I’ve found that when I’m asked to exploit my interests, my brain often closes its shades. It can’t bear to face the possibility/fact that I have no thoughts to share. Not to mention that I also have to consider the requirement to collaborate. 

We’ll see how that goes once my breathing returns to normal.

After much inner-deliberating over what to do for my Digital Artefact, I’ve decided to focus less on an interest I’ve already taken advantage of and more on developing one I’ve yet to fully hone in on. I believe that photography fits this description, as it’s something I’ve lightly dabbled in and showed some interest in, but is something I’ve yet to master.

That being said, I don’t aim to master it (though I guess it wouldn’t hurt). My main aim is to see if I can improve my technique. Each week, I will borrow a camera (or use my phone if need be) and post an image to an Instagram account. I will set a specific goal in mind, and I’ll see where that takes me.

At this stage, I intend to maintain my focus on nature photography, as I’ve found that I’m drawn more toward that area. I found a study that discusses how the concept of nature “became essential to the identity of photography during the time of the medium’s conception” (1), which implies that it may not just be me. I suspect that I simply find it soothing. I’m hoping to attract an audience that feels similarly to me.

I figure that a showcase of me slowly improving at something would be at least somewhat compelling – it helps that I can’t think of anything else.

Link to Instagram profile – https://www.instagram.com/bcm114_jbarron/

Reference

(1) Bull, S. 2009, The Identity Of Photography: Photography, Routledge, p.g. 5, available at https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uow/reader.action?docID=465444