Over a year now

For some odd reason I feel I should mention that all of the images I just posted for the B&W contest are part of a, I dunno, not really a project but an obsession that began some time ago. Some of these shots are more than a year old, others just a few days. When I started shooting abandoned homes I never would have imagined myself still shooting them a year later. I still find myself getting excited when I spy a new abandoned home and immediately start to plan when I can next get out there with my equipment. But I am feeling that Im nearing the end of my need to photograph them. Maybe it was the pack of dogs that chased Ryan and I into my car that one day or maybe its because I've shot all the images I care to shoot. I dont know, but I do think Im nearly done with the abandoned homes. Makes me feel kind of sad, like they'll somehow miss me. In reality, Im sure its the other way around. : )

Last 5 images

While these 5 images look very different from all the other images and dont seem to belong in any specific category, I really like them all for different reasons. If I were to create a grouping of images to submit to the contest that included images from each group, then I could include my favorites from this group, but, I dont have to do this. I just want to put together a series of images that help to tell the story of abandoned homes in the best possible way.

3rd and 4rth sets

These next two groups of photos are of objects in the houses and abstract forms found inside the homes. These images are quite different from the first two sets yet are as much a part of the allure of abandoned homes as the homes themselves. So, do I include them or not? I cant decide.

2nd set of images

These are all frame in frame taken from inside the homes. I think I could put these images with the first images and consider them the same style of photograph, only these are darker. But there is a deep DoF and strong contrast and the subject matter is the same so I think they could easily be put together. Except for maybe the 3rd image. Perhaps the shallow Dof on that one sets it apart.

1st set of images

Ok, I need some help here folks. I want to submit 8 to 12 images to the B&W magazine contest and I want to submit my abandoned house shots, but I have so many different types that Im not at all sure what to post. I can post images that are the most alike and make a series that way. Or I can mix just a few different types together for a more general grouping. Or, I can mix all the types of images together for a grander view of how I see abandoned homes. So what I am going to do is post these images in separate groups here and maybe whoever wants to can help me decide on how to submit my images.

Thanks in advance to all those who helped out!

First group. This is the largest of the groups. This group is mostly frame in frame shots taken from outside the home.

More Film

These top two were taken with my Holga. Too bad I cant remember the speed! I think it might be 3200 though. If not, it would be the standard Ilford 400 that I like to use.

The tall, thin color pic of Ryan was taken using a cheap little throw away Kodak Powerflash camera. Love those little cameras now. They come in 800 and 400 ASA and have a great wide angle distortion. They are super cheap, at around 5 bucks per camera so I do believe I will be using them for my color 35 MM images from now on.

New Favorite Pic of Ryan

Have lots more film to post but for now I will post only this shot. I love it so much I just feel it needs a post of its own. : )

Taken with my Holga on color film and converted to b&w for my midterm but I like it more in black and white so I think I'll just leave it this way. I think this was 160s color 120 film. I believe so. Its either that or 160c but it wasnt very contrasty so I think it was the S version.

Object with a narrative

For module 5, we were charged with taking an ordinary object and giving it a story. We were told to choose one of three different objects and to give our images a clear narrative. I had so many ideas starting out. So many. So few turned out the way I wanted them to, but then thats almost always the way things turn out. I like the shots myself but worried that nobody would understand the narrative but I used them anyway. I havent heard from the teacher yet. Who knows what he'll say.

Here they are. Well, the two I chose anyway, and a third image I created just in case. The first image is my favorite.

Flight

Latest assignment pix. We were told to do 3 treatments of the same theme. I chose mans desire to fly and how he might try to achieve flight through childish or fanciful means.

I love these images. I feel so much emotion when viewing them. Im not sure I can say the same for any other image I have created to date.