1. I almost completely disagree with this statement - yes, it may be true for a lot of people (hence the almost), but it doesn't stand true in a lot of cases. People don't take beautiful pictures of iPads or stuffed animals or designer handbags while in New York; they take beautiful pictures of the buildings, of the unique architecture.
2. No, I didn't want to go to this place and take a camera with me - there's too much going in, it hurts to even think about it. I can see where some people would think of it as pretty, due to the vibrant colors and the "message it sends," but it's just...not, in my mind. It's confusing, and confusing shouldn't be a word used to describe photography.
3. It would be absolutely horrifying to be the child of the person who worked there - that first pictures occurs in my nightmares. I got this doll from my grandma when I was seven, and she looked like a Chucky wearing suspenders. Opening that gift bag was the most terrifying experience of my life.
4. I don't have a favorite, but this one is the most favorable out of all of them: A mom and a daughter sitting at a table, surrounded by pink shelves of white china plates with little flowers on them, or other designs. They're preoccupied, and the store looks cluttered by much less confusingly vibrant than the rest in Commodity City.
Action
Directly toward the camera:
Horizontal to the camera:
Panning:
"Blur."
Note: I did shoot pictures of Mikayla, but the photos Maria I took afterward turned out better. You can see her to the left of "panning," though.
Architecture Preview
FYI, I completely had a fangirl/freakout moment when I first saw this.
1. The Kansas City Public Library was designed by 360 Architects, which is an organization, not a literal number of three-hundred and sixty architects.
2. The renovated doors were opened in 2004.
3. It's located in Kansas City.
4. It's a public building, a library for everyone.
5. They needed nearly 50 million dollars for the renovation project (worth it, in my opinion).
6. The Kansas City Public library has ten locations, and this particular location didn't have any reason behind the choosing of placement and renovation.
7. I chose this because BOOKS. BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS. The moment I Google searched this and saw the picture that came up after, I had a big-time freak out and put it on my list of things to do before I die to go and see that library in person. It's amazing - wow.
1. Stone House in Portugal was built by an unknown architect.
2. It was built in 1974.
3. It's located in Guimaraes, Portugal.
4. It's a private building, only meant to be walked into by the owners of the building.
5. There's no information on how much it cost to make/create it.
6. It would built as a family's rural retreat back in 1974
7. I chose this building because the picture had a nice feel to it - a calming, nature-y feel. The house itself is surrounded by nothing but field, or whatever the owners want to be out there. It's not cluttered or huge and extravagant, but simple - a house made of stone.
1. The Cubic Houses were designed by Piet Blom.
2. The doors of the Cubic Houses were unveiled/opened in 1977
3. They're located in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands.
4. They're private (they're houses), but the curiosity of other people sometimes cause people to leave or reject the idea of living there (much like the Stone House).
5. I couldn't find anything on how much it cost for this project from start to finish, but I would assume it takes a lot of time, and enough money to be expensive.
6. Blom designed them on the concept of living as an urban roof.
7. If the houses weren't tilted like this, they would probably look like yellow barn houses; but just the fact that they're sitting on the tip like that makes them look very urban. They're visually appealing, which is why I chose them (and trust me, I've already gone through and rejected 2/3 of them). My first reaction was "woah!" which I knew meant I should do it.
1. The National Centre for the Performing Arts was designed by Paul Andreu.
2. It was opened in July of 2007.
3. It's located in Beijing, China.
4. It's public, but it's paid for. Anyone is allowed in as long as they're paying for it or invited.
5. The designing and building of the National Centre for the Performing Arts cost 3.2 billion yuan.
6. It was built mainly as an opera house (which - oh my gods, you'd have to be really good to perform there).
7. I'm not actually totally sure why I chose this one - basically, it's unique and pretty. The curved line down the middle separating the wall of glass/window and steel is highly appealing, and the lights of the picture alone reflected in the water makes it look beautiful.
1. The architect of the Turning Torso is Santiago Calatrava.
2. It was opened on August 27th, 2005.
3. It's located in Malmo, Sweden.
4. It's an apartment building.
5. It cost around $220 million.
6.
7. I picked it because it looks kind of terrifying to actually live in - like it's going to keep twisting and twisting until it breaks somewhere in the middle, like that bridge in the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie. Yes, I picked it because it led me to thinking of Harry Potter. This is me being honest with you - it had nothing to do with the architecture, but what I connected the design with.
2. The doors of the Cubic Houses were unveiled/opened in 1977
3. They're located in Rotterdam and Helmond in the Netherlands.
4. They're private (they're houses), but the curiosity of other people sometimes cause people to leave or reject the idea of living there (much like the Stone House).
5. I couldn't find anything on how much it cost for this project from start to finish, but I would assume it takes a lot of time, and enough money to be expensive.
6. Blom designed them on the concept of living as an urban roof.
7. If the houses weren't tilted like this, they would probably look like yellow barn houses; but just the fact that they're sitting on the tip like that makes them look very urban. They're visually appealing, which is why I chose them (and trust me, I've already gone through and rejected 2/3 of them). My first reaction was "woah!" which I knew meant I should do it.
1. The National Centre for the Performing Arts was designed by Paul Andreu.
2. It was opened in July of 2007.
3. It's located in Beijing, China.
4. It's public, but it's paid for. Anyone is allowed in as long as they're paying for it or invited.
5. The designing and building of the National Centre for the Performing Arts cost 3.2 billion yuan.
6. It was built mainly as an opera house (which - oh my gods, you'd have to be really good to perform there).
7. I'm not actually totally sure why I chose this one - basically, it's unique and pretty. The curved line down the middle separating the wall of glass/window and steel is highly appealing, and the lights of the picture alone reflected in the water makes it look beautiful.
1. The architect of the Turning Torso is Santiago Calatrava.
2. It was opened on August 27th, 2005.
3. It's located in Malmo, Sweden.
4. It's an apartment building.
5. It cost around $220 million.
6.
7. I picked it because it looks kind of terrifying to actually live in - like it's going to keep twisting and twisting until it breaks somewhere in the middle, like that bridge in the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie. Yes, I picked it because it led me to thinking of Harry Potter. This is me being honest with you - it had nothing to do with the architecture, but what I connected the design with.
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