photos from joshua l. smith
The first few weeks that my daughter had classes at Elgin Community College, I wandered all over the campus taking photos. ECC has some very interesting and varied architecture, but it’s easy to photograph beautiful designs.
What about the boring stuff? What about mirrors, bathrooms, or chairs? Could I make interesting photos of the regular items?
There are certain architectural elements that lend themselves to odd, abstract photographs, but in some instances, you must create the abstract image. As I walked around ECC some images just made sense – the concrete ceiling under the elevated walkway and the outdoor metal staircase. But the staircase’s metal railing and marbled look, I knew there was a photo; but as long as it was right side up, it just looked like stairs…
