The object I chose to focus my designs on was a Japanese maple tree in my front yard, which I overlooked in my daily travels.
I wanted to first interpret the tree in a photograph. The idea I wanted to convey through my first perspective was something soft, light, and friendly. I took several photos at different times of day and at different angles to play with composition and lighting. During my interpretation, I found that the strongest composition was the one in which the lamp was in the foreground. The shape of the tree stands out against lightest areas in the snow and sky. Both the tree and the lamp create an asymmetrical balance in the image. I captured the sunlight shining right at the top of the lamp to draw your eye away from the center of the composition. This photograph captures the interesting shape of the tree, while creating a dynamic relationship between the lamp in the foreground and the tree in the middle ground.
I wanted to first interpret the tree in a photograph. The idea I wanted to convey through my first perspective was something soft, light, and friendly. I took several photos at different times of day and at different angles to play with composition and lighting. During my interpretation, I found that the strongest composition was the one in which the lamp was in the foreground. The shape of the tree stands out against lightest areas in the snow and sky. Both the tree and the lamp create an asymmetrical balance in the image. I captured the sunlight shining right at the top of the lamp to draw your eye away from the center of the composition. This photograph captures the interesting shape of the tree, while creating a dynamic relationship between the lamp in the foreground and the tree in the middle ground.
