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i had an assignment for my collage class to do an assemblage, so i looked up the word just to clarify what i should be doing, and it's defined as a collection or gathering of objects or people.this is both, in a way.
just about all of these objects are from garage/house/rummage sales... or resale in general. some of the objects are from my own personal history (like the old photos are all my family members, and the stuffed animals, etc...)
the idea was to create this secret place in the woods, which is something i've always wanted to have... but with this i wanted to make it seem like a memorial or some kind of collection of these objects i have that were once someone elses but are now mine. it's a combination of histories that are now part of my history. i wanted to isolate it to really see how these things... assemble, i guess.
and gosh, the weather was perfect that day for these shots. very cold though.
i'm not entirely sure how to categorize this piece. is it an installation? is it a photograph? teachers would tell me that this photo can't be purely documentation because it looks too nice.... but who says documentation can't look nice? i don't want to just post some crappy snapshot i took with a digital camera or something... i guess to me this is an installation that had a very short life. obviously i couldn't leave this in the woods, not only because it would get thrown out, but these objects are actually mine...
this took 6 hours from start to finish. that includes time it took me to find everything and pack it all to installing it and packing it up again. thank god i had help that day (thanks john, aka ~Zoomwafflez !)
also, i am aware of the dust on the photo. i didn't have time to clean it off but i honestly don't mind it.
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Some days we all need a place to hide in the woods... This lovely.
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i really like the overall composition and the distortion the lens gives. i would love to spend an afternoon sitting in that chair and reading a good book
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Beautiful. I especially love the pictures on the tree.
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I normally don't enjoy photography, but this is wonderful!
Fantastic shot!
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thanks 
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this is gorgeous
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You know, I use this this as a background all the time and I've never faved it... it's really beautiful and it feels loved in a way, like the person who put all these things in the woods put them there because they're that persons favorite, cherished, things.
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This seems to me like something out of a story, you know where you look in that direction and there's nothing there, then you look back a few moments later and there's the secret place and some benevolent forest spirit of some sort sitting in the chair knitting or something.
It's definately a beautiful peice. Tbh I'm having trouble describing what I think of it (in a positive sense of course
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wow, i like that description you gave... a lot! thanks
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Great, this kind of images makes me very happy, because I would wish to have something like this when I was a child ;_;
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this is magical. what kind of camera did you shoot this with?
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canon eos rebel 2000 with a wide angle lens, that actually doesn't fit it, so i have to hold it up to it.. haha..
thanks
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This looks exactly like the kind of fort I would have loved to have as a kid. I feel so cozy just looking at it. I like the slight sepia tone (I don't know if that was added by the camera or just because a lot of the items are old, but it looks good)
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Very artistic, Good job on it.
Hope it gets good marks.
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oh man!! i loooove this! It's beautiful!! i love everything about it, from the colors, the symmetry, the content, the memories held in it, that nostalgic feeling, the nature-crossed-with-civiliztion theme, the fish-eye (?) lens, the order or everything; so much detail!
this is really great, kudos to you!!
p.s. have you seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or The Science of Sleep? Well, this reminds me of Michel Gondry's (director of both films) visions! and that's a compliment!
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thanks a bunch! and oh man, i looove michel gondry! his work is amazing, so i'm really flattered that this reminds you of him! he's a big inspiration to me... i guess it shows
oh and i used a wide angle lens. i love that lens...
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It is truly a fitting compliment
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i would love to live there! ...exepet for the bugs...*shivers* i love the way the photo looks kind of old!
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This has such a wonderful feeling to it. Very personal but at the same time universal. And I am stealing it for my desktop.
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It's indeed a nice concept to have a place for ourselves in the woods. Very intriguing idea and assignment.
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oh, you flatter me..
haha, thanks
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No, I'm serious! I dont know why, but that's probably for the best!
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Magical and stylish, like a home for a hippie child. Ahaha, I know, that sounds so daft, and might even sound like I'm putting down the work, but I swear to feck, I'm not, I really do like this!
The dust and the tone gives the idea of the 60's,or a mix of many decades rolled into one!
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i forgot to say, i like the effects that you got after shooting, they are subtle but they add a lot!
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whoo, thanks! i liked the wide angle shots the best myep.
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meee tooo!
its so touching. sensitive. whats the word? primal? intimate? seductive? interesting?
i's and s's and t's ... its somewhere in there.
very beautiful. great work.
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i love the warm tone the picture has. all of the items are unique and interesting. i like how it keeps my eye wandering. :] anyhoo, great work! i'm sure you'll get a great grade.
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This picture makes me sad for some reason. The collection of personal vintage-y things, the blurred edges and fallen leaves do that, I think. I feel like I'm intruding a memory.
Lovely.
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I love this picture
That reminds me of ... uhm ... well, I don't know what exactly...
but it does
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So nostalgic... I remember having secret places like this when I was a child. It gets harder and harder to find secluded places in the woods as time goes on.
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that is uber retro... wow...it's so weird...yet i find it so cool... and that's such a neat twist on the idea of collecting rummage items that belong to other people--and making a memorial. great job!
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lol, no problem nikki! i just wish i had remembered that it was going to be muddy! I'm glad your project worked out, the wide angle lens added a really neat effect! i'd comment more but i've already talked to you about ti!
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thats a beautiful picture. 
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what a beautiful concept, i love how it's a personal space in the woods.. nice touch with the photo frames on the tree : D i wish i had such a secret place to go to ...
the distortion from the wide angle lens really gives the assembly a lot more focus :3 bravo!
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Very nice. I really love how the picture looks spherical, like a snowglobe minus the snow of course
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thanks! i used my wide angle lens for this shot. i love that lens.
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wow, you carried all that stuff for this photo? awesome!!
really like the secret place idea, itΒ΄s exactly what it screams with all the objects looking so full of memories
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I would dearly love to live in such a place. It's just so cozy but so giant at the same time. I love the idea.
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I love the feel of the image, from the collection and setup of the items to the color and old feel of the image.
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i really like the idea behind this & how it came out as well
secret places in the woods are my favorite =]
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