The choice of images pertains to significant moments when we met. I converted the colour photos to black and white, and cropped the images square.
Christmas Lunch
I returned to town a few days after we met. I took photos of the station and our table where we had lunch. I’d planned to use them, along with other happy memories in general, for the VR piece I had in mind. I never thought I’d be needing it for this.
We were standing around this area of the station, and we hugged goodbye twice. Second hug was when I felt alive for the first time with you.
I positioned the circle around the approximate area we stood and hugged. Blur 50. Adjusted vignette to 50. Brightness 50. I blurred it again, 72 circle blur, because it was still too sharp compared to the others, and didn’t quite fit in. It no longer stood out with the others.
Fade Into You
We listened to Fade Into You in silence with our heads down. I took the screenshot of the video as Hope sings, “I think it’s strange you never knew” I also think it captures being lost in thought.
Brightness 88. Blur 98 to soften the pixilation. Circle was at the bottom left hand corner. Adjusted vignette to 30. I realised the image was too dark, so I adjusted the brightness to 43, then 50, 50 and 30.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro came to mind when we hugged goodbye that lovely October.
I set the blur to 70 and reduced circle to dot at centre bottom. Adjusted exposure to 100 to darken the image. Adjust vignette to 100. The image was too dark so I increased the brightness to 50 twice.
Last Hug
North by Northwest reminded me of our last and final hug. I took a snap shot of that scene. I wanted to focus on Eva’s hand, as this was the reminder of when we hugged.
Circular blur 90, focused on the hand. Adjusted the vignette to 70. Brightness 60 then 50.
Final 4 Images
I feel the 4 images work together. The blurriness also makes me think of the haziness of our memories, but the emotions are still vivid.
