Sally Wakelin – Studies in Creativity
Paintings, drawings, sculpture and writing
Again inspired by Ansel Adams photography, I looked back through my large collection of shadow photographs from the Tate Modern. I have made images of people’s shadows whilst they are walking up and down the stairs. I think these two in particular are interesting, just body parts, no colour, no identity, no gender, no nationality, not even any age, just soft fleeting recordings of movement.
I have found a photo of myself dating from around the same time . . .
Which one is the cutest!
My two good friends walking across the beach ahead of me, hailing from San Diego and Newcastle via Tenerife.
In the Barbican lecture hall I caught a glimpse of a man with the most interesting hair, he must have let it grow long all over and the had it sculpted like a topiaried box hedge. The dark angular shape stood out against the sculpted white plaster wall beyond making such a strong image that I felt I must attempt to record despite the fact that everyone was rising from their seats and pushing past. It was a fleeting moment and I only had a mobile phone, the low light and the urgency made for a blurry result.
I found another opportunity to try out photographing a subject through metal mesh, here the holes in the mesh are bigger and I was in the dark interior, the subject in full sunlight which gives the image a very different feel from the previous one I posted last week. I think they both have their merits, I would like to have more time to experiment with exposure and focus – both of these were taken on the fly.
Sally Wakelin - Studies in Creativity 
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