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New York: Chelsea
Inspiration: Today is a post and run day. I have so much to do!! In any event, here's Andie Arthur, the 16 year old newcomer from Mississippi, right after she modeled in the DKNY show last month. For the color version, go to The Photodiarist in Color.
New York: Union Square
Inspiration: I find that a huge number of New Yorkers don't just walk. They march. And at speeds that rival sound and light. After I motioned to her that I wanted to take her photo, she nodded and gave me .0005 seconds to get the shot before she marched down the steps of the subway. I snapped only this photo but just barely. Phew.
New York: Greene Street, Soho
Inspiration: If you've followed my blog for any length of time, you probably know that I go through phases with respect to the subjects of my photography. I've got the people/portraiture phase, the fashion phase, the architecture phase, the Central Park phase, the "something about nothing phase", the macro photography phase . . . and so on. I've realized that when I am in the throes of a "phase", I cannot think about the others. I don't want to focus on anything else. But one thing I am sure of is that they do come to an end and others start up again. I write all of this to say the obvious . . . I am stuck in a portraiture phase right now. I've finally remembered where I put the confidence to ask people on the street for photos. It was stuck in a back drawer in my brain the whole time I spent photographing architecture and quiet places all Winter. But I will be back to pure architecture, slice of life New York street shots and Central Park soon . . .
About the photo. I saw her leaning on a some scaffolding playing with her phone and thought she looked stylish and serene. For a color photo, check out The Photodiarist in Color.
New York: Chelsea
Inspiration: Here's one of the Clarins sisters on the windiest day during New York Fashion Week. As difficult as it was too shoot photos when your camera is being blown out of your hands, the wind does create such awesome effects. For a photograph of her in color, check out The Photodiarist in Color.
New York: University Street
Inspiration: Another photo in my "something about nothing" (which includes, most recently, vines on a wall). I went out yesterday afternoon to take photographs but got caught up inside a few of my favorite stores. By the time I came out, the sun was starting to head downward. As I headed further south, I walked by this shadow but returned. Since I instinctively turned back, I photographed it, underexposing heavily. This kind of reminds me of the work of a wonderful photographer, Alice Olive. Her work is more refined, but she chases shadows and "sees" beauty in simple things even more than I do. So if you have a chance, please check out her wonderful and inspiring blog.
New York: Lincoln Center
Inspiration: "This message is for Springtime. Hi. Um. . .you told me you'd be here on or around March 21 or March 22. Those dates have come and gone but you have yet to show your face for any substantive period of time. Kinda rude, actually. I told you the last time we talked that I am sick of winter garb and cold weather. I was almost in tears about it. I remember how you reassured me that you were coming soon and that you would take away my winter blues. I believed you. So, in anticipation of your arrival, I busted out my new spring-wear, including my awesome white wide-leg trousers (the wide-leg look is back you know), but you are a no show. Or else you are really quite late. Please call soon with new dates of arrival. Thank you."
New York: Lincoln Center
Inspiration: But for the skinny jeans, he looks like a gent from the turn of the last century. His purple laces also brought me back to the 21st century.
New York: Lincoln Center
Inspiration: She's the owner of the sheer white skirt in the photo below. Love her mix of hard and soft, feminine and masculine, sheer and opaque.
New York: Lincoln Center
Inspiration: Despite the bitter cold weather, long sheer skirts were the style du jour during last month's fashion week. I am interested in seeing whether the long frothy look will make it through the summer when people usually go short.
New York: Bleecker Street
Inspiration: Other than photographs of people, this image is probably a good representative of the photos I love to take. Photos about seemingly insignificant and ordinary things that strike me as beautiful. A tangled vine against a wall or log floating in the water or rays of light from a city lantern falling on the sidewalk. I've convinced myself that if I look hard enough, I will find something special about nothing much.
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