For an entire day I chose to shoot up close, approximately one arm length away from my subject. I took many of these photos on the streets of Hampton Beach and some around my house. One habit I recognized was when being forced to shoot up close, I often focused on capturing the texture of my subjects. These photos also capture the idea of "getting lost" because you wouldn't know exactly where these photos were taken especially if they were displayed individually. The photos taken on the beach don't show what beach is it. The photos taken on the boardwalk and at my house don't show any specific details to tie them to a location. With out any specific theme the viewer can get lost in this set of photos. At Arms Length 180 Degrees While walking around the boardwalk of Hampton Beach I suddenly realized these narrow alley ways between th...
For my final project I decided to emulate Frank Breuer, a German photographer. He was mostly know for his series of “Poles,” “Containers,” and “Logos.”When I started this project I had set out with an idea in my mind and I did my best to capture that image. I quickly ran into some obstacles. First, the weather didn’t always corporate. I wanted to capture a white sky, clear of clouds. I was able to achieve that with my first shoot but not during any of the other shoots. It was hard to get the appropriate scenery also. In my mind and similar to Breuer’s style, I wanted to isolate the buildings. However, in New Hampshire and in Manchester specifically there is a lot of clutter that impeded me from achieving my desired scenery. At the end of this project I was able to curate a collection of old industrial architecture, the mills in Manchester and new industrial architecture from the Portsmouth Tradeport. Although this project didn’t turn out the way I intended I did come out of my comfort...