Thank you so much! Iām sure things will settle and feel like second nature after awhile. Iām sure I will make a record of the process/progress. Thanks! š
Love the set of images, Liza. There's something honest and emotional in them. I really love this type of work. Congrats on the new job. I'm sure it will all go well.
Congratulations on the new job! And yes, change is hard, and new routines, or no routines at all. You picked up a camera and started taking photos, then you tied them to what you are feeling and experiencing. That is perfect, and hopefully therapeutic. You are composing for your soul. I like the photo of the cd's, at first one thinks, that is not in focus, then you forgive the camera for missing the mark, as a reflection of how your feel. It brings a different perspective, and it works perfectly. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Paul! I feel like I often turn to my camera for therapy. Viewing my world behind the lens, and scribbling thoughts to make sense of it all. Thank you for being here.
"Here goes nothing"? You must be kidding. Congrats on the new job, I understand it's kind of unsettling and strange after so many years in customer service and being unemployed for a little while, but your 'new' life has to slowly grow on you to become and really feel yours. Of course that feels new and strange, but what else can you do but give it a fair chance?
Now, about your photos: they surely are dark and grainy, but that's the wonderful thing about them: your photos (and I've seen quite a few of yours) seem to directly reflect your state of mind, something I noticed before and have also commented on (maybe using different words). That's not very common, it's the kind of purity that some people can't even reach once in their photos.
A few examples:
"The window above my sink (where I recently watched a woodpecker for 30 minutes straight) reflected from a framed photo." This photo seems a visualization of your unsettled mind; you're choosing a reflection in a framed photo of a window that you looked through recently, that's four views layered on top of each other (depending on how you count, of course).
"Messy stacks of CDs, as my camera decides to focus on the frame behind. Always focused on the wrong thing these days, canāt blame the camera on that." I think you're literally showing us a 'focus on the wrong things', but it's your choice to make the photo.
"The afternoon sun fills the front room, but I still manage to find the darkest corner." A visual note of your state of mind, that looks and (to you at least) feels unsettling.
"My messy unwashed curls and I say, Hi." This is a shot that wouldn't necessarily mean something unsettling to me if I hadn't seen your other photos in this series and read your captions. After all, it could be a heavily underexposed photo that somebody else had taken on a windy day. But your addition in the caption of 'messy and unwashed' sends a message. I'm really curious to see your next set of photos. Please be a little easy on yourself.
Vincent, thank you so much for your in-depth perspective on this particular grouping of photos. I loved hearing your interpretation!
Itās true, I can bare a little too much soul in my photography. For me, everything I touch is personal. I tend to show a lot of myself in my photos, which sometimes, I donāt necessarily see as a good thing. I can easily go too far and color the way I think they should be, instead of just letting them speak for themselves.
I've tried minimalism without much success but your work feels so intimate and complete (grainy or not). Congratulations on the new job. Hope it doesn't suck. š
Thank you so very much, Mark! I sometimes just want a whisper of something, without giving everything away. I want it to feel like Iām letting people in on a secret.
And thanks! I too, hope it doesnāt suck. Haha I donāt think it will, though. Itās one I actually wanted, not just one I had to settle for.
Congratulations on the new job! I hope it all works out for you. Iām a big fan of grainy photos and I really like yours. Nicely done šš»
Thanks so much, Mark! Appreciate the well-wishes, too!
Good luck with your new job Liza. And this is a great set of photographs. It was good to see you!!
Thanks, Shital! š©¶
Love it! I am grainy most of the year :)
Oh yes, I love your grain!
All the best acclimating to your new reality. In the meantime, keep picking up the camera š¤© ā until the unknown and strangely new becomes routine. Good luck and congrats!!
Thank you so much! Iām sure things will settle and feel like second nature after awhile. Iām sure I will make a record of the process/progress. Thanks! š
Unsettled, that's to be expected. But there's still light even in the darkest corners of your pictures. And I love the floor, and the last one of you.
Thank you, Steve. Thereās always light around here. Thanks for your kindness.
Love the set of images, Liza. There's something honest and emotional in them. I really love this type of work. Congrats on the new job. I'm sure it will all go well.
Thanks so much, George. Iām really looking forward to a change. Iām so glad you are here.
Congratulations on the new job! And yes, change is hard, and new routines, or no routines at all. You picked up a camera and started taking photos, then you tied them to what you are feeling and experiencing. That is perfect, and hopefully therapeutic. You are composing for your soul. I like the photo of the cd's, at first one thinks, that is not in focus, then you forgive the camera for missing the mark, as a reflection of how your feel. It brings a different perspective, and it works perfectly. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Paul! I feel like I often turn to my camera for therapy. Viewing my world behind the lens, and scribbling thoughts to make sense of it all. Thank you for being here.
"Here goes nothing"? You must be kidding. Congrats on the new job, I understand it's kind of unsettling and strange after so many years in customer service and being unemployed for a little while, but your 'new' life has to slowly grow on you to become and really feel yours. Of course that feels new and strange, but what else can you do but give it a fair chance?
Now, about your photos: they surely are dark and grainy, but that's the wonderful thing about them: your photos (and I've seen quite a few of yours) seem to directly reflect your state of mind, something I noticed before and have also commented on (maybe using different words). That's not very common, it's the kind of purity that some people can't even reach once in their photos.
A few examples:
"The window above my sink (where I recently watched a woodpecker for 30 minutes straight) reflected from a framed photo." This photo seems a visualization of your unsettled mind; you're choosing a reflection in a framed photo of a window that you looked through recently, that's four views layered on top of each other (depending on how you count, of course).
"Messy stacks of CDs, as my camera decides to focus on the frame behind. Always focused on the wrong thing these days, canāt blame the camera on that." I think you're literally showing us a 'focus on the wrong things', but it's your choice to make the photo.
"The afternoon sun fills the front room, but I still manage to find the darkest corner." A visual note of your state of mind, that looks and (to you at least) feels unsettling.
"My messy unwashed curls and I say, Hi." This is a shot that wouldn't necessarily mean something unsettling to me if I hadn't seen your other photos in this series and read your captions. After all, it could be a heavily underexposed photo that somebody else had taken on a windy day. But your addition in the caption of 'messy and unwashed' sends a message. I'm really curious to see your next set of photos. Please be a little easy on yourself.
Vincent, thank you so much for your in-depth perspective on this particular grouping of photos. I loved hearing your interpretation!
Itās true, I can bare a little too much soul in my photography. For me, everything I touch is personal. I tend to show a lot of myself in my photos, which sometimes, I donāt necessarily see as a good thing. I can easily go too far and color the way I think they should be, instead of just letting them speak for themselves.
I truly appreciate your comments.
Your photos are very personal and thatās exactly what makes them special and genuine.
Thank you, again.
Youāre very welcome, Liza!
I've tried minimalism without much success but your work feels so intimate and complete (grainy or not). Congratulations on the new job. Hope it doesn't suck. š
Thank you so very much, Mark! I sometimes just want a whisper of something, without giving everything away. I want it to feel like Iām letting people in on a secret.
And thanks! I too, hope it doesnāt suck. Haha I donāt think it will, though. Itās one I actually wanted, not just one I had to settle for.