Tuesday, February 1, 2011

I live right next to nobel, on this street is where this building is located. I drive by this building on a daily basis, never wondering what is going on inside. When i was little my mom would tell me that all the disney princesses are inside waiting for my arrival. She made me me want to constantly attend something inside that castle. The median of this picture is a building, it is such a clear day that is almost looks like a painting. This building is on the side of the freeway for everyone passing by to see. When i look at this building yes it is very beautiful, but i feel that it is some what out of place. the buildings on the other side of the freeway are very industrial. there is a movie theater, whole foods, and other stores in the shopping center. This building for some reason makes me nervous, because the exclusivity of the patrons. It is very high security and those that are not that religion are not let in. thinking outside my views i would think that the patrons love and adore this building, making any cost to keeps its value. looking at it not in my view makes me think that it is more beautiful.

This is a photo of the new popular kids trend of silly bands. they are rubber colored shapes that when untouched become different objects, shapes, and animals. i see these all the time when i am helping out at my local parish. my mom just got a huge bundle to pass out to her students. i was helping her open them and when i saw them scattered on the bed this way i had to get a shot. i thought that yes each individual silly band is a work of art but collectively they look like so much fun together. so , the silly bands became the median of my photo. to someone who does not know silly bands this may seem like a silly trend. Although, when i watch the kids play with them they begin interacting and wanting to trade, they start having a common ground to jump off from. other people who do not know may think that the silly bands are all together just pain silly.
By my house they just recently opened a Sprinkles. this is a cupcake shop. It is very popular and there is always a line out the door. i went in to see what all the rage was about. When entering i was talking to one of the women that works there. she handed me a pamphlet and showed me some of there best work. this was one of the photographs that was in her hand. it was a special order that they were very proud of. to me they made sprinkles look as high end as possible. to me they look high end just because growing up i knew that the universal sign for co co chanel was the two linked c's. to someone that was from a different socioeconomic class these cupcakes would be just nicely decorated. they would know care about how branded they were. i guess they would see them fro their beauty rather than why they are beautiful.
When i was walking downtown by this shop i saw these bottles. they signified originality, old times, and simplicity. this was my picture of old america. the bottles are the median of my photo. looking at this from a different perspective each could represent a different type or flavor of person. not knowing the backgrounds and standing together to be the greater america. all of these brands are some that we have all grown up knowing and loving.
this is a photo of shea. she is my friends dog. she happens to be the median of the photo. it was a big deal that she make it through her puppy school because she was constantly causing mischief around the house. When looking at this photo from a different perspective this might not be a high priority that the dog graduate from puppy school. in some cultures people eat dogs. here in america and especially in our culture we think of our dogs as people or some even refer to them as their children. This would not be the view of dogs in many other cultures.

this is just a simple cup. this happens to be a starbucks cup and that is the median of my photo. in todays culture we are constantly doing something. So, with that comes the increasing need for a constant stream of caffeine. there is a type of coffee shop on almost every corner. this would seem odd to cultures that do not see the sense in making ourselves constantly stressed out all the time. They would look at coffee as more of a social event or family gathering as apposed to something that we do as a quick fix to get back out on the field.


this is a photo of perfume. the median being the bottle and the case that it comes in. In our daily lives we are doing everything to stand out, look and feeling better about ourselves, and need to keep up with the jones'. i think that in our culture most young women would be attracted to wanting to buy something like this because of the brand and appearance. in other cultures the 80 dollars would not go on some perfume. 

1 comment:

  1. Nice variety and good descriptions! The cupcakes are really stunning and your observations about the Mormon Temple are interesting. Is there anything about the design of the building that adds to your sense of it being exclusive or off limits or mysterious?

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