Psychogeography 2

For my second psychogeography, I decided to capture "action" and "movement." I've noticed that individuals are constantly surrounded by action and activity, but they don't get a chance to fully examine it. Sometimes, when we witness a quick motion, our eyes cannot travel fast enough to fully see what is moving; all we see is the start and end of this particular activity. This is why I chose to freeze every moving structure, vehicle, or object and examine it as it moves. Some of the pictures I took feature a variety of colors that can almost take the place of a smudged painting. Most of the colors blend together perfectly and develop a beautiful texture. Usually when I take pictures, I ignore the blurry ones; however, this time I decided to examine this mesh of colors and feature it on this page. As I photographed my surroundings, I would either move the camera and capture the still life or keep the camera still and capture the moving life. Either way, I came out with some pretty fascinating photos. I hope you enjoy!

Doug's Psychogeography

For my Psychogeography, I chose to capture "things that hold other things." I ended up shooting various bowls/containers filled with objects and I shot platforms that were holding up something or someone in particular. I often find support and stability very intriguing because a lot of trust is involved. For example, if a platform or container breaks, the object(s) it holds will be demolished. In my photos, I decided to focus more on the structure holding the objects rather then the objects alone. In other words, I decided to give the object doing the "holding" more credit then usual.

Usually, when we look at an object, we tend to ignore the structure that holds it in place and focus on the object itself. This is similar to recognizing the outline of an object. Outlining fascinates me because it's always there, but our eye is constantly focused on what goes inside the outline. For example, if one looks inside an empty glass, he or she usually considers the absence of fluid from the glass before considering the outline of the empty space inside this object. Perhaps, this symbolizes the fact that most individuals take too many things for granted or the fact that individuals don't know how to appreciate what they have in front of them. Who knew so much meaning could be concealed behind structure and outlines?

Songwriting update

Over the summer, I've written four new songs that I'm really proud of. I'm in the process of recording these originals, so I can post them here on my blog. I've written a variety of songs with different genres (rock, acoustic, and pop). I seem to have fallen into a good writing habit and these songs are flowing much more easier then previous tunes. I find that good songwriting takes inspiration, passion, and self-awareness. There must be some kind of meaning behind the lyrics and melody. I used to interpret my songs after they were written, but now I base them off of situations I've experienced. This has been my greatest creative endeavor and I'm hoping I will have an album recorded by the end of senior year.

The Prisoner (my first senior blog post woah)

AHH this show consists of cliff hanger after cliff hanger after cliff hanger, and I'm enjoying every second of it. The plot is really clever. It reminds me of the Truman Show in the same sense that both protagonists can't escape this mysterious town. I can also relate this miniseries to The Giver by Lois Lowry because both stories consist of totalitarian-like societies. However, this particular society in The Prisoner is really interesting. In the Truman Show and The Giver, I was aware of what was going on behind closed curtains within the town; however, I can't seem to gather that information from this show. This frustrates me and it's obviously a product of good writing. I can predict that some medicine is given to these citizens daily, in order to erase their past memory and prevent them from asking questions. I needed a show like this, thank you!