So this past Tuesday was my first thesis meeting of the winter quarter. As brutal as I thought it would be, it turned out quite beneficial. I went in, thinking for sure where I was going with my work and I had planned out exactly what I would say about it, but then when it came time, I came to realize that what I was trying to force myself to do was not something I really cared for.

People. That is what I want to photograph. It was that simple. I am a people watcher; just yesterday, while driving in Clifton I saw a man, in freezing degree weather, walking around with a t-shirt and a pair of skin-tight, spandex pants, reaching only down to his ankles where he had on blue socks and yellow gym shoes. He looked as though he should be running, or jogging at the least, but no, he was simply gliding down the street, weaving in and out of people as he went, a huge grin stretching across his face. That is what interests me, that is what I want to capture and share. These people, or characters are constantly catching my eye and now my camera's eye.

We talked about this and my amazing committee suggested some fantastic artists to look up including: Garry Winogrand, Elliot Erwitt, and Robert Altman. I have been checking them out online and in some books and I absolutely love all their stuff. We also agreed that I should start photographing people other than my friends and family, and possibly try it out with film instead of digital.

So what am I gonna do? Well I am going to check out one of the twin lense reflex cameras and start photographing, again. I like medium format the most and I think I will experiment with the twin lense as well as the holga; and I think I will keep my dslr with me just in case.

some websites worth looking at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/movies/awardsseason/10clooney.html

http://www.profotos.com/education/referencedesk/masters/masters/garrywinogrand/garrywinogrand.shtml

http://www.elliotterwitt.com/lang/en/index.html