Anne Verhaar

Telecommunication

Thursday, November 11, 2010

If I could pick things I love in life, those things would

be: colors, smiles and energy. The main themes in the

pictures I have chosen are; colors, youth, smile, fun and

energy.

Personally, I was really excited for this project. I

love taking pictures of other people and objects. I started

my project last weekend, when I was visiting my friend

family in Saint Louis. The weather that weekend was

perfect. The sun was shining Sunday morning, and decided to

take my bike and make pictures. I spent a whole day taking

pictures in the park.

My song is about being ‘’young forever’’. In my eyes

being young forever does not have to mean that people

should be under a specific age. It is about what you make

of your days, your life. We will never stay young; we

always get older when days pass by, but we will stay young

by living our dreams, be happy and smile. Even if you grow

old, there will always be opportunities to stay young. The

song describes youth is like diamonds in the sun, and

diamonds forever. Being young is shining, being happy and

enjoy life. Diamonds will be forever youth will be forever.

The path in life you will take shapes you as a person,

adventures will come and go and dreams will stay and come

true.

The pictures I took for this song are very different,

but come together when it is about ‘’forever young’’.

In my first picture I took a picture of my friend. The

colors are very important in this picture. She is smiling

and looks very happy, and because of the color contrast the

picture emanates in my eyes the image of being forever

young. In this picture it is not about the girl being

young, but it is about whom she represents. She shins like

a diamond in the sun, representing the never-ending youth.

The second, third and fifth pictures I took are about

nature. In my eyes nature also describes being young,

humans do not only present youth. The flowers, trees and

leaves in these pictures do all have a very intense color

contrast. In the second picture; flowers are blossoming in

bright colors, representing a never-ending youth. The third

picture shows trees in their fall status. The leafs on the

trees all have excessive red and orange colors. In the

fifth picture you see an outstanding leave and a reflection

of a young, green tree. Both objects are in different

statuses of their lives, both in different colors. With

their bright colors their represent being young forever.

The reflection of the young green tree is shining trough

the water.

The last and final picture, was I picture I took in

the park. That day was very beautiful; people of every age

were enjoying the amazing Sunday, exercising and enjoying

nature. It felt people were enjoying life. Kids were

running around smiling, playing with each other. In this

picture you see a couple walking on the green grass, next

to the bright water fountain. The picture show a strong,

fortunate world.

The song I picked for my midterm project is: Alphaville –

Forever Young.

Some are like water, some are like the heat

Some are a melody and some are the beat

Sooner or later they all will be gone

Why don't they stay young

It's so hard to get old without a cause

I don't want to perish like a fading horse

Youth is like diamonds in the sun

And diamonds are forever

So many adventures couldn't happen today

So many songs we forgot to play

So many dreams are swinging out of the blue

We let them come true