The images I chose relate to Gestalt through several of the properties presented to us. Grouping, repetition and proximity, line were the most commonly used in my own work. My inspiration for this project came when I noticed a rather direct correlation between my art and the pictures I was photographing. I draw tattoos with clean perfect outlines and a lot of angular objects, while going back and looking at the photos I noticed a lot of clean line outlines and angular shaped objects which was interesting and intriguing to me.
When I started shooting I really tried to primarily focus on artificial light and how that would effect the objects i was shooting, to shoot without a flash and let street lamps, spot lights, or even Christmas lights in all five images to help showcase the content of the photo better. Therefore, once I had my key concept, I incorporated the Gestalt properties which became easier once I knew what to look for. Repetition is very prominent in photographs two, three, and four through repetitive objects and lines. Grouping comes into play as well in a few of the photos and is almost directly correlated with containment. Grouping is found in photos three and five.
Overall, I thought of Gestalt as the basic guidelines someone should follow to make a good photograph. These guidelines can be combined with other properties or used on their own, depending on what the photographer is trying to accomplish. I have never done any sort of photography before, through this assignment I’ve certainly gained a better understanding of the Gestalt principles and photography itself!
