Youth: Two high-school percussionists do a pose when they see me photographing them. I thought this was a good showing of youthful excitement and silliness. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Tattoo: A woman doing yoga pauses to take a break. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Tall: The yoga instructor demonstrates a standing stretch which her students emulate. I thought this was an interesting way to depict height without having a comparative structure. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Sunset: IU students wait at the bus stop by the IMU Wednesday night for the 8PM bus. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Soggy: The BHSN marching band lines up to get complimentary water after their performance on the 24th. Those uniforms are very hot and all of the students were sweating after a long day of practice and competing. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Slow: A Soma barista shows off his latte art skills during a break from the hustle of the cafe. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Shadow: Dr. Laura Knudson explains how she acquired the plants in her office. While the focus is on the plants, Dr. Knudson is in the shadows, an important afterthought.
Pattern: Business cards lying on the desk of Andrew Lambert, the owner of Lambert Consulting, LLC., they form a loose rectangular pattern but maintain a feeling of chaos. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Red: A man plays his guitar on Kirkwood for anyone who stops to listen. He told me that he is passionate about music and photography, and he expressed dismay that he hadn’t been able to graduate college. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Moment: Two members of the BHSN baritone section do a variation on the section’s handshake. Instead of kissing each other’s hands, one is trying to eat the other’s. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Love: The baristas at Soma have a passion for their craft. This one takes the time to freshly mix a new batch of whipped cream for my iced coffee. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Lonely: A woman sits on a rock next to the statue of the two people playing. I thought the most poignant part was how her face wasnt visible, and she is shown in the corner looking away from the pair of statues. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Layer: Yoga students at Fountain Park sit in a pose. The students picked their own spots and anded up loosely scattered in an interesting formation. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Joy: Media School student Haley Ryan catches me taking photos of her while she is taking photos of Dr. Knudson for our project. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Grimy: The shelves in Andrew Lambert’s office are rarely dusted, because the old air conditioning system routinely spits up clouds of dust, so he says it’s a futile effort. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Fear: My little brother Campbell gives me an annoyed look as I take photos of him after the compatition. He is very anxious and spent the rest of the evening stressing out over his performance. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Fast: During their performance at Greenwood High School, BHSN had an exciting program with a lot of movement. I think in this photo the flags show that best. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Curve: A person stands on the 6 Line on Wednesday evening, heading home after class. Their shoes and unique legging pattern struck me as an interesting use of curves. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Bright: The sun reflects off a yoga student’s hair early Friday morning. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Action: The BHSN Color Guard holds their flags aloft as they move in front of the band. Photography by Sarah Parrish
6:30: My coworker Morgan pours sweet cream into a pitcher for use during the day. She is finishing up the last few tasks before the Daily Perk in the IU Health Bloomingtn Hospital opens at 6:30 am. Photography by Sarah Parrish
Unusual: A crowd stands outside Franklin Hall Wednesday with large nets, and they look at me as though I’m the weird one. Photography by Sarah Parrish
This project was hard and stressful, due mostly in part to external factors. I took photos where I could, but between classes, homework and my job it felt like I never had any time to go out and shoot. Most of these photos were taken at the start of this unit, before I had picked up more hours at work. The rest were taken yesterday either during our big interview for another class or right afterwards before my first class of the day. Believe me when I say I had no time.
To an extent that limited me, and I had to reach to justify some things. I can repeat until the day I die that I just wish there was more time in the day, but I have to work with what I have. That being said, I think some of these pictures are really good. I took the time to play with unique crops and things I hadn’t thought of weeks ago when I took these pictures. I especially like the panoramic photo of the BHSN band for the keyword “fast”.
This unit I learned that photography is more than point and shoot. I still have a penchant to focus on portraits of people rather than showing a scene as a whole, but I think I am getting better. I also learned a lot about unique compositions not only from my own work in Workshop 5, but seeing everybody else’s as well. I hope to put these skills to the test in two weeks when I will have far more time than I do now. I still struggle with my eye and seeing compositions in the moment, but that is also something that I can only get better at. I think these photos are a good starting point, and in the future I would love to return to this exercise on my own and really try again.
