Just something I saw when I was walking into the studio. I felt a moment of inspiration to take the photo and actually made a point to go across the parking lot, get my camera, change my lens, and then take the photo. Not exactly what I had hoped for, but I like it. I would have taken more, but the bird flew off while I was checking my light meter. I really wanted some lens flare because that is what I saw, but I like the depth of field, the color, and the clouds. Today has been semi productive. I have gone on two out of three shoots so far. (Still have to shoot the basketball game tonight.) I have worked on paper work for the show in Atlanta. I wish I could figure out how to get motivated. I don't feel like it is senioritus, I feel more like I have hit a brick wall with what I want to do. I need another artist's point of view on my subject matter (Side shows) before I can find my stance. I did have a conversation with my brother about what it means to him to be a self-proclaimed carnie in contemporary times. I might post the conversation on here as a motivator. I feel like my project has moved away from the performers and has been pushed towards the audience, which is not my interest. Jamie said in the interview I did with him that he is a performer first and foremost for himself. I need to figure this out. Maybe have some photos of Jamie practicing his tricks in his room, then him in public connecting with people, then some of him with other performers, then some of him in a performance setting. Like a before, during, and after kind of progression. Work with with a few performers. Pick 2 weeks where I can dedicate per performer. First 2 with Jamie, 2 with Kelley, 2 with David, 2 with Thimblerig Circus, 2 with Chris Steele, and maybe in the end have a meeting of the minds. Complete this with some video work of the performers being their selves, the conversation that goes on between me and them while shooting... I need an assistant. As for POSE, I need some vict...I mean volunteers to come out with me for a few hours to do some photos. Any takers? Facebook me or comment me here and let me know so we can get something set up.
~*~Hayley~*~
Yes, I think many would be curious about the interview discussion. Other things to think about, for a performer to say they perform for themselves first sounds very odd and unclear. Does he mean that his first objective is to push his own skill set further constantly? Does he have a passion to try newer, bigger, more challenging tricks/techniques? I would hope that's the case, that could be a way for you to capture real human effort/performance. A type of start to finish following of concepting a new performance, practice, fail, practice, moderate success, practice, success, practice, audience (which is one of many possible sequences). Even the cirque du soleil performers is still about pushing/perfecting new tricks, no matter how many lights/music/costuming they dress performers up with.
ReplyDeleteAnother option is compare/contrast family performers (in home environments) to on-the-road performers such as the Thimblerig group. Sure, less focus (if any) on the audience is always an option too. Maybe you need to step back from it for a bit and really throw yourself at the Pose project for a bit.