At
some point, motivation has to come from somewhere beyond the self.
This
is the conclusion I have finally come to. And since I've returned to
school for my second semester, I've rediscovered what it means to be
motived and I'm getting back to where I used to be and I'm slowly
regaining my confidence behind the camera.
The
story behind this particular group of photos began last semester when
I elected to take pictures for my school's, annual magazine. Over
break I was assigned the stories I'd be covering and once I came
back, I dove into creating the photographs (On another note I just
found out that they want to use it as the covershot!).
With
the directing assistance of my friend and floormate, Viri, we made a
plan and did everything we could to execute it even thought it meant
missing a class and using up a couple of hours that probably could
have been devoted to homework. But it's okay because it was totally
worth it.
The
themes I was given were "Silent Film" and "Hollywood
Glam" so I tried the best as I could to meld the two together
and I really could not have done it without my willing subjects, Jeff
and Alexis (but especially Alexis since she went out both days, in
the freezing cold, in a dress and heels. You were pretty too, Jeff).
But,
more than anything, it was exhilarating to be behind the camera again
and empowering photographing friends on an empty, brick paved street,
in the middle of the city on a Saturday morning (Probably, also, one
of my new favorite locations). The only feeling, so far, that could
really compete with the thrill of pulling off such an enormous idea,
was that of a scrabble victory.
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