Warhol Museum; Andy's Lion
Spent a fabulous weekend with my fabulous husband who allowed me to do some fabulous editing work. In the photography phases of my life, subject matter may change like the weather but one thing remains constant; I am shooting or I am editing. To be editing provides the brain (right or left?) with much needed solace. Not unlike the creative part of shooting, you are creating an entire new body or project. Whether it’s a portfolio, a book, a marketing campaign…they all benefit from tight photo editing.
My mind wanders through the myriad of images we have taken at Aerial Innovations or through my own archives. Once I have seen them several odd amounts of time, I can almost review them from memory. The strong ones remain, the weak ones fall away. Once back with the thumbnails/contact sheets cut apart, it turns into a big memory game…which ones go together, making secret little matches. More weak images fall away, several new surprises happen, until it is cohesive and tells a story.
I keep in mind from the beginning the skeleton of this story. What are the images trying to say, who are they saying it to, can they complete the thought or do they need more help? All of these componants go into the story. If you understand, I have been successful.
