FIRE AND ICE
PHOTOGRAPHS:
ANALYSIS:
This series of photographs is my visual abstract interpretation of the poem Fire and Ice by Robert Frost. The main colours in the photographs are blue and orange which signifies the collision of fire and ice, however the visual familiarity stops at the use of colours. To me, the poem itself is very much abstract. There is no one way to interpret what Robert Frost is trying to express. The emotions we feel when we read the poem is dependent on the individual.
The shapes, forms and shadows are all very much abstract and not representative of a specific real-life object. I am moving away from using photography as a tool for documentation to using it as a tool for visual abstraction. What we see in the series of images is also very much up to the viewer. Some see a sense of isolation in our urban landscape, some interpret it as the digitalization and dehumanization of our society.
All The subject for all 3 photographs are the same. However, using different movement patterns in each photo creates 3 uniques visual style with different lines and forms. Yet I wanted to maintain a uniformity in the overarching visual style in the series. By using the same subject, I was able to have a consistent colour scheme which is an important reference to the poem.
PROCESS:
This was what actually what the camera was pointing at.
Using a video tripod and a long shutter speed, I was able to achieve some interesting effects.
First image: I moved the camera around in a random manner and then let it rest stationary for a moment to get a combination of random light streaks and a faint hint of the subject matter.
Second image: I panned the camera white the shutter was open.
Third image: I zoomed into the image bit by bit while the shutter was open.
Contrast and saturation was added in post to bring out the colours and details in the photographs.