I’ve been reading about photo projects for a while.
The urge to start something more concrete with my photography is a big one. I’ve mostly stopped posting on Instagram because we know it’s going to sh!t.
To an extent I did a lot of my photography with Instagram in mind. I used it as a portfolio although most of the people I photographed at one point or another rarely, if at all, found me through IG.
A photography project isn’t only about going out and shooting a ton of photos. There has to be some type of thread which ties things together.
I live close to a large block of apartments. I haven’t been inside the area because it’s a gated community but I’d have to guess there is at least 100 apartments inside the community.
I can see these apartment blocks through the kitchen window. The lights in them have always intrigued me. I think about what people are doing or what is going on. Supper? Families spending time together? Dinner in front of a television or at a table?
I started doing some photography of these blocks over the past few years but nothing more came from it except the odd photo here and there which I liked. It wasn’t until the start of the year when I started to think about these photos and those apartments as having the makings of a photo project.
And a few weeks ago I started to take long exposure photos of them. The street passing in front of the apartment blocks yield nice long exposures of cars driving past.
This is what I want to focus on for a photo project. Take photos at various times of day of these apartment blocks. Do a bit of writing around them. And if the photos are good enough put them online for sale.
I’m interested in hearing your thoughts. Have you started any new photo projects recently? Any ideas on your next one? If you’re selling photos online I also be interested in what your results and the journey has been like.
Thanks for reading : )