This image of a chair and its matching table was taken at New York Design Week 2011 - both are made of walnut, vertically laminated. Design aside, I like the composition of this photo; the structure of the way that space is used feels balanced, yet has enough contrast to keep my interest. Although there is no firm "levelness" to the image, nor is there suggestion of a flat horizon, all of the diagonal lines seem to compliment each other to form a suggested horizon. I also like the play between positive & negative demonstrated with the varying intensities of light and color tone. The brightest color here is in the foreground, the white platform on which the two pieces rest. The darkest and more subdued colors are those in the background: the pale green of the floor, the mottled grays of the concrete column, the dull gray of another exhibit behind everything else... However, the most prominent colors are the palette of oranges, browns, pale yellows and rusts that make the wood chair and table pop with such an organic glow. It's these colors, comparatively saturated over all of the others in the frame, along with the dynamic shadows and placement of objects on third lines that make this image enjoyable for me, as well as effective.
This image of two glass lanterns was taken at New York Design Week 2011 - both are similar in design, but slightly different sizes and colors. I wish that I could better see what these lanterns really look like. The primary definition they have over the background and other surroundings is brought by their sharpness and focus compared to the much softer and unfocused background. The object placement is very sloppy here, the pink/purple lantern is okay, but the gray/green one is almost totally hidden by the similar colors behind it, and is its presence weakened by what looks like a haphazardly placed broom stick right at its left edge. The overall light-dark balance is moderate, and the darkest things are the people in the background, whereas the lightest things are the wall behind them and the shining bulb inside the pink lantern. Perhaps if the photographer had used a long exposure to allow moving things in the background to move around a little, the resulting softer backdrop would have allowed the edges of the lanterns to pop out of the mess and truly show their beauty.
This image of a chair and its matching table was taken at New York Design Week 2011 - both are made of walnut, vertically laminated. Design aside, I like the composition of this photo; the structure of the way that space is used feels balanced, yet has enough contrast to keep my interest. Although there is no firm "levelness" to the image, nor is there suggestion of a flat horizon, all of the diagonal lines seem to compliment each other to form a suggested horizon. I also like the play between positive & negative demonstrated with the varying intensities of light and color tone. The brightest color here is in the foreground, the white platform on which the two pieces rest. The darkest and more subdued colors are those in the background: the pale green of the floor, the mottled grays of the concrete column, the dull gray of another exhibit behind everything else... However, the most prominent colors are the palette of oranges, browns, pale yellows and rusts that make the wood chair and table pop with such an organic glow. It's these colors, comparatively saturated over all of the others in the frame, along with the dynamic shadows and placement of objects on third lines that make this image enjoyable for me, as well as effective.
This image of two glass lanterns was taken at New York Design Week 2011 - both are similar in design, but slightly different sizes and colors. I wish that I could better see what these lanterns really look like. The primary definition they have over the background and other surroundings is brought by their sharpness and focus compared to the much softer and unfocused background. The object placement is very sloppy here, the pink/purple lantern is okay, but the gray/green one is almost totally hidden by the similar colors behind it, and is its presence weakened by what looks like a haphazardly placed broom stick right at its left edge. The overall light-dark balance is moderate, and the darkest things are the people in the background, whereas the lightest things are the wall behind them and the shining bulb inside the pink lantern. Perhaps if the photographer had used a long exposure to allow moving things in the background to move around a little, the resulting softer backdrop would have allowed the edges of the lanterns to pop out of the mess and truly show their beauty.
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