Week 5 Blog Forum

Topic 1:

This photo story is interesting to me because it is a personal story. I personally have a slight fear of myself and others around me getting old, so this story hits home a little bit. It was interesting because it showed very intimate moments of his fathers life. Moments when he may have been at his weakest moment mentally. For example, when he was sitting on the toilet and had been there for about an hour.

One of the first challenges the photographer would have had would be taking pictures of his father in his fathers most intimate moments. When we take pictures of others personal moments we are usually a bitch detached but if it was your family member you may have a little more trouble separating yourself from the situation. Another obstacle may have been working with lighting, because all of the pictures were taken inside of the house.

All of the photos are taken inside of the house and most of them are close range or medium shots and there was a narrative attached with it. He also focuses on aspects of his fathers daily life with no narrative, such as the water or the toothbrush.

I think in my photo story I will also try to use mostly close range shots. I think it adds to the affects of it being a story and I like that you can see every aspect of the persons facial expressions.

Topic 2:

For a photo story I could possibly chronicle one of my younger cousins. She plays basketball for North Salem High School and is ranked number three in the nation for high-school girls basketball. I could take photos of her training, at home, during recruit visits and games.