Guitar and Rooftops
Guitar and Rooftops I recently met my dad for the first time in 2021. He is a musician and every Sunday we get together for a lesson/jam session. I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to check guitar off my 50 things list. When we take a break, we usually go up to the rooftop of my building so he can smoke. I took a couple of images of him smoking his cigar but it was early in the day and the full sunlight made it hard to get good images. Later that evening I went to have dinner at Sister Bar and ran into a couple of friends. I was telling them about the photos I took of my dad and how I want to shoot on my rooftop at sunset. They came to the roof with me and I included them in my concept. Being on a rooftop makes me feel free and powerful. I love to have a panoramic view of everything around me. Including a few friends in this experience made the shoot and the shots captured more fun. As an artist, I enjoy the medium of photography because it forces me to go an...