“Design is thinking made visual” – Saul Bass
This project allowed me to learn how to use lighting and shapes to create a photograph that portrays a different mood and therefore enables people to feel a certain way. During this project I was required to create a minimum of 5 places of experience and name each place appropriately depending on how the image made me feel. Capturing a photograph of the space that I created enabled me to view and analyse the place in greater detail to truly understand how it made me feel. I learned that depending on the lighting, colours used and the way objects within the space are arranged allows me to create a variety of different and unique designs which all evoke different emotions. This process has enabled me to understand that every space has a different meaning and therefore allows me to create spaces which appeal to a wide variety of people yet also allow each individual to experience a different emotion which is personal and symbolic to them about how they feel at that current moment.
To improve the work I did in this project I would practice my photography skills, this would enable me to take more advanced photographs of the spaces I created and therefore would allow them to be of a higher quality and standard. The reason for this is because I do not believe that the photos produced reflected my work affectively and therefore I think that some of the photos were not as satisfactory as others. Furthermore, this project has allowed me to understand how as an interior designer you can control the emotions which could be felt within a particular space.
“Blizzard”
This particular place made me feel as though the figure was trapped in a snow storm and is struggling to find a way out. The bright light which is concentrated in the centre of the image and the surrounding grey shadows allows you to focus on the male figure wading through the deep snow. This portrayed a sense of helplessness and suffering.
“Prey”
I titled this image as “Prey” because it made me feel as though the male figure was trapped inside a spiders web with no way of escaping. Due to the curved spirals that are focused throughout the photo it reminded me of the strong structure of a spider’s web and that the spider was waiting for its prey to struggle even more before it will be eaten.
“Spotlight”
This photo looks as though the figure is the centre of the stage and everyone is watching him perform. Due to the different gradients of lighting it looks like a large spotlight is pointing down on him causing the crowd to look dark and scary.
“Surge”
Within this image the individual seems to be engulfed/surrounded by a surge of waves which tower over the top of him. However, though there is a sense of chaos and panic I also believe that it depicts tranquillity. This is due to the fact that the figure is staring up at the waves in a calm manner could possibly show that there is a “calm before the storm” and that time has frozen for a split second before he is washed away by the upcoming surge of large waves forming around him.
“Bullseye”
The circular formations that slowly get smaller within this photo look as though they are targeting the figure at the very end.
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