkeys came into my head that I used to have figures of as a child. "See No Evil. Hear No Evil. Speak No Evil." As cool as it would've been to replicate the three I decided I would rather make something original. That is when I decided to make the series "See Some Evil. Hear Some Evil. Speak Some Evil." To represent all three I had my model throw slight variations on the original poses, such as the eye peaking through the hand in the photo above.
"Morgan"
Like many of my photos this one was not premeditated but rather the result of observing my surroundings and working with what was at "hand." <--(first pun)One of my best friends, Morgan agreed to help me out with my project and model for some of my pictures. I wanted to focus on Morgan's hands while retaining an interesting setting for them that represented Morgan as a person. After taking some pictures of the bite that had been taken out of his finger by a friend of ours on a long night I began to explore the rest of his room. I spotted a notepad which Morgan had been writing down ideas for a story he has been writing, I thought this perfect as Morgan is very passionate about writing. We experimented with several different focuses and various DOFs but in the end this photo turned out as one of my favorites. "Peter"
Peter is a great friend of mind who is quick to come to my aid although it may not always be the most pleasant of tasks. Peter had been over on this day during which I was shooting photos for my project and due to a lack of models I asked him if he wouldn't mind helping me out. For this photo I asked Peter to splash his face with water while keeping his hands close being that they were to be the subject of the photo. Peter repeatedly splashed his face for what must have been 5 minutes as I ran back and forth experimenting with different lenses, angles, and uses of my external flash. Although this photo isn't my best work the amount of effort that went into it makes me appreciate greatly.
"Lemon Zinger"
Not much to this photo besides some luck and a macro lens. This is completely candid and was another result of my unplanned exploratory advances into art that I so love to do. Rob had been sitting at his desk working on some form of school work on his macbook when I wandered into his room, camera in hand and asked if I could take some pictures. He agreed and I was quick to be pointing my macro lens inches from his hand every move it made. Within a minute or two I came away with this jewel and happily left Rob to finish his work.
"Rob"
More than anything I love the focus and composition of this one. This truly captured the goal of my project which was to convey emotion through the hands. I feel that more so than any other picture the feelings are strongly visible to the viewer and portrayed in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
Excellent idea. I really like the way your pictures convey emotion through a body part you don't normally think of as emotional. Very original, complex and well done. P.S. I'm quite jealous of your macro lens.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of detail in your pictures is outstanding. I love the hands idea. A few years ago in my first photography class a girl did a similar project with hands. Her's was based on showing age through hands. I think that yours is more interesting because like the above comment says you really did capture emotion in a body part that doesn't normally show it. I think the amount of attention you brought to each picture is amazing. Each is so unique, and individually they make for really great pictures.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are amazing. The amount of detail in each photo is fantastic.I think the hands are a great idea for you obsession project. The macro lens makes your photographs stand out with such great detail.
ReplyDeleteI loved all of your pictures! I thought the idea for these pictures was very creative and interesting. I like how the texture of the skin makes each photo look very dramatic, and the color of each picture works very well to capture the emotion in the shots. Great job!
ReplyDeleteSuper gorgeous, you definitely have a way with lighting. This project was really well done.
ReplyDeleteI really like the color in these photos. Everything has such a warm tone. They way you lit the shots really added to your photos. You also have a closer cropping which is something that I tend to do also. I really realate to your work. Nice Job!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of using macro in your images. You capture great detail in all of the images, but I am most interested in "Lemon Zinger". The lighting is stong and the detail of ever crease in the had is captured. Great job.
ReplyDeleteI like this idea. Last semeseter I did a project on people's shoes. You can see alot about a person just from one part of their body. I also like the titles you gave them.
ReplyDeleteVery nice photos. Very artistic and the lighting is amazing on them. I like the idea of the hands, unique and personal.
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