{"id":96839,"date":"2018-06-20T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=96839"},"modified":"2018-06-19T21:49:55","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T04:49:55","slug":"part-2-inspirational-dr-seuss-philosophy-and-compositions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/20\/part-2-inspirational-dr-seuss-philosophy-and-compositions\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 2: Inspirational Dr. Seuss Philosophy and Compositions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continued from part 1: Oh, the places you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll go!<\/a><\/p>\n

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1. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll start happening, too!<\/h2>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t worry when exciting things happening in your life, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to do epic stuff in life!<\/p>\n

Out there things can happen
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And then things start to happen,
\ndon’t worry. Don’t stew.
\nJust go right along.
\nYou’ll start happening too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In terms of composition, see the spacing of the elephants, and the little boy under, and the depth of the building in the far top right of the frame:<\/p>\n

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2. OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO!<\/h2>\n

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Note the negative space between the boy, the leading lines, and all the epic and bold colors! The sense of wonderment!<\/p>\n

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3. If you attempt great things, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll take the lead!<\/h2>\n

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Soar to new heights!<\/p>\n

You’ll be on your way up!
\nYou’ll be seeing great sights!
\nYou’ll join the high fliers
\nwho soar to high heights.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hustle hard with spirit and speed!<\/p>\n

You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed.
\nYou’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead.
\nWherever you fly, you’ll be best of the best.
\nWherever you go, you will top all the rest.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Composition: See the boy ahead of the competition in the top right, with negative space between the others. Note the Nike-Swoosh-esque composition of their formation on the left, and also the dynamic arabesque of the landscape below:<\/p>\n

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4. Leading lines<\/h2>\n

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At times you can feel lost, like you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re winding down the wrong roads. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be risk averse, know you have more to gain than win!<\/p>\n

You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.
\nSome windows are lighted. But mostly they’re darked.
\nA place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!
\nDo you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
\nHow much can you lose? How much can you win?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And what direction do you go?<\/p>\n

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You will never know, just make a decision:<\/p>\n

And IF you go in, should you turn left or right…
\nor right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?
\nOr go around back and sneak in from behind?
\nSimple it’s not, I’m afraid you will find,
\nfor a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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But where do you go?<\/p>\n

You can get so confused
\nthat you’ll start in to race
\ndown long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
\nand grind on for miles cross weirdish wild space,
\nheaded, I fear, toward a most useless place.
\nThe Waiting Place…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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5. Kid, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll move mountains!<\/h2>\n

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Believe in yourself, you will succeed! 98.75% guaranteed! Just take the risk, and go for it!<\/p>\n

And will you succeed?
\nYes! You will, indeed!
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Know what your strength and fulcrum point is (Archimedes lever<\/a>), and you literally can move mountains!<\/p>\n

KID, YOU’LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way and start today!<\/p>\n

So…
\nbe your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
\nor Mordecai Ali Van Allen O’Shea,
\nYou’re off the Great Places!
\nToday is your day!
\nYour mountain is waiting.
\nSo…get on your way!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Dr. Seuss<\/a>, master of composition.<\/p>\n

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If we want to make better photos or pictures, let’s study his work.<\/p>\n

Preliminary sketches<\/h2>\n

From \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcOh, the places you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll go!\u00e2\u20ac\u2122:<\/p>\n

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Leading line, and disappearing vantage point<\/h2>\n

Note the leading curve of the road in the foreground, emptying to the vanishing point in the background:<\/p>\n

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Arabesque curve<\/h2>\n

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