Strings Attached by Kim Fisher
“Eventually everything connects – people, ideas, objects.” – Charles Eames
The Cambridge dictionary lists these (amongst others) as synonyms for strings attached: boundary, condition, glass ceiling, limited, restricted. All of which seem to imply a negative connotation, but what if strings attached could be seen in a positive light, even beautiful. What if we instead used words like connected or entwined, to convey a deeper sense of connection between objects.
Either definition could be used to inspire a thought-provoking photo shoot.
Definitions aside strings attached could be used purely to create an aesthetically pleasing image, as demonstrated by these examples:
Share with us your "strings attached"
thoughts in the comments!
Tim Copsey (Fan Feature)
Tim Copsey is a British photographer who works in the genres of fashion, portraiture and performing arts. He is based just outside London where he frequently shoots. Given the choice he loves to shoot monochrome but he is gradually warming to colour as well.
POST PRODUCTION WORKFLOW
In the third part of the series Patrick shows the process of editing images in Photoshop.