after taking a look at andrea’s photography, i started thinking about being a photographer. i think that when you start taking photographs you start to look at your world from a slightly different angle. you tilt your head to the left, then to the right, and you pause for just a moment and consider the esthetics of each view. then you record whichever one speaks to you most closely. when i have the urge to take photos, i notice my attention being drawn to things i wouln’t normally give a second thought to. i think about whether i would make it a close up or a long shot, what kind of filter or exposure would best suit the feeling i want to convey.
the same goes for weblogging. when i have the urge to write, i stop and take a little more stock of my life and the things which occur both in and around it. i pause more often to consider how i can share the feelings i’m experiencing at that moment. i look for opportunities to share my observations with others. sometimes they’re blurry or off-centre or over-exposed. but even then, they have their value.
these are my word photographs.
this site is their frame.
mmm, you express so well what i was thinking when i wrote that i thought photography was changing the way i look at the world.