Squared – SQ91
In The Yard – ITY10
Squared – SQ89
In The Yard – ITY07
While I was away on a business trip I had some extra time in the morning before I needed to head over to the supplier I was visiting so I was able to read a few more articles every morning. One article in particular at Digital Photography School lead me down a path and has me thinking a little more about how and what I photograph. It was Do Visual Push-Ups Everyday to Grow as a Photographer by Valérie Jardin. This of course brought me to her website and now another photographer I will be checking in on to read more articles.
What really struck me was the projects she uses to keep herself learning and exploring. The I thought about all the various projects or themes I have started over the past few years and how I do not keep them going. I get caught in trying to capture the big, beautiful sunset or the expansive landscape and forget about the little images all around me.
Last night after I got home from the trip and unpacked everything I grabbed the camera for a walk around the yard. There were quite a lot of opportunities and I decided I need to work on my In The Yard series. Images I capture while walking my yard and fields around the house. Of course, the first one I really liked was from the barbed wire fence. I guess you can’t break with tradition…
Delta Lake State Park
Last night I stopped over to Delta Lake State Park to see what I could find during the sunset. Still a little windy and cold outside but the were plenty of opportunities for images. I walked my little route from the beach around through the woods between the shore and the picnic areas. I was still a little early for the new growth to be photogenic but that just gives me a reason to go back.
Squared – SQ86
Riverside Park, Indiatlantic, FL
I really love this dock/boat lift next to Riverside Park in Indiatlantic, FL. My previous post on this subject, Simplicity, was an attempt at the long exposure, black & white image style. This post was a little of that but also an attempt to capture more of the character of this dock. I went with the square format to bring more attention to the dock. The previous image the dock was almost secondary to the long exposure water and sky. I’m positive I will be photographing this dock again when I next visit the Melbourne area.