Alright, so you guys aren't my students anymore...I suppose that means I can start posting my photos from time to time, eh? Feedback is always welcome (or, expected!?)!
I hope posting my work will be as inspiring to you as you posting your work (and thoughts and research) has been to me.
Cheers.
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FML. You know that feeling when you have such great things to say and they are lost, or you are working on a paper that is due in the next day or two and Word quits on you? It's extremely disheartening. I have been trying to figure this out for 3 days :P All of you have no idea how many times I have tried to comment on these... (4 times) and sometimes the comments show up, but most often they don't, so once again I will rephrase and hopefully have an intelligent collected response.
I am going to call them One and Two just so you know what I am referring to.
These images go really well together, the color and contrast unify them. (feel free to disagree) Two makes me think of the faces that you had in the gallery Shane. The way that you could see the hair follicles and character in their faces is very curious to me. The ambiguous background in Two really helps your focus to be on the subject and less about focusing on the scene. From what I remember you weren't as concerned with the scene as much as the people, and the way that the background is still out of focus in One is the very reason why I feel so strong about them being shown together. Just showing Two by itself and those like it would take too much away from where you took these. It all depends on what your goal or meaning behind taking these is. I really admire Two, and more specifically this part of the face..
I wasn't as sure about Two when I first looked at these, but I cannot stop zooming in and reading the shadows, lines, and light that moves upon his face. I might be a little biased because I was there for Two, and possibly for One, but the man in Two had so many interesting qualities just in his face that I probably would have asked Shane to photograph him if he hadn't. I feel like you want to focus more on 'who' instead of 'where' and with the stories you were told and conversation that you had during your time at these two bars that you captured moments and documented your time there. The idea that these everyday people were captured within their comfort zone and regular routine is what really interests me. I am really interested in what you (Shane) are thinking once you get a few more responses.. I would like to hear what is on your mind and where you are thinking of moving from here. Thanks for posting!
P.S. I had to re-post your post, which is why it says it was posted by me... I can't figure out why only that post wouldn't let me comment, hopefully it is just a fluke thing..
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