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June 11, 2007
May 12, 2007
May 10, 2007
May 9, 2007
I know that I’ve been slacking on posting photos from my dining room table. Tonight I’ve posted a few, and I will get to the rest soon. The idea was to take a photo of the dining room table for a month, but it appears that I only have photos April 20 through May 15. Close enough, I say!
May 8, 2007
May 8, 2007
May 7, 2007
May 6, 2007
May 5, 2007
May 2, 2007
May 1, 2007
April 31, 2007
April 30, 2007
A big thanks to Laurie for pointing me toward the photography of Dona Schwartz. Her project, In the Kitchen focuses on the kitchen as a center of family life. She even used the phrase “place of physical and emotional sustenance,” which I have word for word sitting in a post that didn’t quite get published.
I was concerned as my family members have been lacking (except in Bedtime Snack) thus far in my images. And now that I’ve taken a look at Schwartz’s pictures I’m even more aware of it. Her family provides the color and action. My images are more background-ish. The aftermath of the gathering.
Her kids are older as well, which creates a different dynamic altogether.
Quite honestly, I’m so busy dishing and cutting up food for toddlers, pouring milk, buttering the bread, blowing the steam off the hot food, grabbing extra spoons to stir in the chocolate syrup and then trying to stuff my own face at meals that I hardly even think about taking a photo during a mealtime. A great deal of the non-mealtime action does happen when I’m not there to witness it. Homework, art projects, playdough…
Weekday evenings, Sean is at work so I’m on my own from 3 pm through bedtime. I guess I’ve gotten used to it, but I still miss him and have a hard time getting motivated to make supper sometimes because it just doesn’t quite feel official without him.
I’m torn about leaving him out of our family dinner shots. There’s a laptop computer situated at his spot most of the week. I guess leaving the rest of my family out evens the score somehow. Documented is the the evidence of our presence.
April 28, 2007
April 27, 2007
April 26, 2007
I’ve had this idea for a project in my head so long that I don’t even know if it’s an original idea or if I’m stealing it from someone else. I intend to photograph my dining room table daily for one month, and as you can see, I’ve already started. It’s not going to change the world but it sure feels good to be making the commitment to making at least one picture everyday.
Perhaps this is the answer to “what should I photograph for my July exhibition?” And as Laurie so encouragingly pointed out, I don’t need to bog myself down with the pressure and expense of fancy framing. I like the idea of mounting photos onto foam core and calling it done.
I would also like to display a small grouping of portraits that I still need to sort out. I’m still considering the landscape thing. Maybe I haven’t quite made my peace with that.
April 25, 2007
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April 20, 2007
