Upon reflection of the discussion of your photos in critique, I think you aptly named your series "crabscapes," catching the hint of humor in your photos. I am impressed to hear that you obsessively photographed only one subject and would not let yourself stray from that idea; this certainly made you explore to the extreme how crab shells could be portrayed.
I find that there is a sense of the picturesque and nostalgia in your photos because of the soft muted colors and lack of extreme bright and darks; however, when considering the subject in depth, I realize there is a sort of morbidity in the humor and "cuteness" of the crab shells. Additionally, the upper three pictures inform the fourth. Because they are all of abandoned, broken and distressed shells, the fourth suggests even more of a narrative. Either he is defending himself from the fate met by the others, or it is a depiction of the sad body that is left behind in death.
In conclusion, there is a story and humor that comes alive when the pictures interact with each other; if there were more photographs for the series, the theme would become all the more strong.
I really admire your ability to obsessively photograph one thing, especially when that thing is inanimate, for an entire weekend. Good perserverence. I also like that your photos seem to balance a sense of the crab in its "original" environment, along with a feeling that they have been in some way manipulated. It's an interesting tension to read out of the photos.
I particularly like the last photo, because the crab seems to blend in. The photo, especially in the context of the others, is about the crab, but you're not presenting it blatantly. The crab is hard to initially notice that it allows me to question what is the true subject of your photo.
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Upon reflection of the discussion of your photos in critique, I think you aptly named your series "crabscapes," catching the hint of humor in your photos. I am impressed to hear that you obsessively photographed only one subject and would not let yourself stray from that idea; this certainly made you explore to the extreme how crab shells could be portrayed.
I find that there is a sense of the picturesque and nostalgia in your photos because of the soft muted colors and lack of extreme bright and darks; however, when considering the subject in depth, I realize there is a sort of morbidity in the humor and "cuteness" of the crab shells. Additionally, the upper three pictures inform the fourth. Because they are all of abandoned, broken and distressed shells, the fourth suggests even more of a narrative. Either he is defending himself from the fate met by the others, or it is a depiction of the sad body that is left behind in death.
In conclusion, there is a story and humor that comes alive when the pictures interact with each other; if there were more photographs for the series, the theme would become all the more strong.
Crabs.
I really admire your ability to obsessively photograph one thing, especially when that thing is inanimate, for an entire weekend. Good perserverence. I also like that your photos seem to balance a sense of the crab in its "original" environment, along with a feeling that they have been in some way manipulated. It's an interesting tension to read out of the photos.
I particularly like the last photo, because the crab seems to blend in. The photo, especially in the context of the others, is about the crab, but you're not presenting it blatantly. The crab is hard to initially notice that it allows me to question what is the true subject of your photo.
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