Hángzhōu (杭州)

As a photographer I am used to organizing my photography work

(portraiture) into series, that usually have a very strong concept. I used

to think that this idea may help me; not only in the strenght of the work,

but also in the construction of the image. However, I have recently

realized that sometimes I just shrink my possibilities and I didn't explore

the subject before taking the photograph, that was just because I had

already decided the "look" of the series no matter if it changed the

enviroment of each portrait; though, sometimes this ends in a Cul-de-

sac, also know as dead-end. Recently, I decided to change dramatically

the way I take my photographs, just to see what happen... I have been

trying not to make schemes before making my photos; I tried to arrive to

the image through a more unconsciousness path. I should say I am

quite anxious about the results of this new experience; However, It feels

awesome! I look forward to know your opinions about these ideas and of

course don't hesitate to show all your sincerity by telling me what you

think about these images...

The image is of a documentary style. I love the honest composition. I think its great you are exploring photos as single events and images. It is a different thing. Most photographers do it the other way around (single then series). I actually like series photography as well. You say you start with a series in mind. Have you tried taking the single unrelated images in your portfolio or bank of images and finding commonalities with them? Its an intellectual exercise but it forces you to review each of your images compared to each other. You can learn a lot about your own photographic style that you never knew existed. I found out that I compose my portraits virtually the same way each time. It allowed me the opportunity to start breaking away from my own habits.

Cheers

J