I found the blog on Lenscratch about Dennis Church particularly interesting in correlation with our first project. His photographs captured my attention because of his keen eye towards color. His latest exhibition called Florida Moments were captured right here in Florida which is really inspiring as I move forward with the project. Frequently, Church captures everyday scenarios: houses, cars, building sites etc. However, he looks for repeated colors sometimes threaded throughout the image in subtle ways and other times strongly visible throughout the image.
Here is one example where Church found the perfect monochromatic composition. By including the man and the bike in the frame standing out from the surrounding, Church adds an element of narrative. I really like the photographers documentary style evident in the tilted horizon line. It appears both stable because of the symmetry but unstable because of the diagonal lines. On one level the photograph seems candid, like a snapshot, but his careful details hint at his careful decision-making. His photographs have really provided some inspiration as I take my own photos.
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