The excitement leading up to the exhibit at the Food Festival has distracted me from the duty that is keeping up the streetlight blog. The last few sessions have really been focusing down on what we want people to see. I'll admit today's Streetlight was tough. We took our pictures down to Southsea Common to make our final selection for this Friday's exhibit. Daniel put me through my paces teaching me the differences between detail shots and abstractions. I had to dismantle my great 'shape' construction, because there was no meaning to it, and did not interest him visually (he can be a hard task master).
I gave over to advise, and trusted that the course leaders knew what they were talking about in the hope I will pick up a bit of that 'skill' of knowing what to look for in photographs. I odn't know if I ended up with something I was proud of, but I did learn something.
Finally we returned to Friendship House and chatted about the end of the course and what we might do next. It is sad to come to the end of the eight weeks, and I feel I've come a long way in not only my understanding of photography (of which I knew nothing) but of myself (which I migiht have known something about). I feel a lot better about myself for having created something and having that creation displayed, even if it is not outstanding at the moment. My first tentitive steps into a new chapter of my life.
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