Finally updating this website after so long has been quite the experience. I’ve been able to see some of my growth as a photographer and see my style develop. Hopefully I can get my scanner up and running in order to upload the print images that I have from Glasgow. They are my favorite body of work that I really want to work more with. Black and White 35mm film shots have become a favorite of mine. Unfortunately with balancing school and such, I have not had time since Scotland to shoot personal work outside of class assignments.
I’m currently working on two bodies for class. The first of which is a color abstraction for my Photographic exploration class. Each week we go to 9th street here in Durham and shoot on a given topic for three hours. This is to help us hone our perceptions to shoot on task rather than just randomly. As my overarching assignment, I am to collect photographs for my final portfolio for which I chose color abstraction because I am really drawn to colors and textures that are presented in a way most people would not view them.
The second project I am working on is documenting The Wooden Nickel in Hillsborough. I have been on site twice so far and I’ve enjoyed the project so much. Every time I go to shoot, I am always welcomed by Phil the bartender and so many Nickel regulars. At least half my time is typically just spent having awesome conversations with various people. A huge difficulty I am having though is working with the lighting. Inside the Nickel, there are only a few incandescent bulbs on the walls so my ISO has to be so high that I get tremendous amounts of noise and the shutter has to be slowed down sometimes to impossible lengths for humans to stand still during. Hopefully once I meet a regular that feels comfortable enough with me to let me follow them outside of the Nickel, the problems will be solved since I will be photographing them in more well lit environments. Seeing as people have always been a difficult subject for me to photograph, I’m please with some of the shots that I have gotten so far.
As the semester progresses, I am going to try and update this site regularly like I used to when I first created it. Sharing my photography with others is a passion!