Abstract Light

May 7, 2008 | 9:11 am

Here’s a shot from back in 2005. Sara and I went to Boston for a few days to see what we could see, and we were very graciously hosted by a friend of a friend in an amazing apartment pretty much in the heart of the city.

I was still very much in the “learning the ropes” phase of my photography, and I was way into (too into?) shapes and lines and textures and contrast. I think it was a necessary phase, at least for me. I needed to focus on the smaller pieces of an image, to understand the elements, before I could begin putting them together.

So, every once in a while I like to go back and look at some of the stuff I did when I was just starting out. I have always been my own worst, harshest critic, and seeing some sort of improvement over the years reminds me that photography, like life, is a journey.

Links:

• David DuChemin, who seems to be in favor of blogging (for the right reasons, and in the right ways) has some good tips on blogging for photogs, and an exciting announcement about a new sponsor. Go David!
• Newly discovered/released images from Hiroshima. Warning: Not puppies and kittens!

Tags: lamps, learning curve, looking back, process.

Posted in DOF, black and white, lines, low-key, random, texture |