I didn't have any problem finding lines to photograph. A short walk around two blocks in my neighbourhood left me with way more photos then was necessary for this assignment. The challenge that I do need to learn to overcome, is the awkward feeling of photographing in public.
I chose to take my shots this morning. Sunday morning. Sunday morning in the heart of Corydon. I was surrounded by dog-walkers galore, sleepy couples on their way to breakfast, gangs of young, lulu lemon clad moms pushing trendy baby strollers, and tripping teens, dressed head to toe in American Apparel, Starbucks in-hand. I had a difficult time not feeling silly about crouching down in the middle of all of this, focusing on some crack in the sidewalk, or garage siding, while all of these pedestrians passed by and gave me a "what is she doing?" look. This is my own personal challenge, and I can only guess [and hope] that time and practice will diminish this feeling.
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The subjective objectivity and dirty, confessional realism of the snapshot aesthetic completely enchant me. I love the ability of the camera to capture actual events with a sense of anachronistic realism. My goal is to create simple photographs where the attention is on the moment, but where the context remains an ambiguous pseudo-fiction with which you can imagine any narrative. This is my year in photography school.
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