Yesterday, I went to a carnival/fair/not sure what the right name is. I went with the intention of photographing one particular attraction and got that done. However, as I walked through the rest, overwhelmed by the sensory overload from colors, smells and sounds, I couldn't take any more pictures and that left me frustrated. I know there's a way to organize that chaos (isn't that what we do every time we lift the camera?), but I just couldn't find my way through it.
I just attended a Stephen Shore's class and the way he spoke about the importance of taking time, really observing and composing, finding the "grammar" of making an image, etc was enlightening. Still, I couldn't quite figure it out "in the wild".
What strategies have you found useful for dealing with complex scenes like that? Another aspect of it is that I don't find all that plastic
ky stuff beautiful to begin with, but that's exactly why I'd like to take on that challenge!
Thanks for sharing any thoughts or advice