I thought that I'd take a step back from my theme for a moment and take a look at experimental photography to give me inspiration. I really liked what I found. Most of these photos deal with texture and colour which I think is really interesting.
I especially like what appears to be the reflection of a building on another building's windows where the lit apartments create a colourful pattern.
The photo below it is quite interesting as well, the idea of projecting images onto something else. I think it would be quite interesting to try taking several photos of different things and printing them onto OHT paper and overlaying them on a scanner or light box to see how the images work together as one. each photo could relate in some way or be completely random, where the final product comes together in an unexpected way. Here, I could explore the use of colour, contrast and composition in a really original way.
The photo below this appears to be the view inside a glass, but also gave me the idea of photographing through a surface or object to create an interesting viewpoint. For instance, looking through a glass or a fishbowl would totally skew the shape of the image.
I think the image of the buildings in a kind of over-exposed manner is also really effective. If I chose to work with the OHT idea, it could be quite interesting to play with the idea of over-exposure and negative images.
The final image I have here really appealed to me when I saw it. I really like the smooth texture it seems to have, almost an illustrative look. I also really like the use of colour and the unusual viewpoint.
This little bit of extra research has given me a few ideas as to where I can go from here. I am really interested in looking into the OHT idea. I think that a series of these photos held in glass frames with no backing and a frame holding them together could be a really professional way of displaying them. I just need to decide whether I want to deal with the same subject matter through these layered compositions, or totally change my original idea.
