Blog #5 Dare To Be Vintage

I have become obsessed with everything vintage, and from the 1920s or 1930s. My inspiration in those time periods varies from photography, painting, poetry, literature, or anything you could possibly think of. Back in the 1920's, great writers (for example, Hemmingway) lived and inspired people through what they had to say. People believed in what was true and brought it to their culture in order to show people the truth and what truly matters. Photography, in particular, has made me discover so many things about life. I've learned the views of others as well as my personal views. 

In the picture on the left, Sam is holding a guitar, wearing a striped shirt, and my goal was to make him look as if he was connecting with his guitar. Music was one of the many things I've found most intriguing about older time periods. When most people think of vintage they think of hippies, peace signs, and tie-dye. Well, not me. When I think of vintage the first thing that comes to my mind is a puffy white dress dragging on the floor elegantly, and a girl wearing a feather in her hair with red lipstick and a cigar in her mouth. If you haven't already guessed, this is my idea of the 1920s. Another thing I think of is Paris. Paris is the one place I would love to live most. It's beautiful, romantic, and in a word...poetic. Back in the 1920s or 30s it must've been wonderful to be able to see so much, but I bet back then the people took it for granted. 

The picture on the right was especially hard for me. I had to find a way to make people think VINTAGE but believe MODERN. I used a washing machine because that was the one thing I could think of that I find I take for granted the most. It's not easy for me to modernize my pictures and make them look as if they are representing the present as opposed to the past. The picture is of me using my washing machine. A washing machine is a modern day tool that people use to wash their clothes, and wasn't something that people in 1920s had. 

The reason this entry is called "Dare To Be Vintage" is because I try so hard to believe that this is not the correct time period for me. I truly do belong in a time period that took place a long time before me, and even though some may say that isn’t true, not once have I ever tried to be anything but vintage.