a while ago i recorded a documentary on one of my favorite architects, i.m. pei. one of my favorite parts of the film was when he was comparing his work to that of bach's, there was a specific quote that stuck in my head: "constant variations of a simple theme". that got me thinking about what a great principle of design that really is. just look at natures design, everything is a slight variation of itself. i've always been fascinated by the rate of growth and how its repetitive nature creates pattern. the control over repetitious design principals is one of the things i love about graphic design, but how can i achieve it in photography? the answer was in the documentary. the answer is architecture! staying within a specific theme or subject matter and building a set that would slowly grow in incremental amounts allowed me to find the repetition i was looking for. easy right? i found myself reminiscing of the game jenga as we began to build our stair stepping set.
below is picture i snapped with my phone while we were working and one of the finished image. yes, i know i already blogged this image but i thought it would be fun to show the inspiration and process behind it. i am also including an excerpt from the documentary. this does not include the inspiring quote that i mentioned but is definitely worth a look.
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