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everyday’s little things
One
camera, one roll, thirty-six shots. One
year of waiting.
That was all I had for
this project. For some that might be too
risky; it was enough for me. I
took my camera (a Canon FTQL SLR I inherited from my grandfather) around the
house once a month—on a weekend usually—and shot three frames with one go. My theme when I started out was “what’s new?”
but eventually I found myself not wanting to take a photo according to the
theme, instead taking photos of whatever caught my attention—the
“right-here-right-now” subject—during that one moment.
It’s a just collection of everyday
things, really.
These things are the ones we often
take for granted. Imagine yourself stuck
in a locked room full of these everyday things, and I’m sure you’ll give them a
second look, or consider them not-so-common after all. I think waiting is also an opportunity to
appreciate what you have right now and the situation you are in. It’s learning to live in the present.
Doing the project wasn’t all a
zen-like experience for me, however. The
camera I was using was really old, and I haven’t had it cleaned up in
years. There were times when I doubted
the integrity of the shutter mechanism, and I kept on saying to myself, “Three
shots. Just three shots this month—and
you need at least one of them to be decent enough.” I was worried that nothing would turn up at
all, and I wouldn’t have anything for that month. It was a risk, but it’s still part of what I
have decided for the project. It was nonetheless
a pleasant feeling to shoot for the project once a month and then tuck the
camera away again.
The project made
me realize that it’s not the wait that matters but what you do whilst you
wait. In a way it’s not really waiting
anymore, but entertaining yourself by doing something you love.
everyday’s
little things
Canon FTQL SLR
Agfa CT Precisa, crossprocessed
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1 comment:
what a wonderful project. i love the photos and your journal entries. thank you for sharing.
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