In the ‘Small Worlds’ project, we were asked to take photos of the environment surrounding our school. I began this art project with a photography based brainstorm. I critically analysed all of the photographs I took in order to find the most suitable one for this project. Before going outside to take the photos, I did not have a theme in mind. However when walking through the crowded streets of Paris, I found myself fascinated by the idea of movement in daily life.
I took most images trying to follow the rule of thirds, a focal point, perspective, and most importantly the idea of active movement. It was important to me that the picture that will be finally chosen will be unique and eye-catching. However, when turning some of the photos into grayscale, their individuality of contrasting and dominant colors vanished. Therefore, photos whose main theme was color, were ruled out.
I loved taking still shots of movement. While those images are still, the viewers feel intense motion occurring inside of the image. I did not want to simply capture a moment through time, instead I chose to express a lively image that simultaneously combines a moving reality.