Influences for my Second Project: Emotive Color
First two photos: by Laura Letinsky
I am using Laura Letinsky as an inspiration for the Emotive Color Project, especially the first two photographs above, I did not remember I had forgotten #52 and #62. Letinsky uses color and light to portray peacefulness in her photos. In #62, I feel peacefulness through the lack of color and emphasis on whiteness. The uniformity of the whites make the image peaceful. In #52, I also feel peacefulness from the emphasis on white. The feeling in this image also comes from the slight use of color. The lighting in this image gives off a peaceful feeling because of the aqua/blue shadow of the cup and the lamp. The shadow suggests a kind of endlessness through the horizontal lines, which feels peaceful to me.
Last four photos: by Neil Stewart
I foresee Neil Stewart absolutely being a photographic inspiration to me for a very long time. A lot of his work has a commercial feel to it, as he is an established fashion photographer based out of London. I am so happy that I have discovered his work. I am incredibly attracted to his work and was inspired by a few of them for this emotive color project, trying to portray peacefulness. Out of all four pictures I chose to post, it was the first shot entitled Surfer that influenced the shots that I have. I am not sure how Stewart achieved the orange/pink lighting in all nine shots; He either used a filter or digital editing techniques. All of these images give off warmth because of the color. This warmth is very peaceful to me. Along with the peaceful warmth that is given off through color, I find peacefulness in the centering of each photo. We have been working on moving the focus out of the center of our pictures, but for portraying peacefulness, I find that centering the focal point is calming and more tranquil.
In the following photos that I’ve chosen by Stewart, his use of color and line has inspired me. In Old Boy Hiker, the bareness of the land makes me feel like the boy’s surroundings are untouched. Untouched land tends to be peaceful because it is not marred by humanity’s impacts (infrastructure, pollution, cities, etc). I feel this same purity, peacefulness, in the image second Folk image. In Folk the incredibly cold hues intimate that this photo is shot in one of the more polar regions. These places have been left to themselves, in the most peaceful state. Also, the S-curve that the river creates is appealing to the eye and helps divide the shot. The other Folk shot gives off a peaceful feel. I attribute that to the long horizon line and the warm yellows and reds. In addition, there is a soft rounded edge framing the picture which provides for a less harsh and more subdued feel.
