CONTROL
The short film I made on my retreat to Snowdonia:
A few of the images I took on the trip:
“The other day I was out taking photos, lining up a shot across the road, when I noticed someone approaching out of the corner of my eye on my side of the street. He was wearing a blue suit, which I realised would contrast nicely against the rusted red railings I was standing next to. There was no time to compose anything, and I knew my shutter speed was set too slow so the motion would be blurred, but I flicked the camera over and instinctively took the shot.”
“It suddenly occurred to me that I was stuck in a rut of my own making and that I have a very particular way of taking images. This image, shot instinctually, reminded me of the importance of experimentation. If we want to produce work that is full of life, which breaks the rules and makes us think, then we also need to overcome that clutching need to control everything. Sticking to the rules too closely and holding things too tightly can choke the life from our creativity, but giving ourselves permission to play loosely with our artform will unlock new avenues of expression.”
