More Semi-urban Shabby Chic (03290033)

I seem to be shooting a lot of stuff like this lately. It’s what I see everyday, so I guess it’s somewhat natural, but I’m not too sure about it. More on this later.

I seem to be shooting a lot of stuff like this lately. It’s what I see everyday, so I guess it’s somewhat natural, but I’m not too sure about it. More on this later.
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there’s something about ordinary things…..
we shoot them, we’re not sure why…
I’ve been thinking about it too lately:
http://chantalstone.my-expressions.com/archives/6198_1110500388/203773
I think we shoot ordinary things because that’s what we know best. Each photographer’s ordinary is going to be a little different. What the NYC or Tokyo street photographer sees everyday is not what I see everyday. At the moment, what I’m seeing everyday is the same thing I’ve seen nearly everyday for my whole life; mid-west college town, slightly down at the heels, still trying to get back to the glory days when the rail lines brought a lot wealth. Champaign is a particularly fine example of this because of where it sits on the curve of gentrification.