Personal Background
Emily Blincoe was born September 2nd, 1980 in Austin, Texas. Growing up, Blincoe absolutely hated school; she wanted to be out in the world experiencing things first hand. Blincoe’s first job was as a waitress and as a general manager at Chili’s. At this point photography was just a small hobby that she enjoyed doing in her free time. It wasn’t until the launch of Instagram in 2010 that photography turned into an obsession for Blincoe; she loves having a platform where she can post her photos for the world to see. Currently, her account has almost 380,000 followers! Blincoe loves to travel, but when she isn’t on the road she resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
Style
On her website, Emily Blincoe has multiple different collections, each with their own unique style. These collections include portraits, home sweet home, and eleanor (her dog), with the most famous collection being her arrangements. In her arrangement collection, she sticks to mostly flat lays that highlight color and meticulous organization. Each of Blincoe’s photographs has a specific meaning and reasoning behind why she took it. For example, in her home sweet home collection, she is able to show off the aesthetic and vibe of her house.
Philosophy
Blincoe is a strong believer in the idea that beauty can be found anywhere if you look for it. Specifically, if you look through her arrangements collection, you can see that the subjects in her images are no more than everyday objects like band-aids, pizza, bugs, and postage stamps. Blincoe also lives based on the idea that interesting objects plus an interesting arrangement makes an interesting photo. Lastly, Blincoe doesn’t want to create the images that the world wants her to make, she wants to take photos that are fulfilling and meaning to her. She says, “It’s so easy to scroll and scroll through endless are these days, but I like to surround myself with people who make me stop and look for a while.”
Influences
By studying the work of Emily Blincoe, I’ve realized that I don’t have to put on a huge production or spend tons of time searching for the perfect subject, but that everything around me has beauty. I have also learned that it’s okay to experiment and try new things, because it often will turn out better than I ever expected. In addition, when I was looking through her arrangements I saw just how much color can do for an image. I saw that a small pop of color can completely transform your image. Lastly, I learned that even the simplest of photos can convey a huge message.
Compare and Contrast
In the Fruity Pebbles picture, the yellow bowl in my image took up more space than the bowl in the original image. However, I organized my fruity pebbles in the same order of color and in the same amount of rows as in the original image. Lastly, both my image and he original image had a little bit of a pattern in the background, but my background was lighter than the original.
In the Band-Aid image, my background is not quite as white as the original; it is a little bit darker. Also, the color, size, and shape of some of my band-aids is lightly different than the original. Even though some of my band-aids aren’t exactly the same as Blincoe’s, I made sure to arrange my band-aids in the same layout.
In the French Fry image, my background color was a deeper blue than in the original photo. Also, my french fry wrapper was a different color and it doesn’t show the logo for copyright reasons. Lastly, my french fries have the same ascending order of length as Blincoe’s.
In the Band-Aid image, my background is not quite as white as the original; it is a little bit darker. Also, the color, size, and shape of some of my band-aids is lightly different than the original. Even though some of my band-aids aren’t exactly the same as Blincoe’s, I made sure to arrange my band-aids in the same layout.
In the French Fry image, my background color was a deeper blue than in the original photo. Also, my french fry wrapper was a different color and it doesn’t show the logo for copyright reasons. Lastly, my french fries have the same ascending order of length as Blincoe’s.
Personal Artist Statement
My images highlight the use of color and pattern. My fruity pebbles photo is pleasing to the eye the minute you look at it. However, if you continue to look at it, you realize the attention to detail and concentration that it must’ve taken to create the photo. Each row, each individual pebble all comes together to create a symmetrical beauty. The band aid photo itself is imperfect, but that is the beauty of it. I had to experiment with paints and markers to get each band-aid uniquely shaped and colored. They may not look perfect, but band-aids are meant to cover up mistakes and “uh-oh’s.” Lastly, my french fry image takes a unique twist on repetition. There are lines of french fries, but each french fry isn’t identical to the last; each french fry progressively gets larger. All in all, by looking closely at my images you can see that there was lots of time and effort put behind each one.
Sources
https://www.boredpanda.com/everyday-objects-food-arrangements-color-emily-blincoe/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
http://www.emilyblincoe.com/arrangements/stb1m9xgac3woml7wnpx2znqgwyida
http://www.fubiz.net/en/2014/02/12/emily-blincoe-photography-2/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/emily-blincoe-arrangements-photo-series_n_7564490?guccounter=1
http://www.emilyblincoe.com/faq
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-networks/carianneking/2015-07-15/what-photographer-emily-blincoe-can-teach-us-about-instagram
http://www.emilyblincoe.com/arrangements/stb1m9xgac3woml7wnpx2znqgwyida
http://www.fubiz.net/en/2014/02/12/emily-blincoe-photography-2/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/emily-blincoe-arrangements-photo-series_n_7564490?guccounter=1
http://www.emilyblincoe.com/faq
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/social-networks/carianneking/2015-07-15/what-photographer-emily-blincoe-can-teach-us-about-instagram