Photo Essay
For my photo essay, I chose to photograph historical sites in Somerset. More specifically historical houses and buildings that were some of the first built in the late 1600's. I selected this topic because I live in the middle of it and it's part of my past. It's important because it exemplifies my childhood memories and helps me to remember. My collection of photo's focuses on the concept of time and aging as the old houses start to decay and wear away. In some cases, the houses have been rebuilt or updated to fit today's standards; but still, they remain the same with architecture and basic look of the former house (a replica). My images capture the story of my essay by their old styling and in some cases, decrepit outlooks. Most of the photos focus on eerie essence of the old homes. The order of my photos is chronological by house number and most are taken from similar points of views in that, most are taken from down low and off to the side to give a mysterious feel. The lighting remains the same throughout due to them being photographed at the same time of day. I visually unified my series of photos by photographing only buildings from the same time period.