Slowly I am getting back into the fold. Rediscovery of the fun and enjoyment. As much as GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) is also back, I've taken time to study and look at works from others. Spending time looking at various forms of art from drawings, paintings, calligraphy, architecture, industrial design and of course my number one love and passion - car designs.
Using tools that are from "a more elegant time" (line from a movie called Conspiracy).
Cars that are as analog and with feel and character. Watches that are mechanical. Pens that require you in actually load ink or dip, paper, cameras with imperfect and limited range film (instant), devices that require human power (French press coffee for exmaple), knobs, dials and buttons, etc...
A guy I came to know working at a camera store who was also a camera rep at one time told me things that didn't fully register at the time. I was caught up trying to chase perfection. The best of everything. In his own way, he was giving me an education.
Older and wiser, I've come to know that perfection is not part of the formula. In fact it is the imperfection that makes things real.
I am glad to see another generation starting to understand this. They and their parents grew up in the digital age. Some of these younger people understand that digital is indeed FAKE. 1's and 0's.
There is a thing called TOO PERFECT. I know a lot of photographers chasing this. Spending thousands of dollars in pursuit of this. Nothing wrong and in fact if it makes you happy... so be it.
At the end we are human. It's all about feel. Something tangible. Something real.
My goal is to capture time. Thus my tag line "Steve Foon Images - Capturing Light and Life" has been around now for over a decade already. It has more meaning today.
