Friday, June 22, 2012

Ray's Vanitas Self-Portrait


Vanitas Self-Portrait is very interesting topic for me, and there are three things choosed to introduce, which are very important things to me. The life can not pass silently without them, since they are my spirit foods. 






The first object is my teapot. This teapot accompanies me for a long time before I came to America. To made a cup of Chinese tea with boiling water and tasted it slowly is the most interesting for my life. Tea was made in a covered tea bowl tastes good. Also, to drink this Chinese tea can let my heart feel smooth. In Taiwan, people loves find some friends go to the mountain to make tea and look at the night sight, and it is no exception to me



The second object is my instant camera - someone called Polaroid. Although, my girl friend and my sister always said I have horrible photographic techniques. However, I still love to take picture, such as flower, mountain, sky, pedestrian. For instant camera, I think it has a special feeling than the digital camera, since the photo is unique and collection value.



The third object is medicine. This is a famous medicine in Taiwan, it can treat your chest pain, relieving depression and anchoring mind. Since I know basketball is a strong physical activity, I love to play basketball, and have a lot of body contact with the player on the court. I know treat any pains in America are not an easy thing. That's why I think this medicine can not leave me. In the photo, the man want to show his Chinese kung fu, and I think it wants to present eat this medicine you can like him so strong body.



Plus, I also found something interesting photos from some websites such as the photo below. How to do this one photo, I want to try this kind of photo, but I am always fail. Now there are more people believed it was just an illusion caused by the shooting angle.



I love to take photos, and these things also have a lot of meaning to me. Photos can help recall something I miss, and let me feel they are still in my brain and never forgot them.  Moreover, if you want to try my Chinese green tea, I can share some with you.



2 comments:

  1. I'm glad to see that you enthusiastically embraced this project! Great work! Also, that's a really cool photo!

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  2. your photos are very good, It´s very interesting. These objects represent part of your culture. The medicine must have been created many years ago. I also like instant photos but i prefer digital photos. I always try to save many moments through photographs.
    Felix

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