Spotlighting creators, works, and trends in 'Focus'. We highlight and introduce creators who post wonderful photos, along with their photos. Discover common senses and find new creative inspiration. This time, the theme is 'Rules Hidden in Everyday Life'.
Rules Hidden in the Ordinary
A bit like a science class story.
Isaac Newton discovered the law of universal gravitation by watching an apple fall in his garden. He realized the existence of gravity and found that all objects with mass exert an attractive force.
Why do leaves fall from top to bottom?
Why do people stop all at once when the light turns red?
The scenes we see daily are not just a collection of coincidences but rather interwoven with order and rules. Even in the trivial events and things of everyday life, that order quietly breathes.
This time, we introduce creators who have captured scenes that seem to have hidden rules in everyday life.
The Rule of Drying Ume, Three Days and Nights
Image by sora.KagiAke
Q. What do you keep in mind when creating or taking photos?
Not overthinking and valuing the moment. Capturing as naturally as possible.
INFORMATION
Currently only shooting with a smartphone, with no career awards. (The recent contest at cizucu was my first!) I have loved photography since I was little, taking pictures with film cameras and digital cameras. I started taking photos of my children's daily life and the sky 12 years ago. In recent years, I have been posting the photos I take on Instagram Stories.
cizucu: sora.KagiAke
Instagram: @atelier_sora_ya
Fascinated by the Natural Form Hidden in the Physalis
Image by カラーリーフクラフト
Q. What do you keep in mind when creating or taking photos?
When I feel the interest or beauty in everyday life, such as the sky, my pet cat, or plants, I instinctively press the shutter. I also want to capture shapes that I find appealing. I especially like light and shadow, and I'm happy if I can capture them before they change in an instant. I also enjoy macro photography, capturing things in a way that looks different from usual. I simply enjoy taking photos, but since everyone sees things differently, I also want to convey how interesting and beautiful the world looks from my perspective. My main photography equipment includes an iPhone 12 mini, Canon EOS M6, Canon PowerShot SX720 for the moon with optical zoom, and OLYMPUS tough TG-6 for macro with microscope mode.
INFORMATION
I've been interested in photography since I was a child, taking pictures of familiar things with compact cameras. It became easy to take photos with mobile phones and digital cameras, making it fun to capture moments of everyday life. As a freelance designer, I use my photos as materials and contribute them as resources.
cizucu: @colorleaf_craft
Instagram: @colorleaf_craft
The Story Rule Depicted in the Relationship of Two
Image by miho
Q. What do you keep in mind when creating or taking photos?
I instinctively press the shutter for familiar people or things lying around. Thinking too logically suffocates me and makes me dislike shooting, so I take a lot of photos but may show less than 10% publicly. I like insects, the sky, and aquariums. My favorite is the OLYMPUS PEN EE.
INFORMATION
My father had a film camera, and since it was casually placed around the house, I played with it from a young age. After starting a part-time job, I bought a camera and occasionally shoot.
cizucu: miho
How was it? The freedom of creation and the rules of creation seem to be closely related concepts that change meaning depending on the context, rather than opposing ideas. By being aware of established rules like the laws of nature and society, you may sometimes gain the inspiration to dive into a free world. There is freedom within rules, and rules within freedom.
