all photos ~ (embiggenable)
it’s an RGB world
OVER THE PAST 3-4 DAYS I HAVE MADE QUITE A FEW photographs, some of which are displayed in this entry. If I were to extend the picture making window out to 2-3 weeks, I would have more than enough very good photographs to create what I would describe as a short-form body of work, which is exactly what I intend to do–after which I will create an 8x8 soft cover book entitled RANDOM SIGHTINGS ~ a roving eye.
Or, I could present these 10 photographs in my 10 PHOTOGRAPHS series of books. Although, these photographs, strictly writing, do not conform to the concept of that series–photographs of distinctly different referents linked only by my vision not by a unified theme. However …. these photographs are linked by a similar technique; i.e., visual elements that fall outside the primary zone of focus.
Another linking attribute which is not made obvious visually is the fact that all the photographs, again with the exception of one, were made within a radius of approximately 25 feet. Consequently, they do fit rather neatly into my around the house body of work.
In any event, there is a thought that keeps popping up in my head, picture making department wise; what is it that possesses me to pursue this 10 photograph concept? Hell, I mean that starts with the fact that I can’t even decide at this point whether or not it should be a 20 photograph concept.
But leaving that aside, I am beginning to believe that the overwhelmingly positive and downright enthusiastic response to my an ADIRONDACK Guide book–a book with widely disparate referent content–has taught me to believe that a consistent photograph making vision can create a conjugative relationship amongst a wide variety of seemingly disparate referents. The result being a cohesively cognitive sense of empirical unity.
Consequently, based upon that belief, I am inclined to believe that what I am doing is testing the proposition that a photographer does not have to relentlessly prod the viewer with repeated visual iterations of the same literal referent to get their picturing point across.
iMo, vision is the thing–not only what you see but rather how you picture it. Or as Sleepy LaBeef sang, It ain’t what ya do it’s the way how you do it / It ain’t what ya eat it’s the way how you chew it.
ASIDE I saw Sleepy live so many times I can’t count them all. Always in small venues–blues / rockabilly / “dive” / juke joint bars and taverns. It got to the point that he knew me on sight and we had many beers together. Sleepy was a big man, 6’6”, 250 lbs. I’m a big guy, 6’3” and had to look up at him. FYI, he was called the human jukebox cuz he knew thousands of songs and his performances usually consisted of several hour long, non-stop sets–one song after another, no breaks in between. Insane. Happy feets, do yo stuff-yee ha. Learn more here.