"nothing is original:"
Duane Michals inspiration
"nothing is original:"
Duane Michals inspiration
Multiple Exposures
Supernatural-looking photos: the strands of tape look odd because usually they are single. Instead, they look a bit like tentacles or something unnatural.
Monochrome (black and white)
Ghost-like subjects that seem to have lower opacity: the tape is somewhat transparent; some aren't detailed or sharp.
Multiple Exposures
Ghost-like subjects: two people with lower opacity seem to be reflected on the water.
Mood - eerie, melancholy, unnerving, ghostly: because of the silhouette that isn't obviously a person, just an outline really
Multiple Exposures: two photos of people are layered on top of a rain puddle.
Multiple Exposures
People as the subject: a classroom scene with multiple students.
Mood: the layers with different transparencies makes an uncanny, dreamy effect that evokes unease or sleepiness.
Multiple Exposures: the layering of different photos of the same scene also contributes to the eerie effect.
Multiple Exposures
Bad composition: the subject is centered, the more transparent one is facing away, and the plant throws the whole photo off.
Contrived/deliberately staged-looking: the plant layered on top looks out of place, making the photo look forced and unnatural.
Human subject: the photo mainly focuses on a kid, with two perspectives of him in one.
ISO 400 f / 8 1/25 sec
Depicts emotions/things beyond the immediate photo: the feeling of comfort from an easy scene, looking soft and carefree.
Bad composition: the subject is in the corner, moving away.
Monochrome: the lack of color further dulls the photo, contributing to the comfortable feeling without the complexity or vibrance of colors, and makes it seem like a memory.
ISO 800 f / 8 1/20 sec
Backlighting, illuminating the silhouette of subjects and areas in the photo and hiding fine details on them: the cat is lit from behind, highlighting her outline.
Bad composition: the cat is framed straight from the side, almost centered instead of by the rule of thirds
Motion-blur: the cat is jumping, making the outline of her silhouette slightly blurry because the shutter speed is not quite fast enough. This also contributes to a more eerie, ghostly vibe.
ISO 800 f / 8 1/160 sec
Dramatic lighting and light as the subject of the photo: light is streaming from the window and in a faint line of string lights.
Overexposed in some areas - bright white light obscures any details from the outside but still only illuminates the inside sparingly.
Depicting emotions/things beyond the immediate photo: the scene is weird because the window is open but the light is on, which is ironic, almost as if the string light is stealing light from nature and bringing it inside instead of simply opening the window. It could also portray isolation or optimism, like if you just looked out of the window the prospects are a lot brighter than they seem from the dark room.
ISO 400 f / 20 1/25 sec
Depicts emotions/things beyond the immediate photo: the grass is greener on the other side; wishing for freedom, looking to the future.
Lighting: most of the photo is dark, and only the areas directly facing the light are highlighted, also contributing to the feeling of looking towards something.
Human subject: although obviously it's a cat, the unsettling part is how she is doing something very human; holding her paw on the window like a person would if they were looking at something outside or saying goodbye.
ISO 50 f / 20 1/30 sec
Mood - the photo evokes a reflective, calm mood
Artsy like holding mirrors and other props, paper, painting: the rectangular separations give it a geometric vibe, cutting the photo into sections.
Depicting emotions/things beyond the immediate photo: the normalcy of the suburban scene is comforting, like looking back on the past, but a bit unsettling because of the reflection and the lack of people.
ISO 800 f / 8 1/160 sec
Light as the subject/areas of intense white light: the main focus is on the light from the window
Depicting emotions/things beyond the immediate photo: this could invoke looking to the future or hiding from reality, inside the room which is mostly obscured in darkness. The windows of the neighboring house also look a bit like eyes looking in, as if whoever is hiding in the room is trying to escape the societal gaze and the harsh light of reality outside.
Mood: monochrome makes it more somber and hides some details, leaving them to the viewer's imagination. The scene is quite normal, but the composition makes it unnerving because some things are hidden and the light is highlighted, giving it a drowsy and falsely comfortable feeling.