I’m going to show you the photos that would not garner a good score on my next multimedia assignment.
As you may know, I was recently introduced to expensive cameras, and I’m actually growing quite fond of them. I took the ol’ Nikon D7000 out to a small music studio on the outskirts of Columbia, Mo. last weekend to begin a project that I’m tentatively calling “R&B in the Woods.”
For this piece I’m showing the beauties and struggles in the life of musical recluse Brandon Ray Collins. He works as an information technologies specialist by day but races home to his auditory oasis at night to put on his headphones and escape. I had the privilege of becoming acquainted with Collins in the last month after he helped record and produce an EP for a musical collaborative in which I’m involved. Besides helping amateur musicians, Collins has been recording a solo R&B project over the past year that he expects to release this spring.
My main goal is to tell the story of the psyche of an isolated person. This isolation not only comes from Collins’s physical reclusiveness but also from creating a fresh, urban style of music that is not always appreciated in Mid-Missouri. Expect some updates on the project in forthcoming weeks.
Until then, I will share some interesting pictures that I captured. These wouldn’t necessarily score highly on the grading rubric for several reasons, but I think they have some intrinsic energy.
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