Reading Reflection

I really felt like I connected with the Lamont reading which spoke about shitty first drafts. When I go out to shoot I always spend maybe a half an hour looking around taking photos and most of it is just garbage, but then suddenly it seems that everything clicks, I am no longer worried about getting a good image, or even if I am representing the story to it's full value, but I start to shoot and through that I see the heart of the story emerge. With longer projects this can take even longer. It may take a few shoots before I start to have a full grasp of the situation and I have begun to problem solve and work around some of the major problems, lighting or comfort levels with the subject. I feel that in photography I overcome the "shitty first draft" once I start to full engage the subject. When my heart seems to take over the story I don't have to worry about how I am shooting because the passion seems to carry the photos. Now I do have to keep my eyes open and look for the shots that I need, but the real work shines through once I have looked put my heart into the story. In a way I believe that build up period is a "shitty first draft."

Capstone J4980-J7980 Blog edition

This is my first boss for my capstone course J4980-J7980. I have been looking up so cool videos and though it isn't the normal image audio multimedia piece It's about the dying darkroom. By using mainly video and showing some stills they tell about the decline of film and the attempt to preserve the darkroom. I found this intriguing, maybe because I am in love with photography, but this story captured me. Cool story, better photography. I enjoyed it maybe you would too.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/video/2011/jan/14/photographing-death-darkroom-video?CMP=twt_iph