It seems sad to say, but posting a picture on a blog every day for a week was actually difficult for me. I am not a natural social media participant and generally resist posting my thoughts on the web. I've never considered whatever I might post worthy of public viewing. Nevertheless I am happy that I went outside of my comfort zone this week. I had no technical troubles trying to post photos to my blog, but I did find myself thinking questions like:
So this led to me discovering some things about myself. One is that I really don't enjoy putting pictures of myself online or even taking pictures of myself in general. I have a fascination with photography and I never prefer to look at photos of people. I instead gravitate toward landscapes, close-ups that reveal interesting textures, interesting juxtapositions and abstractions. This came through in my photos as I think they were largely an eclectic mix of non-human subjects. One thing I found myself doing was caring a great deal about what to title the photos. I decided I wanted to give the pictures a title after the first day. It felt like a little creative exercise for me. As I worked out a title, I wondered if it would be perceived as clever or contrived. Ultimately I just did what felt right at the time. Several of my photos were work-related. I don't think this is just a function of my spending most of my daylight hours at school, but also because my work is on my mind quite a lot. I specifically chose not to photograph my family. I see (vicariously…through my wife's daily searching) many people post pictures of their children on their Facebook wall and I don't think it is an exercise I wish to do. The permanence of the web scares me a little when it comes to this. If I post a picture of my son Ezekiel online, anyone could take that picture and it could circulate for years, not to mention he cannot even verbalize whether he would agree to my posting his images online. I doubt he would have an opinion on a matter like that as he is only 11 months old. But that doesn't mean I should post it anyway. My thoughts about the challenge itself centered around who the audience would be and whether I gained anything from it. As to who would be viewing these images or my blog, I have no idea. I have every reason to believe that a photo blog like the one I produced can only have value to the one who made it. I didn't really have any audience in mind as I took pictures and posted them. Having said that though, I feel positively about the experience. It was something I have never done and I do appreciate being pushed outside of my comfort zone. I would like to challenge myself again to produce a photo-a-day and to carry a particular theme through it. I also like the idea of the theme of art and science. I am a fan of art inspired by science and I would love to have a record of all of the cool sci-art I see throughout the year. I am a DIYer and amateur woodworker and would love to draw on some of these inspirations to try something creative in my wood projects.
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The title of this photo is "Guess how yesterday went?"
It reminds me of how many adjustments we make on a class by class or even student by student basis. Title: School after work after school
Alternatively titled: Work after school after work Caption: Here goes a 7-day challenge. I am tagging this as #Project 1/52 because it will take place over the course of 1/52nd of the year. Not sure if a theme will emerge...we'll see! |
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