I decided that to give my journey some direction and not complete haphazardness I would structure it in themes. I'm figuring monthly or 2-week intervals but it's not certain.
When contemplating the first theme that would represent this photography of a year in my life I was at a loss. I think I originally had reservations of doing a "black and white" theme since it's ridiculously vague and also this past summer I just finished a class on the subject, though that was entirely using Film.
At some point I had some Our Lady Peace songs stuck in my head and I recalled the covers of the two albums they came from: Spirit Machine with it's vivid colours, and Gravity's B&W. Particularly I thought about what Black and White has come to mean to me. I focused on the expressions of the band members on the cover of the Gravity album. I wondered whether the preconception I had of Black and White photographs being more about lines and shapes was why I was drawn to the expressions, or whether it was the Black and White itself drawing me to them. I thought this concept was very interesting and decided I would explore Black and White. The vague aspect of a theme like this also helps since I'm just starting this and might need to ease into it!
As a further focus of the theme I would like to look for textures and shape and what this means in my life and in a town I've been in all my life.. but I've never seen things live in black and white. Most often, authors writing about the art of black and white photography talk about the vision required to take photos, and how making yourself analyze what the scene will look like in monotone will train your brain to discover more dynamic scenes, naturally. So it stands to reason that if I'm bored with my scenery, this could get me out of a rut!
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