Bob W wrote: Hi Bob,
Comments interspaced: > > There is one thing I have wanted to do for a while, which I > read in a > > photographic magazine (but it takes a lot of doing). In the > magazine > > example, it was a tree in a field, > > I know of a similar series - perhaps the same one. It is > quite well known but I can't for the life of me think of who > did it. It's a very nice series. Thinking on this I am sure that one of the monthly magazines (possibly Photography Monthly) showed four pictures of this tree in different seasons, but went on to say that if fact these were four chosen from a set of 365. > > but I would like to do a local road - > > maybe one with shops. The idea was to take a picture at the same > > location with the same view every day at the same time for > a year. I'm > > not sure I could guarantee to do a year, but I will certain try a > > month and see how it goes.... > > "Smoke" ! > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114478/ > http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/a/auster21.htm Interesting. > A friend and I have discussed an essay where we choose a > fairly small location, and shoot it over a long(-ish) period > of time. He is interested in nature and landscape photography > and would choose a wood or small valley or something. This > has a slightly larger scope than your suggestion, but it fits > a similar pattern. The idea is to get to know a subject very > well and show that through the photographs. I was chatting to a friend this morning about local historical matters and he is interested in such a set of photos - but would prefer to have 12 different locations a month at a time. The first comment he made was along the lines of 'turn up every day in a populated area at the same time and someone will call the Police eventually'. Isn't that a sad reflection of life now? > I have found that I can put together quite a reasonable, > coherent essay almost by accident just from photos I've been > taking over the years of people living their lives and doing > their thing along the riverside in Greenwich. This is something I want to do more of. I have been a photographer of landscapes and 'things' but not people until recently. It has its moments! > > I still keep a fair bit of written observations of my slides, > > generally from viewing them on the screen for the first > time, rather > > than at the time of taking (although if I have the digital camera I > > will note something at the time to come back and record on > slide film if I really like it). > > When I'm on deliberate photographic expeditions I keep a > diary. I don't make notes about every frame, but I generally > note down at least the date, place and film number when I > change films. Then I may note people's names, my own > observations about things etc. These are supposed to be used > for captions, but I'm too damn lazy to write them after the > event. Still, the notebooks are good memory-joggers years later. I don't have any of my observations at the time of the shoot left, as I generally tear a page out of a pad if I have the *ist D and transfer any places I want to go again into my diary. You are more organised than me! I can't let go of film for this purpose though, all such recordings of my locality I need to have as slides. Malcolm
