These may be pushing this group's organizing concept. I think of these as being really complex simplicity. Perhaps a little Jackson Pollack inspiration.
These may be pushing this group's organizing concept. I think of these as being really complex simplicity. Perhaps a little Jackson Pollack inspiration.
Hey Andrew, these aren't working for me. Maybe there are nice crops in there somewhere but in their current state, I find I don't know where to look - there isn't anything particularly interesting in them. Maybe that's the point of "complex simplicity", but I'm not sure what that means. It's an oxymoron - which would actually be a fun theme to explore, but I don't see it here.
Hi Andrew, I do understand what you are going for. I just don't think you are quite there yet. I am a huge fan of Jackson Pollack and I can see the leaflets here like paint splatters. But Pollack wouldn't paint on a printed background which is essentially what you are doing with the sticks in the background. So, I would recommend keeping on this path because it is interesting. Just try isolating the subject more from the back ground. Is this clear as mud?
I'm inclined to echo Ruth, Andrew. You definitely display a stylistic preference so far here, in your posts and portfolio, with a tendency to have a fairly even spread of textures across the frame. This is reminiscent of Pollock. The net effect tends to be busy, and certain details, such as the out-of-focus foreground branches in the first, jar somewhat (perhaps not to non-photographers, who don't think of DOF as we tend to).
Taking an educated guess at fulfilling your vision, I think I'd tend to stand back further, so the detail is finer, and perceived first as a texture, which can then be studied and enjoyed in detail, rather than a lot of separate things, competing for our attention.
As Ruth says, keep at it, as you have a vision, which is where it all starts; I'm sure we all struggle to fulfil ours. To misquote Edison, I think photography is 1% inspiration, 99% frustration.