The first few shots I took were cliché, and as I reviewed them I realized I did not want to use the textbook definition of solitude. Someone huddling in a dark corner was not really what I thought of when I heard solitude, and I wanted to show that in my photographs. I photographed in color in daylight using one and two point perspectives. As humans, we see in color and are usually more active during the day. The most common vantage points we see are one and two perspectives – except in the construction and architecture fields where one might encounter three point perspectives more often. I incorporated concepts such as irony and surrealism to kept my pictures interesting. In Image 06 the irony is expressed by the contrasting tone of the young man is sitting alone while the two characters from the picture on the wall are kissing. Image 12 is surreal to me because on our commute to/from work/school among countless individuals, if we take the subway, we are alone; we have not connection to them except that we took the same train to work. The color, texture, and lighting help create a environment in which the surreal is possible. The fact that the Red Line train station is underground adds to this effect.
