There is much that can be said visually, and when there is much that is wanted to be said it may seem like a conformity to pick just one. For this particular project, there was a lot of thinking, and a lot of directions I could go. Some of these ideas were constrained by time, by funds, by ability. However, I do not think this should always limit ideas, but in this case I went the easiest route. Originally I wanted to speak through glimpses of our everyday lives in a way that we may not normally have noticed. I cannot say I accomplished this, but I learned a lot from the attempt.
To start, I grabbed a notebook and a pencil and wrote (with my terrible handwriting--thank God for fonts!) everything meaningful and purposeful that came to mind. I had to choose fast—and I did, judiciously or not. Being since I have nothing to contribute to the field of artistic drawing, I had to make a enigmatic shot list—and hope that I would have the same sense of the scene when we actually shot. I actually prefer relating what I am seeing to someone with more talent than I, and directing him or her as appropriate until the idea is achieved. For me though, I can say that I see visually what I am looking for, and sometimes you are surprised to find something better when it is actually being done—sometimes not.
I feel that as we worked, I was seeing with an eye that had not noticed the smaller things before. I notice now what gets in the way of a shot, what is distracting it. It is a special and important moment when you improve in anything, whereas you might not have thought you could or would. Moreover, I felt after this weekend I did come away with something new, something that I will be the better for—and for that I am grateful.
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