Where We Go When It’s Just Us
Where We Go When It’s Just Us – East Lansing, Michigan
An Artistic Perspective
I don’t have a specific type that I like more than another. It’s just when I feel inspired. I like to look at life through the lens and show people how I see the world. Like photography is more than just taking pictures with a nice camera. It’s about creating an artistic perspective on something everyone sees every day. In today’s times it’s easy to get a nice camera for an affordable price but not everyone can create compositions like you. And it’s impressive the way you turn pictures into art
Thank you. I appreciate that.
And you’re so right. It takes way more than a camera. Or a lens. Or a VSCO preset. I’m finally feeling like I have something to say as a photographer, after many years of experimenting and trying and fits and starts.
The gear is fun. But making stuff is way more fun.
Ceremonials
I feel like Florence + The Machine’s second album, Ceremonials, is probably perfect. Nearly every song on the album could be a single, and it’s full of hooks, melodies, and drama.
But get this: almost every song on the album is a video.
“Shake It Off,” above (and my favorite). “What the Water Gave Me.”
And then there’s “Spectrum.”
Ceremonials is one of those albums where every song almost was a single. Six videos out of a 12-song album? Jiminy.
Which Way Sunlight
Which Way Sunlight – Concord, Michigan
Sunrises this time of year are pretty special.
Shadows & Light
As a photographer, shadows and light (along with maybe color) are your paint and paintbrush. You are a recorder of light, or the absence of light.
It’s what I love about taking urban exploration photos: finding those areas where light meets dark, and creates mystery. What’s in the corner? What lies waiting in the shadows? What can’t I see?
I found a great abandoned warehouse in mid Michigan where these big, bright windows let in a lot of light. But as usual with window light, it falls off in such a great way. There’s just enough illumination to highlight details on the interior, and just enough shadow to make some mystery.
I’m drawn to these areas when I find something to photograph. Where just enough light leaks in to make something magic.