I agree. It might also make for a thought-provoking homework assignment. "Show the passage of time in a single image." Thank you for the suggestion. If I assign it in a class or workshop, I'll let you know what the students come up with. Cheers!
Quick thoughts about how a single frame might show the passage of time:
1. Long exposures, blurred movement. For example, an all-night exposure showing the paths of celestial bodies across the night sky might arguably be said to show the passage of time.
2. Two or more similar things of different ages in the same frame, e.g. our shiny, new wok beside our old, much-used and well-worn wok might suggest not only the passage of time but also hint at the number of excellent meals I have cooked.
3. Several generations of the same family, much like any single recent image from Hua Yunqing's family photo chronicle, might represent the passage of time.
4. Similarly, any subject pictured with examples at various stages of life. Oak trees and daffodils spring to mind. Perhaps because both are often used to represent changing seasons.
I agree. It might also make for a thought-provoking homework assignment. "Show the passage of time in a single image." Thank you for the suggestion. If I assign it in a class or workshop, I'll let you know what the students come up with. Cheers!
Thanks Al. No-brainers are my speciality.
Quick thoughts about how a single frame might show the passage of time:
1. Long exposures, blurred movement. For example, an all-night exposure showing the paths of celestial bodies across the night sky might arguably be said to show the passage of time.
2. Two or more similar things of different ages in the same frame, e.g. our shiny, new wok beside our old, much-used and well-worn wok might suggest not only the passage of time but also hint at the number of excellent meals I have cooked.
3. Several generations of the same family, much like any single recent image from Hua Yunqing's family photo chronicle, might represent the passage of time.
4. Similarly, any subject pictured with examples at various stages of life. Oak trees and daffodils spring to mind. Perhaps because both are often used to represent changing seasons.
Over to you. What would a big brainer suggest?