Making this photo freaked me the hell out. I had to put my camera on a low tripod, kneel on the kitchen floor in almost pitch-darkness, try to focus on my hand in almost pitch-darkness, light a match (in almost pitch-darkness), quickly frame the shot (in the tiny dark viewfinder--this was a film camera), hurriedly hit the shutter with my non-dominant hand while being very sure to keep a dish of water underneath the match for safety purposes, hold my hand very still for 2 or 5 seconds (while FREAKING OUT that the match was going to BURN ME), and frantically extinguish the match the second I heard the shutter re-click.
I had to go through this process multiple times for multiple shutter speeds.
Sadly, it did not help me conquer my fear of fire.
Date: July 2007
Where/What: me & a match
Camera: Canon Rebel 2000
Film: Tri-X 400
Listening to: Light my Fire (the Doors)
Thankful for: not setting the house on fire during the making of this photograph
8 comments:
this may sound odd, but the story makes it the image interesting... like it was a document of some performance art piece (like vito acconci "http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/works/step-piece/">step or chris burden http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/works/shoot/ )...
i like it...
this may sound odd, but the story makes it the image interesting... like it was a document of some performance art piece (like vito acconci http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/works/step-piece/ or chris burden http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/works/shoot/ )...
i like it...
Well, I haven't physically injured myself for the sake of photography (yet... I seem to recall someone doing a cactus-poking diptych entitled "compulsion" or somesuch, and I wonder how far I am from that).
But it doesn't sound odd at all. In fact, for this photoblog, because I have heard so many times that it's my descriptions that make the photos worth looking at, I've been trying to focus on that aspect of the blogging.
Good to hear it's working--to some extent. :)
I agree with mgilpin and well you for that matter. Not only are you crazy talented and have a natural eye for photography, you have a very distinct and great style of writing to accompany it.
I'd argue that "crazy talented" is a bit strong. But thank you. :)
Adam wrote:
Not only are you crazy talented and have a natural eye for photography, you have a very distinct and great style of writing to accompany it.
This is what I have been saying for well over a year now. :) I feel a little like pod and/or raindog back when they were exhorting you to listen to me way back when. ;)
John-- you'll note that I didn't exactly gracefully accept Adam's compliment, either. :P
But you should... ;)
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