Sunday, August 1, 2010

Always look around.

Recently I had the privlage of working with the Roxy Theatre Group (see previous post).  While there I was tasked with getting some portraits of people prior to the start of the play/musical.  During one of the slow times between portraits I managed to get a couple of shots at random.  Basically, I was just passing the time.  I realized two things. 

1) Keep your eyes open for oportunities. I had been looking at these bottles lined up all night and I suddenly decided to take the photo. The light from the out-of-focus background really helped bring interest the spirits. The shadows cast a mysterious light on the bar tender.


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2)  There is art in the mundane.  This scene sparked my interest because of the colors, lines and angles. 


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2 comments:

  1. AngelineAugust 4, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    Jason,
    Funny you should take a photo of bottles at a bar...often I have thought of painting a scene similar to that! Amazing light can be found in bars...LOL.

    Thank you for sharing how you are always being an artist!

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  2. Jason L. EldridgeAugust 4, 2010 at 11:48 AM

    Thanks again for the comments! One of my favorite photographers (John Shaw) talked about how everytime he runs a workshop the top questions is.... What is there to photograph. His response is of course... just look around. We (photographers) often spend a great deal of time looking for the elusive BIG PICTURE only to miss some great small ones.

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