Self portrait tuesday - self documentary series #4
by kricketsonfour sweet peas

imaybeknittingaranchhouse

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don’t forget November challenge is up.
four sweet peas

imaybeknittingaranchhouse

click on images for the full story
don’t forget November challenge is up.
livejournal mereteveian

openbook one good bumblebee

monkeybrains lisa’s musings

lovelifelivelife

susanbaldwin

loulouaddict

iwasnt

babyburger lorem ipsum

brightredshoes

specialstuff sugar bunny

mistyeyedart

a bird sewn with gold threads
i wasnt what was i thinking
dina stamps ponderings
little somethings something to say
debrichardson red shoe ramblings
the green onion once upon a time

livejournal jekagogo i’m channelling doris day
This challenge is really enabling a glimpse into others lives. I would love to hear what you think about it - as a participant or viewer. leave a comment if you have something to say.
I am so excited about this challenge - can’t wait till next week.
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The challenge for October is to do a self documentary series.
Self documentary - document yourself for a moment, for a day, for a week. Document a specific event or an ordinary day. Be honest, be real, be true, try to be a little gritty, do not gloss over, do not only show the pretty images.
Series - 3 images or more - a sequence of events, tell a story.
Try using text to add to the story or explain an image.
How to do it - use your self time, use a tripod - if you don’t have a self timer - be the director and editor and ask someone else to be the photographer. If you don’t have a tripod, try sitting the camera on a bench with a towel or wheat bag to steady and angle the camera.
Inspiration and ideas:
See my images below - a few photos from a series I did a few years ago consisting of a year of documenting my life and thousands of images.
Some artists and projects work to check out:
Self documentary:
Marianne Mueller :: jo spence :: documented life :: nan goldin ::
Domestic documentary:
Bill Owens - suburbia :: Nancy Honey :: Richard Billingham - Ray’s a laugh :: Larry Sultan - pictures from home :: William Eggleston :: Martin Parr - the cost of living, common sense and signs of the times :: Tina Barney - theater of manners ::
A moment.
The dishes are piling up, the house is a mess, I am surrounded by evidence of motherhood.
I often carry her around. She demands to be up where we are, she is annoyed at looking at legs all day. We are attached.
I Can’t get anything done. She whines and whinges until I distract her.
I long for a quiet moment.
Sick of chasing the baby around the house all day. Having a rest, thinking of what? the days are passing.
Where ever I go I am followed, everything I do I have a helper.
She is an observer.