Diffusion assignment
Person as Subject Matter
For this project, I explored diffusion by photographing people, the city at night, and taking pics through my car windshield. For the people as subject part, I focused on capturing motion and using blur as the main way to obscure their identity. I took photos myself and my sister and others laughing, working, or standing in a strange light. This made the pics come out almost ghostlike and unidentifiable. Even though you can tell they are human figures, they lack the clear detail and add a spice of mystery. Shooting the image of my sisters hand on a mirror added extra reflections, which layered the image and made it even less literal. For the cityscape portion, I shot mostly at night because the lights naturally create diffusion. Long exposures turned cars into streaks of color and made buildings feel dreamy instead of sharp. Shooting at night also made the city feel moreserious and emotional. I liked how the darkness blended with the blur to create a sense of motion and energy to show how New YorkCity is very hustle and bustle. It shows the fast pace of life. Some of my favorite images came from shooting through my car windshield. I liked taking pics of the sunsets, bridges, and the glow of lights. The glass added distortion, scratches, raindrops, and reflections that softened the scene. The sunset through the windshield looked hazy and warm, almost like a memory rather than a clear picture. Shooting the bridge from inside the car made the lines stretch and blend together, which fit the theme of diffusion really well. For the objects I took pics in a restaurantthathad dark blue lighting which added a blurry effect to the objects. I also put a peice of plasticon my camera lens of my phone to get that diffused image state.. Overall, my main intention was to create images that feel open to interpretation. Instead of showing everything clearly, I wanted the blur, reflections, and lights to shape the mood and of course show diffusion through the camera lens. One challenge was keeping the diffusion intentional instead of making the images look like mistakes. I had to practice finding the a balance. This assignment taught me how powerful softness and distortion can be in photography, and how hiding details can sometimes make a photo feel more emotional and intriguing.
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