Recreating pictures

We were asked to randomly select two pictures to recreate. The first picture I chose was from a series called Touching Strangers, by Richard Renaldi.

This was the original picture.

This is the first picture from the series that I recreated. This one is resembling the picture on the left, of the two men touching. I made this one a boy and a girl and the boy is whispering something in her ear. I liked the lines in the original, so I made sure to catch the shadow of the lines on the bench to keep that element the same in both versions.

This is the second picture from Touching Strangers that I recreated. These are two strangers that I asked to intimately embrace. I made sure to capture the picture with a background that would contrast nicely with their skin colors and clothing they are wearing.














I was happy that I selected this series because it shows the intimacy of human touch. I decided to choose students from around campus because it shows that no matter what color your skin is, what sport you play, or what your gender is, we are all in the same place trying to achieve the same overall goal, and we all have the same human touch.

The second picture that I choose was called Trails End Restaurant from the series Uncommon Places, by Stephen Shore.

This was the original picture. 

This was the picture that I recreated. I wanted to keep the rectangular place mat, the fork and knife, and the wooden table. However, I changed the angle that the picture was taken. I stood directly over the plate as opposed the a side angle, and just focused on the place setting in front of me.