Nature on Premiere

In the original image the model is posing in a lush garden, as the background of her photoshoot to premiere the clothing she is wearing.  The colorful flowers and winding tree branches enhance the elegance of her gown.  In my remix, I altered her gown to now be composed of greenery to bring nature to the foreground vs the background.  Instead of using nature simply as a means to promote a commercially manufactured dress, her dress now made of nature, is helping to promote the beauty of her natural surroundings.  Nature is beautiful in itself, but sometimes we need overt reminders to really see its natural magnificence with new eyes.

Remix by Ashley Bargende

Citation: Town & Country Magazine / 2013 / p. 140

Culturist-Nature Lover-Optomist

         In the original image I choose for this remix, I was searching for something that caught my eye, and sparked a want for change in it. I eventually choose an advertisement for flavored sparkling water from Cooking Light Magazine. I wanted an image that also had a fair amount of empty space in it also. This ad tells the viewer "The fruit essence says you're a culturist, the spring water says you're a nature loverist, the bubbles say you're an optimist." These general statements about a person's beliefs based on their water choice irked me. So, I decided to keep the statements, but cover up the qualities of the water, and add images that indicated these qualities more truthfully. For "culturist" I added national geographic instagram photos; for nature lover, I used photos of fresh fruit and a baby seal; and for optimist, I used a fanciful cartoon-like image of a whale in the air and a watering can pouring bubbles. To me, these images more honestly represent the statements this advertisement was making. I also made a point to cover up the water bottle being advertised!

Remixed by Annie

(Original image: Cooking Light Magazine, Deer Park Sparkling Water, August 2013, p 67)