Framing life was a little intimidating at first. I wasn’t necessarily keen on a bunch of people seeing me walk around Bethlehem staring at random things through a piece of cardboard, but eventually I got over it. In the end, the framing activity led me to the highlight of my Sunday. On the way to my destination I took a path that I had previously walked, but I noticed a few things that I hadn’t before; specifically a sculpture depicting two birds and a pavilion like structure. As I walked farther I found that the framing activity continued to force me to observe the background of my surroundings, unique bricks in the sidewalk, and a mural on the back of a brew house to name a few. By the time my 30 minutes was up I had a bunch of new ideas for video I wanted to shoot in the future, and I ended up at a pretty cool car show at Steelstacks.
I definitely had two similar experiences. One, I found that when you are seeing something throughout a ‘lens’, you see things you wouldn’t normally notice. I truly is just another way to SEE. I can’t wait to find out what my vision, both literally and figuratively, picks up on now that I’ve had this experience. Two, this assignment became the highlight of my day too. I went to a park nearby my house. Surprisingly no one was there, and I mean nobody at all, which is actually pretty bizarre because there are always people there. Anyway, I really enjoyed the time alone on a beautiful day.