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What Inspires Me to do Photography?

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I hope you are doing well. I believe I haven’t told many people this. I will answer this question today:

What or who got me into photography?

If you prefer a vlog to this question, the video is right here.

Being a man, what got me into photography was women of course. I enjoy everything about a woman’s body. I happen to be into women’s feet.

I began to photograph some of the ladies that were willing to get in front of my lens back in the day to do foot photo shoots. I shared my work with like-minded individuals on social media.

That’s part of the reason I got into photography.

What else got me into photography was hip hop photography.

Seeing the 90s photos of various hip hop artists I would save back in the day on my computer to study and try to understand what the photographer and artist was trying to tell us at the time.

Photo by: Chi Modu

Photo by: Chi Modu

Photo by: Chi Modu

Photo by: Chi Modu

Photo by: Chi Modu

Photo by: Chi Modu

Photo by: Chi Modu

Photo by: Chi Modu

From that point forward, I began to photograph anything from nature to boudoir to portraits.

I experimented with lifestyle portraits to bdsm photography. While I enjoyed creating art with bdsm, Overtime I felt like something was missing and I wasn’t reaching my full potential. 

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For a brief period, I dabbled with wedding photography as a secondary photographer and photographed a wedding reception 2 years ago.

While it is cool to document a couple’s special day and I enjoyed the opportunity to photograph these special occasions, I am honest when I say weddings are not for me. I feel limited on how I can create them in my vision.

I also realized that I do not care to shoot events. I only will pull my camera out when I can document the event in my own way without pressure or someone rushing with the turn and burn mentality.

at’s when I began to experiment more with creating my work in an artsy way.

For the last 2 years, I went from photographing portraits from traditional to more of an artistic feel. 

I believe as a photo artist, my work range from documentary to portraits to lifestyles of people of color’s experiences.

Below are a few images of the photographer’s work as to where I draw my inspiration from. There is plenty I can name, however, I will keep it brief.

Photo By: Gordon Parks

Photo By: Gordon Parks

Photo By: Gordon Parks

Photo By: Gordon Parks

Painting By: Jean-Michael Basquiat

Painting By: Jean-Michael Basquiat

Photo by: Unknown

Photo by: Unknown

Photo By: Tyler Mitchell

Photo By: Tyler Mitchell

Photo by: W. Eugene Smith

Photo by: W. Eugene Smith

Photo by: Gordon Parks

Photo by: Gordon Parks

Photo by: Vuhlandes

Photo by: Vuhlandes

Photo By: Mel Alexander

Photo By: Mel Alexander

Photo By: Andrew Thomas Clifton

Photo By: Andrew Thomas Clifton

Photo By: Q Oliver

Photo By: Q Oliver

Photo By: Chris Charles

Photo By: Chris Charles

 

I believe this is enough for now. I must get back on my journey. As always I do appreciate you for taking time out of your schedule to check out my blog, works, and support.

I do hope you enjoy the day ahead.

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tags: Chi Modu, Gordon parks, Malcolm X, Vuhlandes, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, 2Pac, Nas, Tyler Mitchell, W Eugene Smith
categories: What's On My Mind, Introspective
Friday 09.03.21
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