One of the fun things that happens in the United States around this time of year is Halloween. It helps us forget the election for at least a moment!
At our Red Hat office, we have a Trick or Treat event for employees’ children, so we take pride in decorating our office areas to add to the fun. Of course, this means that office decorating becomes a competitive sport 🙂
Never to shy away from a challenge, I brought in my big brute…
He was a great find at Worcester’s famous Halloween Outlet store, which is open year round to, as they put it, ‘Sell fright right!’. I have had him for years and my wife was happy to see me remove him from our breezeway to take him into work 🙂
Hope you do a million fun things during this season!!
A Fresh Perspective
Photography is more than just a vehicle for capturing the world around me; it provides me with a palette and a set of brushes, with which I paint not only what I see, but also look to express the emotions that are evoked by the scene in front of me in that moment.
Growing up in the Netherlands exposed me to a wide cross-section of visual arts that laid the foundation of my photographic view of all that surrounds me. Early influences were the Dutch Masters of the 17th century, to whom I was introduced by my grandfather during museum explorations; favorites among them are the scenes of quotidian life depicted by Jan Steen and Frans Hals and the vivid landscapes of Jacob van Ruisdael.
My classical high school education was supplemented by the Boijmans Van Beuningen museum, where I spent many a lunch hour exploring its great collection. Here I was introduced to surrealism with a particular love for the approach taken by Salvador Dali; Dali also rekindled my appreciation for the work of Hieronymus Bosch, who often showed the folly of us mortals.
Universal Connections
My approach to any photographic subject is to look for understanding first; in this I look to establish either a connection between the viewer and the subject or capture the connection of the subject with its surroundings. The captured image then aims to portray this connection from a perspective that is part of my personal interpretation.
This interpretation is often a form of externalized introspection, which may alternately display the connection of isolated beings and items with their environment or highlight the whimsy of the profound world, in which we find ourselves. The universe is full of connections, many of which are waiting to be discovered; part of my journey as a photographer is to document these connections.
Any assignment, be it an event, a product shoot or a portrait session is always approached through communication with the client; this is where the first connection is established. Ideas are exchanged and a collaborative plan of action forms, ultimately resulting in a set of images that aim to exceed the expectations of each client.
And, lest we forget, it is important to have fun while practicing the serious business of photography!
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3 thoughts on “Office Decoration”
Ha ha ha I love that Frank! ❤
Is that you in the photo?
Lots of blessings
That’ll scare the heck out of somebody! Kinda glad no one’s thought to do that in my office. I come in early and I can’t imagine greeting that thing first thing in the morning! 🙂
Ha ha ha I love that Frank! ❤
Is that you in the photo?
Lots of blessings
That’ll scare the heck out of somebody! Kinda glad no one’s thought to do that in my office. I come in early and I can’t imagine greeting that thing first thing in the morning! 🙂
Once completed, this will be a fun area for kids to get their candy 🙂