reaction #2

I liked this reading. I thought it was pretty interesting how he said we need to look at other peoples photographs to inspire our pictures. He also said that it is important to make the pictures we take "ours" however, even if we are using another photographers picture as inspiration. I think this is very important because I believe that we tend to do this with a lot of things in life. We will look at other people and see what they did and then try to mimic it. I think this is alright, but as Emmet says, it is important to make it our own. Another thing that I really liked about this reading was when Emmet said, "My pictures are made as a part of everyday life and are not the result of any project or assignment." I like this because it shows that he is genuine with his work. He isn't just taking photos for an assignment or a job but because he really likes it, and he is taking pictures of things that he actually finds interesting. I think this translates to us as well, we should look at the pictures as fun, not an assignment, and we can make it fun by taking pictures of things we like.

There are a few reasons why I like this picture. I like the circular imagery and I also like the old day look, with the weathered wooden picnic table and the shack in the background.