Oh Kate, you are so hard on your photos. I’m sure those ones you said “sucked” the rest of us would find just lovely. The portrait of Granny Joyce is a touching tribute — I love character photos like that.
Dani, I probably shouldn’t have used the word sucked, although I’m not sure you would find them just lovely – that was kind of my point. Probably what I should have said is that where O’Sullivan’s pictures elicited an emotional response, most of the photos I made of the same subject matter did not. Or rather, they only create that response in me, because of what I was experiencing when I made them, not because of what I put in the photo. I think that’s what technique is all about, and I’m still learning all of that. I wasn’t meaning to come down hard on myself or my photos; I really was encouraged to see a change in the photos. I’m a huge proponent of self-forgiveness and letting yourself make mistakes, because otherwise you’ll be too scared to grow.
Your photos of Joyce are such a treasure… there are very few photos of my Nanny because she refused to allow cameras anywhere near her after she turned sixty or so.
I know losing her has been very hard on your family, and please know that my sympathies are with you.
Kate, you’ve managed to capture those little touches of femininity that older women pull off so flawlessly. The way the lace of her undergarments just peeks from under her shirt, the bright blue earings against her soft white hair, the delicate silver bracelet that sits above her watch, the way she eloquently places her hand under her chin. All understated, but together paints a picture of a lady in the truest form.
I love the photos of Gramma — god, old people have such detail and life in their skin, huh. She looks beautiful, I think.
She looks like she was lovely. And poignantly enough, my grandma has a shirt just like that, which made me feel a pang.
Oh Kate, you are so hard on your photos. I’m sure those ones you said “sucked” the rest of us would find just lovely. The portrait of Granny Joyce is a touching tribute — I love character photos like that.
Dani, I probably shouldn’t have used the word sucked, although I’m not sure you would find them just lovely – that was kind of my point. Probably what I should have said is that where O’Sullivan’s pictures elicited an emotional response, most of the photos I made of the same subject matter did not. Or rather, they only create that response in me, because of what I was experiencing when I made them, not because of what I put in the photo. I think that’s what technique is all about, and I’m still learning all of that. I wasn’t meaning to come down hard on myself or my photos; I really was encouraged to see a change in the photos. I’m a huge proponent of self-forgiveness and letting yourself make mistakes, because otherwise you’ll be too scared to grow.
Your photos of Joyce are such a treasure… there are very few photos of my Nanny because she refused to allow cameras anywhere near her after she turned sixty or so.
I know losing her has been very hard on your family, and please know that my sympathies are with you.
I love those pictures of your Granny – the crinkled happy face is just lovely.
Really interesting and nice pictures
Kate, you’ve managed to capture those little touches of femininity that older women pull off so flawlessly. The way the lace of her undergarments just peeks from under her shirt, the bright blue earings against her soft white hair, the delicate silver bracelet that sits above her watch, the way she eloquently places her hand under her chin. All understated, but together paints a picture of a lady in the truest form.