I got a few nice shots today. My exposures were a bit dark so I had to do a little compensating in camera raw, but I’m glad I was able to salvage these. I’ve been photographing my house a lot lately. I’d like to try to do something with all the images I’ve been taking over the years as we’ve worked to renovate the place. I might end up with several sets as some of my shots are documentary while others, like the ones in this entry, are a bit more artsy.
I love the way the light and the textures play together. I’ve been drawn to capture graphic lines and angles a lot lately. I’ve also noticed this tendency in my earlier work, but it doesn’t surprise me. Linear theory, the philosophy behind how horizontal, vertical, diagonal, and irregular lines make us feel is really cool. At one point I wanted it to be the theme of my senior show project for undergrad. However, the thing I like most about these particular images is the mood they evoke. They feel very personal to me as they’re essentially an intimate look at the stressful mess Karl and I have been working on for over a decade. They reflect how I’ve been feeling lately, and they also therapeutic for me as they’re the result of me searching for the beauty amid all the chaos and mess we’ve been dealing with. It feels good to get something beautiful out of all this craziness.
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