BAKER: Out and About 003

With one project coming to its temporary end; another begins.

The paused project requires access that at this present time isn’t available. I have some contacts to make enquires with to pursue an alternative direction to take the project, and assuming they are willing to collaborate and potentially open some doors, then i’ll have a rethink on how to actually shoot the project. I want to spend a few years on this as the issue at hand tends to be more problematic from Autumn to end of Winter.

The “New” is actually a resurrected project I started and dabbled with over the last 3 years. Access is far easier and I’ve been in contact with a Charity to, not so much collaborate with, but to give to. If all goes to plan, one day i’ll tell you, maybe.

Lewis

BAKER: End of the Road

Well. To say this is frustrating is an understatement. However, I really underestimated how hard this project would be.
I’m not going to say what the project is or was. But before this can start, I’ve had to completely rethink the approach. The original approach to this really didn’t offer opportunities to actually get the camera out and make work, the way I wanted to shoot it depended entirely on external conditions. And as I have found out, even when the conditions and opportunity is there. The pictures were terrible.

So for now, it has been shelved. Not for good, but until I can establish some relationships with people who work in this particular field and take a whole new approach.

So while I work my way towards this, I am starting a new project. Well actually I’ve already started a new project. Will it have the same impact with people? Probably not. But will people like to see it? I think so but locally. And I’m fine with this. This new project is something I love and love spending time at. And its History, is HUGE!

Photography project idea

Document what you love or what you have an interest in. The work will be so much better for it. If you start a project on a subject, person, place, social issue, and you don’t care about or you are only doing it because you think its what people want. You’re work will NOT be as good as what it could be.

Anyway, I’m off to keep watching the Superbowl!

Documentary Photography: At Home

Have I written about this before? Yes. Why am I writing more about it? Because its still relevant to my life and could be in yours too.

Importance of documenting your life

I’m now 12 years deep in documenting my family, and had planned to put a stop to it. That didn’t go so well and I’ve continued to do so, although not as much as I once did.
I realized that this isn’t a typical project, and I say that in the sense that its really only for me and my family to see, sure I share the work but when I make books from the work, they are for me and my family. So I’ve carried on shooting and our lives haven’t stopped, so what should the project.

I happened to watch ‘Kodachrome’ again this afternoon, no real reason but its a good film. The ending really struck a chord in my heart. It highlighted how powerful pictures can be. They provoke emotions, memories.

“but my pictures aren’t good”

Yes I’ve had that response during a conversation. And do you know what, it doesn’t matter, if you’re not planning to have a show or publicly sell a book, it really doesn’t matter. These pictures are a record of your home/family/life, to be looked back at in years to come. If you want to try something new with your photography, its a great way to do just that.
The most important thing to do, is PRINT YOUR PICTURES!

The take away from this is. Document your life, for the future to one day, see, ask question and wonder how life was. The same way you might see a picture from 60 years ago.

Here is a few frames from the last week or so at home.

Thanks for reading and have a great week!

Cheers!