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I utilized many uniform techniques throughout my collection to make it appear as though all the photographs related to each other in one way or another. I was able to shoot a lot of the photographs up close and personal, zoomed in, to draw attention to detail on the everyday objects that I utilized. The reason for zooming in was to send a message: we pass by things so often, that we forget there is depth within everything we touch, see, and feel. Also, I used a lot of off centering in the pictures so that the subjects of the photographs would not be directly in the middle. I thought doing this would add a bit more meaning and mystery to the pictures that presenting the subjects in a way that is seen so often. I wanted to keep the focus on the subjects so I would use shadows and lighting to highlight what it was that I wanted to give most importance in the pictures and dull down the rest of the image. With this particular photograph, I made the bow the focal point of the photograph but placed it in the corner of the picture. Also, I used shadows to add a bit more depth to the subject.
While editing this picture, I focused on defining the bow rather than the rest of the picture so I created a natural setting around the bow, adding only a little bit of bright accents to the red. Even though the bow is dark in some of its aspects, I thought this allowed there to be depth to such a common object. You can see all of it, but it carries so many different colors. That resonates with a bit of symbolism to the human facade: we think we see it all until we realize there are so many different "colors" to one person. I shot this particular picture in this particular way to make people realize that sometimes a wall is not just a wall and a bow is not just a bow. There is so much more than what he see at first. Sometimes, it takes a second, third, or maybe even a fourth look to realize there is beauty and depth in everything.
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