Monday, September 15, 2008

population 0

Photographing at the fair didn't go as planned, there was a huge lack of people, and I just wasn't that inspired. I did shoot some night stuff, but nothing worthy of building a series around. I was leaving the fair this afternoon and happened to drive though the old wal-mart parking lot. My camera was with me, so I snapped a panoramic of the desolate plaza. I got to thinking that I could photograph all the empty buildings in Ashland and I'd have quite a large folder of images. Perhaps I could contrast the old and new... I'm sure all this has been done before and the issue I'm constantly crashing into is how can I make it my own?
I like the landscapes I was doing, but I get bored fast- I need to find a strong subject matter that I can expand on.
I recently came across some work I like by Dan Brouillette.

http://www.danbrouillette.com/DBPT/mainpeople.html

*CLICK ON ENVIRONMENTAL AT THE TOP*

I hope to find a subject matter that evokes some sort of emotion.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

i was at the fair yesterday....and i was looking for you but didnt see you...oh well...sorry you had a crappy shoot...dont forget next week! mansfield!