Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Blog Prompt 19 - 20

#19. Can you think of anything that:

1) should not be photographed? Why?
The only limitation here is the mind of the photographer. I think even the most gruesome scenarios can be photographed, and the most surreal scenarios can be created in photography and with the adition of Photoshop or other editing software, it's just easy.

2) cannot be photographed? Why?
Again, only the limitation of the one holding the camera will determine what you can or cannot photograph. I think that outside limitations can be avoided with creativity.

3) you do not want to photograph? Why?
In the past I have stated that "I do not believe in the power of self portraits, nor in the power of my own self portraits because I find myself dull, boring and utterly unwanted". Those were the days of my teenage. The only actual difference from that day to today is that I am not photographing myself only, but myself portraying somebody else. I really like this idea and I would like to keep pursuing the self portrait idea.

#20 Describe at least one photograph that you could take for each of the following “place” prompts.

* An image of a fantasy/fictitious environment concocted from your imagination.

I have been thinking on doing this sort of place called "the Tanzpalanz" (The Magic Theater) inspired by the novel "The Steppenwolf" by Herman Hesse. I really liked the idea of a Theater where your mind dissolves into it's own imagery and it's own little world. I would imagine this place to resemble a theater with the courtains and the spotlight, but still be some sort of imaginary place, visually like a collage where photos, drawings and sketches collide to create a different world and where rules often don't apply.

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