A walk through Washington Park

Lately I haven’t been able to find the time to go out to shoot as much as I did during the summer so I’ve been going through photos that I’ve never shared and trying to notice patterns in my own work and what my eye is naturally drawn too. Perhaps it’s possible that I have a style of photos I enjoy to take and looking through them may help me find it. The three photos in this post were taken on August 1st, 2020.

Since a kid I’ve always loved the color red so it’s natural to me that red would be a color my eye is naturally inclined to go towards. Whenever I see someone in red I start thinking of how I can make the photo. I wasn’t too happy about the shadow in the bottom left but thankfully the subject was so strong with the bold red umbrella and the matching skirt.

Another photo with a subject in red. She actually has four different pieces of red on. A purse, skirt, scarf and her lipstick. Unfortunately I can’t remember where I heard it but there’s a quote that says luck is a combination of being ready when opportunity presents itself. Fortunately I had my camera for this moment where I caught her with a smile.

There’s a feeling of longing coming from our subject to the left. If I was bold enough to create a story I’d say she was lonely or waiting for someone and watching others enjoy themselves reminds her of friends or a loved one. The shadows and cuts of light that travel throughout her figure help with that feeling. Also while red is a bold color that carries the feeling of strength in the previous two photos the blue in her umbrella brings weakness.

I’d love to hear what you feel about these photos. Do colors bring emotions to mind for you as well?