01/12/2020
As a photographer, I find it difficult to work within a limited subject matter. As I’m always wanting to create images that communicate an idea or thought. These ideas or thoughts can come from the animate and inanimate which quickly turn into concepts that I can use to explore that spark of inspiration.
This bottle of Rawleigh’s was discovered at a garage sale in Eden Mills. What a wonderful find, considering that many bottles from this era generally don’t have their caps intact. Something I didn’t realize until after I started collecting antique bottles. What else is interesting is that there is a residue, possibly vanilla extract, coating the inside of the bottle. Which makes this bottle even more unique.
In an instance, I knew how I wanted to photograph this bottle. On a clean white background, to bring attention to these beautiful details.
The thought behind the spark, is what defines this bottle? Which was explored with another bottle (in a negative way.
Is it the glass, the residue or the negative space outside of the bottle, that defines this bottle.
What this breaks down to is existentialism. How are we defined.
