https://www.theinspiredeye.net/street-photography-inspiration/project/beauty-in-mundane/
In this article, photographer Lynn Roylance talks about his project ‘1899’ (his house number). The project is a response to the question ‘what would i photograph if I could not leave home?’ Instead of searching for new places to take photos, he realised that his own home offered a plethora of everyday objects and spaces that if looked at in a new way, would produce beautiful photographs.
In terms of the visual quality of Roylance’s work, I think his photographs are very aesthetic. Roylance is based in Mexico, and I feel this is reflected a lot through the colours, furniture and decor in his house. Personally, this makes the work very appealing to me as Mexico is a country I very much love. His work is almost playful, with bright colours and snaps of quirky little ornaments and his dogs; and yet the lighting often creates a kind of melancholy atmosphere all at the same time. I find it interesting that a lot of the photos are out of focus – I think it’s usually expected that photographs are in sharp focus, but here that’s not the case. I think this adds to the everyday feel of the photos; nothing is perfect or too meticulous. The framing is also often very wonky or unusual and objects are cut out of the frame. It makes you wonder what lies beyond the edges of the image, whilst continuing to intensify that sense of the everyday. This is reminiscent of a lot of Stephen Shore’s work. I would like to try some of these techniques in my own work. Perhaps it would be useful to look at more photographers who work in styles I’m not used to.
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