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 and live life, engage with people (I am a little anti-social), and create memories. I love the experiences and the challenge of capturing an experience. 

I edited the photos of my dad in high-contrast black and white because I like the gritty feel it gives them. The images from the rooftop I left in color because the light, lens flare, and colors are eye-catching. I tend to overdo it with the editing sometime because I am colorblind. I hope these images convey the fun we had while making them. I chose the images for both sets that best portrayed these reasons. I would love to shoot both of these concepts again when I get a better lens.