Style-ish.
I’ve been going through photos, catching up on all of the editing I haven’t quite gotten to in the last few months since my computer-situation has not been the most forgiving.
One thing I’ve been trying to discover is my “style”—we, as photographers, artists, etc, all aim to achieve finding this momentum—this ideal of which defines us and makes us stand out amongst the rest of every person who claims to be an artist of our specific nature. I know what I like in my photography, the things I pain to make sure I can accomplish with each shot; Flash is my enemy most times, with natural lighting being my best companion to work with, or I prefer spots of space. But there is also the rawness of a photograph that I am so attracted to.
From a journalistic, or a background where “clarity” and evenness of a photograph is essential (think portraits, promotional work, etc), it’s difficult to see something beautiful in something that is blurred, or looks like a half-willed attempt at getting a photo that looks to be useless.
The rawness—is just that though. The offbeat flash that threw off the coloring, or the slight blur where the focus of the photo is kind of gone, but the “fuzziness” adds to the movement in the photograph itself—giving the beholder a chance to experience the possible energy in the room—the idea that whatever it was you were doing created enough havoc or disturbed your standing enough to blur the image with you. Where you have a photograph that you may have taken and not remembered when it was taken, but you look at it closely, trying to experience that moment.
It takes me to a more documentary style. I like the nature of it all. The fact that a compelling photo can be that of a clear and crisp image of an event in it’s entirety—or the moment captured in-all, movement included—where you may have lost the crisp of the image, but the added blur adds to the chaos. The lighting is what it is. Taking what you are seeing and putting it in a record. Making sure all can see what YOU see.
I guess you’ll have to see for yourself. And granted, some will think it’s crap photography. But, that’s for them to decide on their own.
Links to what I’m talking about coming soon.
