When Frustrations Consipre to Help

When taking still or moving images I became frustrated by two limitations of my equipment, the first was the sunny day on which I went on my trek became on enemy, many of the photos and movies became over saturated, washing out much or all of the color. The second was that I do not have a tripod. So none of my movies had a very polished look to them. However, these frustrations turned into strengths in my finished pieces. I used to the saturated images as edit points to very strong visual effect. The handheld sequences were useful in creating a kinetic engery and violence in the pieces that would have been absent with a more polished feel.

On the Audio recordings I was at first very frustrated by people and their ignorance toward their environment. However, this ignorance became a strength as it allowed me to have a greater access to the sounds people make when they are unaware of a stranger with fuzzy white microphones. One piece in particular proved outstanding as I strolled past a block party during which there was a huge dynamic of sounds. I went unnoticed until I had finished the recording.