Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Lighting Day 5
The fifth lighting workshop was really really fun for me. I love getting specific instructions and knowing exactly what I'm supposed to do. It also gave us a chance to try a bunch of different things, and since this entire time, I've been waiting to get a chance to really get to shoot some photographs, I was super happy to do so. The biggest dilemma Matt and I had was finding a way to photograph the cafeteria for an article about dangerous spills on the floor when there was no spill on the floor. Then we saw a bucket and a mop and figured out how to shoot that, and I was pretty impressed with myself for thinking of it. It's like solving a puzzle. I also really liked shooting the art workshop; people look really interesting when they're working on sculptures. I enjoyed the variety. Even shooting the ceiling was fun.
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Yes yes yes! The bucket and the mop, that's superb!
ReplyDeleteDo you see what you've done? You've gone from TAKING photographs to MAKING photographs. This is a crucial difference. In one you are passive, in the other you are active. I think I wrote something similar to this to Elisa - it is like... when you give up control of the environment, suddenly you have complete control over it. Not complete control, but all the control you can have within that context. Does this make sense? I think you are very smart, but more than that, intellectually you've really been evolving. I see it in your eyes and in the way you answer questions when we discuss stuff in class. I think you understand the idea that giving up control is the way to gain control. In fact, it's right out of The Matrix, isn't it? I think I need to toss you a book to read.