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I’ve recently had the opportunity to do photos at a construction site. I was there taking photos for an installation. While there, I took some more artistic photos. I have always been fascinated with the idea of unexpected art. I look for patterns and unusual shadows.
I spotted this shadow late in the day. The triangle created by the building’s shadow perfectly frames the person shadow.
This scaffolding with the paint buckets caught my attention immediately. With all the diamonds and rectangles, interrupted only by the paint buckets feels almost intentionally visual.
This angle of the scaffold drew me in with the perspective pulling the eye all the way through and the wood slats breaking all those little horizontal rectangles.
Inside, all the framing bars were just an endless pattern of light and shadow.
This simple yellow cord hanging from the top of the building is my current favorite. The yellow against the gray and the shadows really help it stand out.
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So many people chase technology in a quest to improve their photography. Better cameras, high-dollar glass, the latest greatest post-processing programs, but if they really want to improve their art the thing they need to invest in is learning to see. Many of the greatest photos of all times were made with inferior equipment. They’re great because the photographer was able to pick out an interesting scene from the visual chaos. This post is a fine example of seeing beyond the chaos.
In a recent article on my blog, I talk about a visit to a local forest in the summer. The forest is a huge mass of green visual chaos in the summertime. I talk about the importance of learning to find the shots… keying on things such as contrast, shape and pattern. Construction site or dense forest, the need to “see” is what separates art from snap-shots.
Thanks for a great article. I enjoyed it.
These are intriguing and show that art really can be found everywhere. What I find most difficult in then trying to build a viewership (and perhaps even a sale) of such abstract images is that is is really hard to think of what keywords or search terms a buyer might use to search for such an image. Is it going to be a great image that is never found because no-one ever searches for it. This is the really difficult thing about on-line galleries versus physical ones I guess. At least with these articles, they have a chance of being seen!
Steve, this is very true. These types of images I really just make for my own gratification. If someone sees it and appreciates it, even better!