What should you expect from a Street Photography photo shoot ?
I’m not sure I have a definitive answer to this question , my expectations change with time , in the current climate of uncertainty I’m making pictures that possess a realistic “Doc-Vibe” rather than a pretty picture arty aesthetic , Street Photography feels frivolous at the moment , I think its important to connect my work with my life right now …
It’s important to create a level of expectation within yourself , it helps to identify who you are as a photographer and pursue a direction of travel morally , technically and aesthetically , we have a obligation to work responsibly …
How flexible is your integrity ?
The picture below is from my Testing Times project , I shot this Covid themed series during 2020 and the first half of 2021 , this picture reminds me of the chaos and uncertainty that folk lived through at this time , lockdown ensured that pictures that reflected the frustrations and challenges of everyday life were especially hard to find at this time , this is a one frame candid capture that reflects the every day pressures of everyday life that were felt by many during the pandemic era …
I always value pictures that reflect how life feels over how life looks , I don’t ”Expect” it to happen very often as its a hard trick to perform but I recognise & appreciate significance when it appears in my viewfinder …
Testing Times , No 183 , 2021 … this is a one frame candid capture that reflects the every day pressures of everyday life during the pandemic era …
This series of blogs is based around pictures from my archive , I hope the words that accompany the featured pictures offer a level of context , insight and inspiration to readers .
“The Foto What I Took” blog title , is a comedy reference “borrowed" / inspired” by the Morcambe and Wise “The Play What I Wrote“ sketch …
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If your blessed with a bit more time feel free to visit highlights from my Another Day Off project , The State Of Britain series , The Testing Times pictures or the “In Progress” , “Living” In Limbo… , they represent the most turbulent years in modern British history and ten years of my life…
Many more Foto What I Took Blogs are available too …