Shirley's Stuffed Chair

I had to empty the house of an elderly woman who passed away. She lived

a solitary life, and her small house reflected this. I took my camera the

second day to put together the last of her story. It was sad to think of her

without any family, and with but a few friends. This will be a portrait of a

woman, without the woman. Thanks for looking-

Mark

Here is an image which makes me think and feel. Great commentary for the scene. Great BW. I like the door open and light coming in.

Agree with Liz. Nice commentary. Good tonality in the image. Nice composition (although I wish the bottom of the stool made it into the frame). I love the open door and the light that Liz mentioned. I would have been tempted to add a personal item to the table, like a half-empty glass or something like that, something that would have given the photo more of a lived-in look. But, of course, that would not have been true to reality, and the reality of the photo stands strongly on its own. Thanks for sharing.

This is a wonderful image.

 

My grandmother passed away last year and the family gathered at her house to sort through her belongings. While everyone went through knick-knacks and the stuff of daily life, and talked about memories, I documented the house with images much like Shirley's Stuffed Chair. I felt like it was my way of "keeping her" close, even though she was gone and her home was being taken apart. The photographs turned out so well that for Christmas I made an album for my dad.

 

I am absolutely fascinated by the idea of documenting things that aren't going to be around much longer. Especially when they are things that, on the face of it, seem trivial. It's just a stuffed chair, after all. But your photograph of it is beautiful (great light!) and is an honor to Shirley's memory...I'm so glad you made it!

this tells the entire story!