Envelopes

Continuing with the theme of everyday things and how we never notice them. Moving on from the barcode I noticed that in envelopes we get different patterns on the inside, this is due to privacy and not being able to read the content of the envelope even when held up against light. I found a page on flickr dedicated to finding different prints inside envelopes.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephking/sets/72157594547931731/


Image found on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephking/3524260806/in/set-72157594547931731/) , contributed by Alicia- (www.flickr.com/photos/halix)


contributed by nina mettler- (http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephking/2877728305/in/set-72157594547931731/)



contributed by keith leber- ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephking/666550212/in/set-72157594547931731/ )


contributed by Kariann Burleson- ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephking/446783165/in/set-72157594547931731/ )

polaroids continued

Other images found that I liked, also can see a resemblence to the colours and tones used in my work.



White blossom, shot by- angie_lemon (image taken from:http://polanoid.net/)imaged loaded onto site- Apr 18, 2010.



No title, shot by- compulsive, (image taken from: http://polanoid.net/) uploaded onto site- Oct 09, 2007.



Morning at the donut plant, shot by- futurowoman, (image taken from:
http://polanoid.net/) uploaded onto site- jan 16, 2010.

These images are not mine, they can by found by typing in the name of the artist on the website.

Polaroids

Early on in the term for the food project, not knowing what to do or where to go with it, I did take some photos made with a home made polaroid edge, giving an illusion of an actual photo but framing just a significant part of it. I did not follow up on this as I have always found that photographing through polaroid is more of a personal hobby.
Recently, I have found myself wanting to explore it more once again. When researching different polaroid sites, I found www.polanoid.net. A site where people load their images, taken with different cameras and film and explaining different effects that they got. A few images stood out for me, and made me want to make my 'home made' polaroid shots again.


The following images are ones I found on the website, that stood out to me more than others.


Image is not mine, taken from http://polanoid.net/cover
This image entitled, 'Sunshine City', taken by Lilou (http://polanoid.net/).

I liked this image more due to the content rather than it being taken on a polaroid. The city scape at the distance the image has been taken at has created marks that seem very monotone, giving a similar effect to the barcode collages I am currently working on.

ABC3D

ABC3D

I have been noticing different things lately that I never noticed before. It may be the situation of having a different mentality when in a different city. A sense of exploration occurs, maybe because not knowing an area makes you want to do so. I have been exploring different books, just seeing how many different styles of everything that seems to be out there. I am finding this is helping my broaden my horizons when it comes to my work. Working on collecting barcodes at the moment, I am at the early stages of what to do them, meaning I can do anything I want with them.
I came across a book called ABC3D by Marion Bataille, and it took something simple, the letters of the alphabet, and made a pop up book, that seemed to be aimed at entertaining adults more so than it would children. What impressed me was how the book seemed simple to first appearances but then how each letter is crafted individually. From this idea of exploration, It has given me ideas that I can do anything with my work, but for myself: I will try not to get overwhelmed.

Patterns

Following on from barcodes I have found myself noticing patterns that I did not before. Beginning to document them, i will hopefully find a meanings to portray them. From past work, I would like to continue with collage.