Posted by Aidan Hammond (Seoul, South Korea) on 18 February 2007 in People & Portraits and Portfolio.
I have never been happy with the title "Hands" for this series. Through a conversation with someone about these photos, I realized that that the concept of waiting better describes the subjects. Here in Korea it is the beginning of the Lunar New Year. It is a time when everyone makes trips to their family to pay respects and worship ancestors. Many people purchase large boxes of fruit and brings these to the home they are visiting. Traditionally, gifts are wrapped in a wrapping cloth called bo-ja-gi. I am going to be away for a few days travelling. The next few photos are the same subject, but taken from different perspectives and with different crops. I would be interested to hear your opinions on the choices. Thank you.
Happy Lunar New Year to you all.
-Aidan
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Every one of your hand pictures is captivating. Love it.
18 Feb 2007 12:26am
Wonderful caption - yes 'waiting' is a good idea. The gathering of the cloth is wonderful, and your pp is always so soft. How do you do it?
18 Feb 2007 12:52pm
i like the colours in this one...i do believe that hands really tell a story and i like this last one in particular.
18 Feb 2007 3:01pm
Love the concept. I also like the pink. A warm pic for me.
18 Feb 2007 5:29pm
I really like this composition. Happy New Year to you too!
19 Feb 2007 12:07am
Beautiful composition.
19 Feb 2007 8:33am
Did you do something special to get these soft delicate tones? Soft diffused flash perhaps?
6 Feb 2008 5:19pm
@Twelvebit: Actually, most of the work was done in photoshop through using soem image adjustment layers and selective blurring. The faabric of the wrapping, however, is a synthetic fabric which reflects light, so it does make for an interesting subject to photograph.
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