The end, for now.

This will be my last post for quite a while as I continue with my thesis project. I will update as I begin the challenges of finding gallery spaces and selecting imagery- but for now it's all shooting time! Thanks for reading and staying with me this far, here is a final image that is also one of my favorites!

Again, feel free to look at my work at www.facebook.com/DeeRaePhotography ! Most of my new work (including but not limited to thesis work) will be posted there!

Single Elements

It was suggested to me by a professor that I leave little "easter eggs" in my photographs so that people will stay with the image longer, and to increase the confusion and tension. This photo is by far by new favorite with the editing style kept in mind- let me know what you think!

The First Photo

This is the image that has sparked a completely new love for photography for me. The image combines what we see and what we interpret, creating an optical illusion that almost makes it look like it could pass as one building but then confuses the viewer. All the images will continue to be in black and white to enhance, what seems like, the truth within the image. What comes next? I look forward to showing you!

Revised Artist Statement!

Hello all,

Here is yet another version for my artist statement to go along with my new thesis idea:

"Using architecture, this thesis merges the two worlds of what we see and what we interpret. My goal for these photographs is to give the viewer a chance to have a very quick second where they do not realize what they are looking at. In this moment, they can explore the movement and body of a structure as they are encompassed by the illusion."

Feel free to let me know what you think!

A Change in Direction...

Here is the new artist statement for my thesis:

Our eyes record things reversed and upside-down, and our brains interpret it for what it really is. My goal for these photographs is to give the viewer a chance to have a very quick second where they don’t realize what they are looking at. In this moment, hopefully, they will see a building briefly as an abstract piece of work, focusing on the movement and body of the building. Using architecture, this thesis merges two worlds: what we see and what we interpret.

I can hardly wait to show you all work, but I'm going to keep the suspense in place! Just try to image what it would be like if we did merge two worlds, the reversed and upside down with what is actually there....

What would it be? Photos to come!

Your Thoughts?

Here is another image I shot for my thesis... it is getting mixed reviews. The point of the thesis is to cause visual tension for the viewer, and to have them focus on the geometric shapes of buildings. Is the cloud too distracting in your opinion? I have had many reviews and they are all mixed- what do you think?

The first image!

This past week I went on my first shoot for my thesis. It was decently successful, but I definitely still have a lot of work ahead of me. (Which is good, since I will be working on this for the next year) Here is one of my personal favorites from the shoot so far:

I have decided to edit my photos into black and white for this project. The different colors that changed from building to building were too distracting, and they attracted the viewer more to the color instead of the shapes and geometry of the buildings as I had intended. I need to work on my black and whites, as they tend to turn more gray instead of brilliant whites and blacks. Hopefully with more exploring into this thesis, I will be able to create the look that I have imagined. Until then- stay tuned!