Concept & Manipulation of Theme

Warmth:

For pictures of warmth, I chose two things that instantly came to my mind when I thought of being warm. Those two things are the beach and a warm fireplace.

Shock Value:

Shock value made me think of ads that are different from any ordinary ad you would find on the internet or on the street somewhere. I thought of ads that catch your attention based on how out of the ordinary they are, like anti-smoking ads and STD ads. So, I picked an ad for anti-smoking which portrays a literal picture of a smoker's hand, and an AIDS prevention advertisement, which shows how even superheros get downgraded to an extremely ill person when they have this disease.

Mischief:

Mischief instantly makes me think of the typical toilet papering someone's house prank. So, that's what my first image is of, a nicely toilet papered house and front yard. The second image is a prank me and my friends were once thinking of doing over this past summer, but never got around to doing; sticking post-it notes all over someone's car. A very mischievous prank.

Human Element:

When I see human element, I think of what makes us up as a human being; the definition of a human. This makes me think of all of us humans in the world working together in order to form what we call the human element. So, I got images that portray people form around the world united.

Obscurity:

When I think of obscurity, I think of dark, dusty, and cloudy environments. I got a picture of a landscape obscured by the soon-to-be dark sky and trees, and another photo where the darkness obscures the vision of what we see as a dark figure in the background

Caprice:

Caprice means something that happens very sudden and normally for a very short, brief amount of time. This made me think of natural disasters, such as tornados, lightning storms, and hurricanes, which can show up unexpectedly and cause damage in a short amount of time.

Nostalgia:

I took this one into my own personal thoughts of nostalgia, reflecting on old Disney movies such as The Lion King, and then took it into a nostalgic view of our country, showing a city from the 1950's.

Practicality:

For practicality, I got pictures of major milestones that many Americans reach in their lifetimes; marriage and graduation from high school/college.

Variety:

For variety, I first thought of the various races that make up our country. We are the most diverse country in the world, so my first image is of people of all different races waiting at a bus stop in an urban environment. The second image I have is what came to my mind next when I thought of variety; jellybeans. There are so many various flavors of jellybeans, giving you so much to choose from.