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What a month for self portraits!
🕑 Added 2022-03-20 17:23:14 +0000 UTCNot to bombard everyone! February ended up being quite the inspiring month! I traveled a lot through New York City, Upstate New York, and Philadelphia. I stayed in Albany a few days, but I didn't take many self portraits of that. I mainly focused on my shoots with others there, and I really enjoyed my airbnb in the area. Albany was probably the most winter filled time I had. Albany had the most snow I got to see. I enjoyed the fire in my airbnb in Albany. It has a wonderful feeling.
I'm surprised I was so much more inspired to shoot in NYC. NYC was so grey! But I guess I don't have a lot of photos outside there. I don't mind grey. Actually I prefer and love the unsaturated look, except walking through what felt like a grey box or tunnel was bleak. I guess in those moments I create my own inspiration.
I took many photos one day in my friend's apartment in Brookyln. They have a Rococo inspired and themed apartment, they rent on PeerSpace. The light came through so nicely one day. I didn't even have a real idea of what I wanted to photograph, but I told myself I was going to make something up.
Then, of course, because it is the catalyst for me going to NYC in February, I went and found a mostly frozen waterfall. Well, kind of. We found a beautiful frozen waterfall, but it was so frozen that we couldn't safely get to it. I found the waterfall int he photos at the side of the road as we drove along. I just cropped out the side walk and guard rail. Magical how you can find the most beautiful spots everywhere if you look for them!. This is a lot easier to photograph too. I wish I'd gotten some really great photos of it, but I'll let it slide with it being my first time to find these. I think next winter, I will look for frozen waterfalls closer to home. We have quite a few just north and west of Georgia, but I hoped to spend time with a friend that also really wanted to shoot with them this last February.
Speaking of places on the side of the road. I found this beautiful abandoned mansion for sale as we drove through upstate. Probably my favorite photos from the trip that I took. The opulence and detail in this mansion really impressed me. I can't believe anyone would leave it behind, but I think it comes down to financial difficulties. The wood was elaborately carved, and the entire kitchen was white marble! Sometimes taking a photo is easier than trying to steal the doors. Just joking.
I had a few airbnbs I shot in. One of the airbnbs in this collection is upstate New York and the other is Philadelphia. I actually have even more photos to edit of my trip, but this is a start. There is so much I've captured but not yet gotten the chance to edit. I tell myself I'll get to them when life slows down, but it hasn't yet. I'm happy to get to experience it. I know that even in 5 or 10 years, the photos will still exist and I can still edit them then. I'd rather give them each the attention they deserve to be great images. this last month, I challenged myself to try to take photos that didn't need editing, which is why I got so many that I can show here. But I'm not always so lucky, and I have a few sets that really do need more attention.
Comments
Astrid Kallsen
Thank you so much
Enoch
your self portraits are some of the best!
Astrid Kallsen
thank you so much
Curtis Hendricks
This is an amazing set. Thank you. Just love the mood of the shots
