239. Background Work

One of the things I’ve noticed about my photography lately is that I shoot lots and lots of backgrounds. Not a subject to be found. I have thousands of photos with nothing really in them, just an urban scene or landscape. No real focal point, no specific subject, just a blank scene. Sometimes that works brilliantly and you feel like a genius, most of the time I scratch my head trying to remember what I thought I was seeing in the moment.

For most of my Italy photos it was to try to convey what it feels like to be in these places. I want to be able to look back at my photos and remember exactly where I was, what it felt like, what it smelled like. In some way I feel like the better the photo is, the better my memory is of that moment.

Tonight’s song is Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons

238. quietly erasing the week

One of the most satisfying things about photography is finding the perfect spot to stand when composing a photo. There’s an odd click that happens in your brain when everything just falls into place.

I added an old polar style process on it to help enhance the contrast between the bricks and the steel.

Tonight’s song is Debate Exposes Doubt by Death Cab For Cutie

237. Going Up

Found this in my Paris Photos from 2008 at The Louvre.

Tonight’s song is Paul Revere by the Beastie Boys.

236. Empire State

Tonight’s song is Empire by Kasabian