First of all, my main starting point for this entire topic was this poem, by Tania Brady, studied in a past paper in an English exam prep class, way back in '08. It's called The Dragon's Playground.
The dragon's mouth opens wide
This got me thinking about all the adventures I had as a child on playgrounds, pretending I was in all sorts of outrageous imaginary situations, and how, to a child, the world seems so different.
The dragon's mouth opens wide
to let the children in. They stand,
and grin, gripping broken teeth –
no longer razor sharp –
their rubber soles indented by
worn off fangs that must have eaten
a gazillion of them by now,
but spat them out.
None are missing after all.
Perhaps it is the taste?
It seems a monstrous waste.
With teeth so white, shiny
golden hair and skin that glows
they'd be a delicacy –
each fleshy morsel, plump pink limbs,
so young and fresh and ripe.
You'd think that giant creature –
newly painted scaly aqua bright,
underbelly royal blue, floating
on a sea of softening bark –
would snap it's jaws shut tight
and steal them off
into a shadowy night, delighting in
treasured gulps of sweetness
and light, with a bundle of
goodness in every bite?
One day it MIGHT.
This got me thinking about all the adventures I had as a child on playgrounds, pretending I was in all sorts of outrageous imaginary situations, and how, to a child, the world seems so different.
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I then came across this image by Guy Bourdin, which made me think of having the photograph potentially showing the child's view of the playground on top of the real-world adult view.
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| http://dailyserving.com/2009/03/guy-bourdin/ |
I absolutely love this photo taken by Monica Elena Kost's of two young girls playing with a hula hoop. I just think it creates such a happy, carefree atmosphere which is perfect for what I want to convey about the playground as a space.
Finally, the bright colours and bright lighting seen in this series of photos by Olivier Ribardiere are something else I'd really like to push in my work. I think it really conveys a fun, childlike atmosphere which fits perfectly with my photographic intentions.
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| http://pirouetteblog.com/tag/childrens-photography/ |
Finally, the bright colours and bright lighting seen in this series of photos by Olivier Ribardiere are something else I'd really like to push in my work. I think it really conveys a fun, childlike atmosphere which fits perfectly with my photographic intentions.
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| http://pirouetteblog.com/tag/childrens-photography/ |
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