The Can
A couple of friends and I have been working on putting together an art show. This is one of the pieces from a series I have been working on for the show.
The idea is to ride my bike around town and find pieces of trash. I then photograph the trash where I find it. Next I take the trash home to the studio, light it and process the photo.
I want to print huge contrasty saturated photos, but it’s hard to justify spending too much money on a personal project. I could attempt to sell a couple prints, but I’d rather put the photos up to be seen without any distraction of a dollar sign.
I don’t really have a solid idea on what the project is about or why I chose to shoot trash.
I wanted to do a project based around waste; not necessarily trash as waste, but waste in general. Waste of potential, waste of life.
If you decide to, you can do anything. You can take pretty pictures of trash.
The Can - Location
I love your personal projects. They’re fun and inspiring.
Would you be interested in doing a lighting workshop for local photographers? I need help with lighting and I know a couple others locally who are willing to learn.
Thanks J, personal projects are what it’s all about!
I’d love to put together a workshop and help others learn how to light. I know it can be intimidating at first, but once you learn the basics it’s really fun and it opens up a whole new world of creative photography.