Writing stuff for things like this is like
having root canal for me. I seem to ramble, and without someone to
keep me on track I just run amok. You might say I “lack focus.”
I guess that's because I see things differently.
I believe I learned to re-focus my vision during one particular family
car trip when I was a kid. My dad looked out the window and said,
“That’s an odd place to hang a bicycle.” Well, I
looked all over the place – high, low, left, right, near, and
far – and I couldn't find that bicycle anywhere! Finally, I
gave up and asked, “Where? I don't see it.” He said there
was no bicycle, "But that WOULD be an odd place to hang one."
To this day (50+ years later) I look around and think, "That’s
an odd place to shoot a nude.”
I have re-worded my dad’s observation
a bit from the original.
Some people call my type of photography "Guerrilla Photography"
because we "Shoot and run!" However, at my age it's more
like, "Shoot and walk away slowly – then go back and get
the camera bag that I forgot."
I think of my work as "Serendipitous Photography"; I shoot
what I find when we arrive on a location. I use natural, existing
light. I try to compose each image to maximize the visual impact of
the elements present: light and shadow, location, objects, and, of
course, the model, who is the magic element that makes the inanimate
objects come to life. I feel the key component in my work is the ability
to collaborate with the models to create a shared vision.
I’d like to thank the wonderful models I have had the GREAT
fortune to work with. Thank you for helping me to create these striking,
serendipitous IMAGES!
dave@davefoss.com
