Well, first, because neither lookingdown nor looking-down, nor looking.down, nor lookindown, nor lookin'down are available. And actually, that's fine, I even like it better!
Second, that's what I do when I walk now... I used to always look up and around and be distracted while walking, and kept stumbling on things and stepping in dog shit. When I was younger, that was OK, but since I got old, have arthritis, and on top of that got a little damaged in a motorcycle accident last year, I walk with a cane and have to be careful not to stumble and fall. So I have finally gotten into the habit of looking right in front of my feet when I take my walks every morning.
I have therefore discovered that there are all kinds of interesting things on the paths and sidewalks I roam, and plenty of photographic material to collect. So I now always take my Canon G12 with me, and stop along the way to take pictures of stuff that catches my attention.
I have been doing this for a while now, and just kept throwing the pictures into a "LOOKING DOWN" folder on my computer.
I was writing to my sisters today, and mentioned what I was doing. To show them, I got into the folder and picked a few Raw files to process and attach to the email. Here they are:
You might well not agree with me, but I think they are "kinda interesting", graphic, and actually quite beautiful. And it's a throwback to my early days as a "serious" photographer in the 70's, when I professed that anything could be subject matter, even trash, following in that the likes of Irving Penn and his Cigarettes Series. I even taught a Workshop for UAB's Special Studies on that theme at Cheaha State Park. Chris Mc.Nair was teaching Portrait.
There are plenty more in that folder, and I shoot a few more every day, so I will try to process and post the best as I go...
Second, that's what I do when I walk now... I used to always look up and around and be distracted while walking, and kept stumbling on things and stepping in dog shit. When I was younger, that was OK, but since I got old, have arthritis, and on top of that got a little damaged in a motorcycle accident last year, I walk with a cane and have to be careful not to stumble and fall. So I have finally gotten into the habit of looking right in front of my feet when I take my walks every morning.
I have therefore discovered that there are all kinds of interesting things on the paths and sidewalks I roam, and plenty of photographic material to collect. So I now always take my Canon G12 with me, and stop along the way to take pictures of stuff that catches my attention.
I have been doing this for a while now, and just kept throwing the pictures into a "LOOKING DOWN" folder on my computer.
I was writing to my sisters today, and mentioned what I was doing. To show them, I got into the folder and picked a few Raw files to process and attach to the email. Here they are:
You might well not agree with me, but I think they are "kinda interesting", graphic, and actually quite beautiful. And it's a throwback to my early days as a "serious" photographer in the 70's, when I professed that anything could be subject matter, even trash, following in that the likes of Irving Penn and his Cigarettes Series. I even taught a Workshop for UAB's Special Studies on that theme at Cheaha State Park. Chris Mc.Nair was teaching Portrait.
There are plenty more in that folder, and I shoot a few more every day, so I will try to process and post the best as I go...
Your creative mind always delights Jean-Jacques. Now i'm thinking about looking down myself!
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