by Bridgette | Sep 29, 2014 | Bridgette Shima, Stories
Smelling the sweet perfume of florals Chloe makes her way through the market.
She orders an espresso and sits by the waterfront, listening to the murmur of people chatting next to her. Kids chase each other around the bench as their parents feed the telescope some quarters.
Her mind traveling to a time of sheer wonder and beauty. A time when everything was so simple and the sight of a flower offered a sign of hope and love.
{ Flowers are her favorite. }
With her eyes closed she imagined this life again.
Editor’s Note: To understand where Chloe is now you need to understand where Chloe began her journey and where it is headed. The Reinvention of Chloe is a collaborative effort by much of the Grryo team to realize a dream our dear friend Ale began before his death. We do hope you enjoy the journey.
by Grryo Community | Sep 24, 2014 | Stories
Seeing Red by Matt Coch
It is a well known fact that color can affect us subconsciously. Colors can affect our emotions, perceptions, and behavior. Whether we realize it or not, we all have associations with color. Some of these associations are:
Green: Nature, Environment, Luck, Jealousy
Blue: Peace, Tranquility, Loyalty
Yellow: Joy, Happiness, Cowardice
Black: Power, Mystery, Sophistication, Death, Grief
Of all the colors, I think the color red is the most arresting and eye catching of them all. Red is often associated with danger, heat, romance, bravery and even aggression, to name a few. The following are some interesting facts about the color red.
The color red can stimulate the appetite and increase the craving for food. This is why many restaurants are often adorned with the color.
Red is an emotionally intense color. It increases respiration rates and raises blood pressure.
It is attention grabbing, demanding you to take notice. This is the reason it’s used for danger signs, stop signs, fire equipment and street lights. Red is also the most popular color used in flags around the world. 77% of all nation’s flags contain red.
Red is said to stimulate sexual appetite and passion, think of Valentine’s Day.
Red is not only used to attract buyer’s attention, but to also influence their buying behavior.
Some believe the expression “seeing red” comes from the flushed color one gets when angry. Others believe it comes from bullfighting, where the matador waves a red cape in order to enrage a bull to charge.
Side note: Bulls don’t really hate the color red. They are colorblind and are simply reacting to the movement of a cape.
Red is the second most popular favorite color of all people. The most popular favorite color? Blue.
Men and women see the color red differently. Genetically speaking, women can see more of the red spectrum than men can.
by Jeff Kelley | Sep 22, 2014 | Jeff Kelley
Having all of your belongings tucked into a single bag is strangely freeing.
Camera dangling from her hand, she leaves the station and crosses the tracks, for though she has destinations in mind, she knows that often, the best experiences are the ones you haven’t planned.
With this in mind, she heads into the small town.
Editor’s Note: To understand where Chloe is now you need to understand where Chloe began her journey and where it is headed. The Reinvention of Chloe is a collaborative effort by much of the Grryo team to realize a dream our dear friend Ale began before his death. We do hope you enjoy the journey.
by Jen Bracewell | Sep 21, 2014 | Jen Bracewell, Stories
Gretchen Grace
I am a designer and a typographer, as well as a photographer. Letterforms have always spoken to me. This picture was taken in Manhattan. I saw this word painted on a construction fence and I waited for this shot. I couldn’t remember what the actual word was, SOT?, SOY? but as I look back I see that it was SOW?. I really like how the two people in the shot are both on their cell phones; are they speaking to each other? Are they saying “SO?”.
Dina Alfasi
The picture was taken in the train, with iPhone 5. This Photography is part of a series of train photos #mydtrainphoto The story behind it – It was taken during the last days of the war took place here recently. The Photograph shows a soldier returning from the front and in the newspaper was written in the title: “Salute You”
And over the title images of the soldiers who were killed during the war.
Paula
I’m based in Australia. This shot was taken and edited on my iPhone 5S using Procamera 7 during Vivid Sydney at an instameet (arranged by @vividsydney @igerssydney and @visitnsw amongst others).
Although there was a light projection randomly appearing and disappearing on the wall to the right, it was the arrow that drew me to this shot, as well as the silhouettes of the people walking past. I took a shot, just a second earlier, of the same man when he was right in front of the arrow. Normally I’m a big fan of pure silhouette shots, but I felt that the image lost it’s power as his outline totally broke up the shape of the arrow, blunting the tip! Thankfully, I took this slightly later shot. It doesn’t matter that he’s now broken up the typography of the Museum of Contemporary Ar (!), because the arrow is seen, glowing, and exuding its odd, contradictory message. Here, the silhouetted people serve to substantiate its full height and size as they emerge from the darkness and into the light beyond.
Julienne
Story: My husband and I wanted to check out the raved-about Food Truck craze going on in downtown Knoxville during the popular Saturday morning Farmer’s Market that opens in early May and runs until November. There’s about 4 of them all in a row on Union Avenue and it’s jam-packed with lines of people plus their well-behaved, well-groomed pets. Mister Canteen serves fresh southern fare with ingredients sourced straight from the farm a non-GMO food truck. The amazing story behind the three women who run it can be found in The Southern Food Issue of Garden & Gun Magazine August/September 2014 Issue. Just people watching around the food trucks was a photographers dream itself! Patience was key for cropping the shot and finding the right moment in between crowd surges. This was shot with Hipstamatic app using Yuri 61 lens and T. Roosevelt 26 film from The District HipstaPak on iPhone 5.
