For the extension of my weight project series, I am doing a set of composites. The one I am working on currently focuses on time. It has gone through many iterations as I have fleshed out exactly what I am trying to capture. I thought it might be interesting to show progress thus far.
Round zero: This was my true first initial idea for the project, and my first trial shots are below. It just did not translate to 2d as much as I had hoped.
First go: So this is the first image I came up with post round zero… Its awful. I managed to choose perhaps the worst texture for the background.
Round 2: Cool texture, looks good, added an old pocket watch, and even through a silhouette on the circle. Frankly, I quite like this one. However, something just did not feel right. I passed it around for feedback and came to the conclusion that it was slightly to overt for my taste… Maybe that’s what was feeling weird about it. Still not quite sure.
Round 3: Clearly the still life set up wasn’t working in my favor here. Never does, it would seem, yet it is where I always start. I moved past that and brought in a kid. A little human presence, lighten the picture up and add depth. This one’s neat, and is a quick mock up. It’s very "collage-y"… which is not my MO, but it did give me my idea for what may be my keeper.
And then I got somewhere...
Round 4: Yup here we are, a picture that is very nicely coming along, has depth, mystery, funky lines, and a clock. Meets my check list. It is not done yet, but I probably will not completely abandon it to the place where dead photos go...