January 2025 Meeting

There is something magical about exploring and photographing old, derelict, forlorn, and abandoned buildings and other objects. So put that inspiration to work in capturing the essence of age or decay and the emotion of abandonment. Think about what characterizes something being left behind. Broken windows? Dilapidated furniture? Long forgotten dolls and other toys? Consider focusing on textures, particularly those created by light striking a subject at an angle. New things tend to be shiny and smooth; older things are often weathered and worn, with mottled surfaces. Another way is to use juxtaposition. If you contrast the new with the old, you heighten the sense of age.