Sketchbook #10 Only White Things
Assignment #6 Polar opposites
My version of polar opposites is new and old. I used my grandma's and my brother's hand. They are both holding something to represent a very important aspect of their lives. My grandma loves to cook, therefore she is holding a stirring spoon, even if it is hard to tell what it is. My brother loves baseball, therefore he is holding a baseball bat. New and old is not the only opposite I show through these images. My grandma and brother are very different. Gender and age are two obvious differences. My grandma had a different childhood than my brother, different things that are important to them. My brother loves sports, friends, and our family. My grandma grew up in Peru, which shows an obvious difference in her childhood than my brother's. She grew up near the Amazon rainforest, she had different hobbies, a different family dynamic. Though they seem to be so different, they are family, and family loves one another. When I first thought of opposites, I had a hard time findi
While these are all white objects, the exposure and composition feels unfinished and more like a snap shot that a final photograph you would want the viewer to really look at. The lighting could have worked but feels more murky than finished. When you set this up you could have changed the settings in your camera or worked in Lightroom for the best results. My whole point with sketchbook is to have you think creatively with everything you shoot.
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