Josh, you are learning to be the curator of your own work. I very much engage with your urban focus as an architect and curator who writes labels and didactic
"My photography was not focused—I just looked for anything that caught my eye and shot it. I definitely had not discovered projects yet. As a result, the gallery on my wall ended up being a bit random." Although I don't have many photos printed on my wall, I feel very much the same - I have a lot of photos from an equal amount of subjects and genres :) Sometimes I do see similarities, so they end up as a collection (on my website). I do noticed that over the years got more experience in seeing these similarities and even when I'm out taking photos, I more often remember to think about this too. I guess that is actually learning (the art of) photography ;)
I recently started to keep lists (in notebooks and via keywords in Lightroom) trying to capture all the different things/themes/projects I am shooting. The list got long.
Its divided into:
- Projects Active
- Mini Projects (usually just one shoot.. a place, a color, an event)
- Themes
- Projects long term
- Exercises (e.g. shoot just B&W for a month or shoot square format for a week)
The hardest was realizing that a lot of projects were really themes. I read somewhere (bad paraphrase) that a project is a theme with an idea from a photographer. My pictures of signs/fonts is just a theme right now but if I can figure out what I am trying to say I will elevate it to a project.
Then there are the long term projects that I am always on the hunt for. E.g. missing phones, cars with personality, and no parking signs. Where ever I go I am always on the hunt for these.
Love the shot of the Hyatt!
Josh, you are learning to be the curator of your own work. I very much engage with your urban focus as an architect and curator who writes labels and didactic
I like your editing approach of taking your time. I learned somewhere to not let your first edit be your final edit. Great images!
"My photography was not focused—I just looked for anything that caught my eye and shot it. I definitely had not discovered projects yet. As a result, the gallery on my wall ended up being a bit random." Although I don't have many photos printed on my wall, I feel very much the same - I have a lot of photos from an equal amount of subjects and genres :) Sometimes I do see similarities, so they end up as a collection (on my website). I do noticed that over the years got more experience in seeing these similarities and even when I'm out taking photos, I more often remember to think about this too. I guess that is actually learning (the art of) photography ;)
I recently started to keep lists (in notebooks and via keywords in Lightroom) trying to capture all the different things/themes/projects I am shooting. The list got long.
Its divided into:
- Projects Active
- Mini Projects (usually just one shoot.. a place, a color, an event)
- Themes
- Projects long term
- Exercises (e.g. shoot just B&W for a month or shoot square format for a week)
The hardest was realizing that a lot of projects were really themes. I read somewhere (bad paraphrase) that a project is a theme with an idea from a photographer. My pictures of signs/fonts is just a theme right now but if I can figure out what I am trying to say I will elevate it to a project.
Then there are the long term projects that I am always on the hunt for. E.g. missing phones, cars with personality, and no parking signs. Where ever I go I am always on the hunt for these.
nice! I always struggle with abstracts so this is inspiring to view.