Journalhttp://www.thisiswitt.com/journal-old/en-US2012-02-23T19:06:38ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)15th Year - Ushttp://www.thisiswitt.com/journal-old/2010/8/10/15th-year-us.htmlThis is Witt2010-08-10T18:51:37ZThe final image in our series from (500) Days of Summer is probably the most iconic. When Tom and Summer are sitting overlooking the city in their "spot", they come to a lot of life realizations. Tom about his, Summer about hers and both of them about their life together. It becomes a place where they both go for answers, although they individually end up being surprised by what they find about themselves, each other and love.

Photoshop and internet issues prevented me from posting earlier, but I like how this eventually turned out as a really good interpretation of the original.

 

And from the film...

]]>15th Year - Expectations vs. Realityhttp://www.thisiswitt.com/journal-old/2010/8/5/15th-year-expectations-vs-reality.htmlThis is Witt2010-08-05T21:36:26ZLove gets pretty idealized, possibly because that's the actual nature of the emotion itself. Everyone, single or in a relationship, is trying to marry the expectations of what they believe love to be with the reality of life. Tom has that vision in his head.  Those expectations that are preventing him from seeing the truth. Maybe the truth is just what we need.

Obviously we had a little fun with this reinterpretation of the scene from (500) Days of Summer.  Daily marital reality vs. romantic expectations isn't worse, necessarily.  Just different.

You can see this photo (and all shots) larger by going here and clicking on the photo directly.

And one of the scenes that inspired this shot:

]]>15th Year - It's Love, It's Not Santa Claushttp://www.thisiswitt.com/journal-old/2010/8/5/15th-year-its-love-its-not-santa-claus.htmlThis is Witt2010-08-05T16:58:22ZSo there comes a whirlwind phase in relationships when it's perfect, right? The air is never dense, the sunshine is never too hot, the cold nights are only refreshing. You know that person is a whisper away. But then, in some relationships, as with Tom and Summer, you never see that pinnacle again. And there's where it tumbles down - you reach and you grab and push, trying to twist it into something it can't be and you're never quite sure it ever was.

So today's shot is that perfect moment. You're happy to be there, can't believe you ARE there, never want to be anywhere else again.

And the moment from the movie that is the inspiration for today's shot:

]]>15th Year - I Will Draw Our Futurehttp://www.thisiswitt.com/journal-old/2010/8/3/15th-year-i-will-draw-our-future.htmlThis is Witt2010-08-03T16:34:54ZSecond in the series of our reimagining of (500) Days of Summer.

In most relationships, you meet, you share the same old stories, you talk about family and friends and current events. The whole time you're wondering what the other person is really like. It's that razor's edge between frustration and excitement, when you want to know more, but the joy is in discovering, so you really don't want it to end.

I think that's the problem that Tom runs into in the movie. There's this moment where he shares himself with Summer - really shares himself - as he writes on her arm and his dreams are all over her.

This is a shot in front of our house in Atlanta. We've been through four homes now and each one is its own dream, of sorts.

And the original shot from the movie:

 

]]>15th Year - The Story of Boy meets Girlhttp://www.thisiswitt.com/journal-old/2010/8/2/15th-year-the-story-of-boy-meets-girl.htmlThis is Witt2010-08-02T18:57:56ZSummer gets in the way of things sometimes.  But in a celebration of Summer getting in the way, we will be paying homage to one of the best movies of all time, ALL WEEK this week, in order to catch up.

It is our version of 500 Days of Summer, my friends. Enjoy.

Day One: The Elevator.

A taste of what you're in for, if you haven't seen it yet (@10 seconds in is the inspiration for this shot). And for the record, I never loved the Smiths.

]]>15th Year - Fairest of Them Allhttp://www.thisiswitt.com/journal-old/2010/6/18/15th-year-fairest-of-them-all.htmlThis is Witt2010-06-18T21:37:22ZNot QUITE what I was hoping for, but we did it pretty fast in not great light against a blah background. Not to mention how silly one feels while kissing a mirror. WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE WANT FROM ME??! We promise to be better next time.

]]>15th Year - Pinky Swearhttp://www.thisiswitt.com/journal-old/2010/6/7/15th-year-pinky-swear.htmlThis is Witt2010-06-07T14:12:07ZVery close to the same place as the last shot. I was thinking more of sunlight through the weeds and maybe our hands IN the weeds, but sometimes it goes different than you plan. I really like the way this one turned out and I'm kind of addicted to this duo-tone black and white processing.

]]>15th Year - In the Weedshttp://www.thisiswitt.com/journal-old/2010/6/7/15th-year-in-the-weeds.htmlThis is Witt2010-06-07T14:11:21ZI've been wanting to shoot in these weeds near our house for a long time now. They've gone from green to, what, hay colored? But still cool. The shot ended up working out pretty close to what I had envisioned, although this is a combination of three shots to get everything right. At least the weeds won't be taunting me anymore with their seductive swaying, begging me to photograph them. Stupid sexy weeds.

]]>15th Year - A Young Carl and Elliehttp://www.thisiswitt.com/journal-old/2010/5/28/15th-year-a-young-carl-and-ellie.htmlThis is Witt2010-05-28T20:44:52ZI had a little brainstorm while watching one of our favorite movies the other night. How about us as a young Carl and Ellie? Took me a while to play around with it, but I like the results, making it look like old found photos. This is TECHNICALLY last week's shot, which means I still aim to post a shot for this week later this weekend. Enjoy!

]]>15th Year - Best of Youhttp://www.thisiswitt.com/journal-old/2010/5/14/15th-year-best-of-you.htmlThis is Witt2010-05-14T17:45:15Z

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