I made this.
Well, I assembled it in post production from four individual pictures. One of the most dominating pictures is something that might not even occur to you. We use a Nespresso machine around this place. Some people think it’s a little pricey to use everyday. I don’t. We like good coffee. If we went out to drink it, we’d spend about $20.00 a day. And, there would be the sunk time. This costs about $1.80 a day because I don’t buy Nespresso-branded coffee. I buy better coffee for less money. I drink it at home and I keep working.
What does our coffee habit have to do with this picture?
Check out the picture carefully. You’ll see coffee pods throughout. When we get a new shipment of pods we just toss them into a bowl. I believe that no matter what the manufacturer says about the blend, they all taste about the same. But, they package them in different color pods.
I had no choice but to photograph them in the bowl.
That’s one. The other three pictures were made in nature. One is a magnolia bloom, another is a flower and deep inside you can find a leaf that looks like bamboo, but isn’t.
When I started stacking them, I started to see something emerge. Color. Pure color. Wonderful color. I thought, “why not?” I kept going.
That’s the take away. Experiment. Keep going until the natural forces bring you to something. That’s success. Or, it might just be a big mess. That’s failure. I reckon that I succeed less than 10% of the time.
Its crazy how you can make something as normal as a coffee pod look so different and unrecognisable! Love the colours and neon vibes in this 🙂
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You just have to fiddle around a little. 😳 Or, just let the picture appear…
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Yeah totally! I used to do a lot of photography and I would do the same. You can make something out of nothing 😋
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Used to? Why did you stop?
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It was something I did a lot in school then when I got to college I seemed to have lost the time. I really should get back into it tho because I love it 🙂
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May I ask, what do you do now?
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Yeah of course 🙂 right now I’m studying media and communication. The plan is to go and study journalism at university this year 🙂
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Wow!
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Thank you. 🙏
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Very interesting image, Ray 🙂
Lot of effort and creativity…
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Thank you. Long time, no speak. 🙂 I happen to be one of those people who thinks that real creativity takes no effort.
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That’s a great philosophy 🙂
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The total effect reminds me of a kaleidoscope. Very beautiful.
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I thought that too. Thank you.
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