2011 Projects

We are now officially in to 2011, no denying it! we have all made resolutions, (many revolving around burning off the pounds gained and fitness), and being made in haste most have been dropped already!

Right about now is when I am starting to plan in which direction I want to go in life, and photography, as it happened since new year I have been extremely busy on all fronts and as such have not really had time to sit and mull over personal goals for the year, so while I have a day off I am doing so now.

This year I am determined to make obvious advances and improvements to the way I work and the work I produce and with that in mind I know planning is going to be a big part of the creative process (and probably the most difficult for me).

So to start off through a moments thought I had in the most unlikely place (the shower), I have a basis of themes I want to shoot and what I am looking to create from it.

The thought I had was that through my entire life I have in some way been submerged in one art form or another, I have done art, dance, played the piano and on the odd occasions writing music (though nothing aw droppingly inspiring!).

All of these involved a similar requirements to achieve end results, they all required practice and to learn from past mistakes to pave the way to improvement and better performance.

Planning what you wish to create, whether it be a mood you want a piece of music to create of an emotion you want a performance of dance to convey, or a deep thought of purpose through a painting or sculpture!

Finally, passion and experimentation, in any art form you have to have passion for it! a drive to make it something remember-able, to better yourself, to be constantly inspired and influenced and not to be afraid to break away from a comfort zone of what you know you can already do.

Because of all this I want to reconnect to some of my past and other art forms, so this year as part of my goal I am going to be studying, planning and taking passion from other art forms and incorporating them in to the way I work.

To start with I have plans of immortalising via photography some of these art forms closest to my heart, taking inspiration from them to create images and to study angles and how by changes of angles and context different messages can be conveyed.

One my plans for personal work and to enhance my portfolio I wish to work with dancers and musicians who if any in the UK (Ideally Yorkshire) are reading this I wish to collaborate with you!

I have a feeling this is going to be an exciting year for me.

And I hope you enjoy it too and look forward to working with any and all of you.

Heres to the wonders of humanity and Art!