A New Year Plan

 'A good photographer is the one that gives you confidence, that wants to have fun within the moment, doesn't stop you or give you boundaries.'
[Claudia Schiffer. i-D Magazine. The Flesh & Blood Issue. No 304.]


I want to start a style blog in the new year, but not your bog standard street style blog, with the same monogamous photos of people standing in the street. I want it to be an alternative, almost documentary style blog, with the emphasis not just on the subject matter but on the photo itself. In a way, you could say I want the blog to document what is happening NOW, with each picture summing up a particular moment in time, obviously the main subject focal point will be the 'fashionable' person so to speak, but the surroundings will also play a part in telling a story to the viewer. 
I see style as being not just about the clothes you wear. It is how you act, your peers, where you choose to hang out, the music you listen to, & you general interests. This is why I want the blog to be based around more natural shots, so you can truly appreciate the persons whole style, as opposed to picking them out of a crowd to stand against a wall. I find forced shots like this can make the subject look uncomfortable, & i want it to almost seem as though the photographer is not there, or is part of the image itself. I want the photographer and the subject to be on the same level, so there is no higher or lower position of authority.