30 Image archive of my Autumn trip through Central Park’s diverse landscape and character. I entered the Park at 59th street, Central Park South East entrance, greeted by horse-drawn carriages, strong winds, and winded runners. I proceeded to photograph my surroundings of young families in bright athletic apparel, gleeful skaters, street art, street performers, and bold architecture. These disorganized, sporadic snapshots of my various surroundings captures of a view of my journey through the eyes of an artificial observer, the lens. The lens doesn’t catch a perfect story, but enough of one to leave the interpretation of the order to the observer. Ina. way a camera roll in itself is a work of art. It tells the story of what the photographer believed was worthy of capturing whether for personal interest, or for the interest of the obsess, or due to conventionality. As I attempt to create a fictional picture book from my time archive, I realize the power of the imagination, in which anything can be paired together with the right color combination and aesthetic. Perception is key.
By rearranging the photographs of various elements of Central Park, I was able to create a story of a young traveler’s journey in search of magic, love, fantasy, and luxury.
Final project:
The cover of my book transforms this collection of images into a cohesive piece replete with personality and vibrance. I used a tropical print for the graphic design of the cover in order to correlate to the “jungle”/greenery theme of the piece. I also employed a loose, scripted text in the product in order to create a deja vu response in the reader to a printed work of similar aesthetic: “The Jungle Book.” In addition, my innovative use of negative space, taking advantage of the unexpected, allowed me to connect the two opposing concepts of my work: concrete/structure/grid system and jungle/disorganization/wild.
Reading Response:
Chapter two of the novel taught me to organize my thoughts in a logical way, frame stories in a way that will entice an audience, and take advantage of negative space. All of these lessons contributed to my success in the final product.
