A Brief History of Knolling, AKA Overhead Photography
I can’t tell you how many moments I spend reframing overhead object photography in mind. Can we suspend these objects from the ceiling with string" Can we line them up vertically on floating shelves that blend into the background, or is that just creepy" Seeing beautiful images from an overhead view is generally a lovely […]
I can’t tell you how many moments I spend reframing overhead object photography in mind. Can we suspend these objects from the ceiling with string" Can we line them up vertically on floating shelves that blend into the background, or is that just creepy" Seeing beautiful images from an overhead view is generally a lovely experience. But how many can I truly appreciate after a full day on the Internet" I find myself asking, “Is that all there is"” and, more importantly, where the heck did this ubiquitous method come from" So I did some research. (Image above by Alea Toussaint for our digital wallpaper series. Download it for your device here.) Flat lay photography has actually been kicking around for nearly 30 years. With its pretty, clean presentation, it turns objects into specimens — ripe for the viewer to project a piece or two onto her own inner landscape. It must be one of the brain’s truly favorite image styles, allowing us to mix and match a macaroon onto our decidedly unremarkable countertop. So satisfying in a fantasy context — these images tickle our desire resp...
I can’t tell you how many moments I spend reframing overhead object photography in mind. Can we suspend these objects from the ceiling with string" Can we line them up vertically on floating shelves that blend into the background, or is that just creepy" Seeing beautiful images from an overhead view is generally a lovely experience. But how many can I truly appreciate after a full day on the Internet" I find myself asking, “Is that all there is"” and, more importantly, where the heck did this ubiquitous method come from" So I did some research. (Image above by Alea Toussaint for our digital wallpaper series. Download it for your device here.) Flat lay photography has actually been kicking around for nearly 30 years. With its pretty, clean presentation, it turns objects into specimens — ripe for the viewer to project a piece or two onto her own inner landscape. It must be one of the brain’s truly favorite image styles, allowing us to mix and match a macaroon onto our decidedly unremarkable countertop. So satisfying in a fantasy context — these images tickle our desire resp...
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