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namComment by nam: Originally posted by Neat:
This is magnificent, did you have inspiration from another photo or is it clearly your unique idea? |
Probably a little of both, Anita. I had no specific image, photo or otherwise, in mind when I put this together. However, I did do an image search on "flat lay still lifes" and quickly realized that the simpler and/or more purposeful ones appealed to me the most (EX: Wendy's for simple; Gaby, Melethia, Lydia, Barbara for purposeful). Strong graphics, design elements, and balance were important.
As mentioned, I had all these objects and more. The tray and odd-shaped vase were my daughter's - she had a fondness for Oriental, especially Japanese decor. I've kept them among my "prop possibilities" and have always wanted to use them; I knew they would work well "from above" and decided to start with them. I then gathered every small black or white object I had in the house.
Once I had the black/white thing going in my brain, it was impossible not to think of the yin yang symbol which is pretty much ubiquitous; if anything outside my brain inspired me, it was probably that.
I have to give a serious nod to Mary Ann's forum mentoring discussion, especially her (and others') comments about the importance of having a variety of shapes and textures; it really drove my selection of items.
From my perspective, the "inspired" part was my decision to use the pebbles to pull the two halves together - though I'm sure the traditional yin yang circle was in the back of my mind. The black ones are actually more metallic gray/grey, so I cut circles of black construction paper and glued them to the bottom to make them look blacker.
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