There are a lot of empty houses around, and if what I hear on the news is true, there will be a great many more in the months ahead. I recently was hired by a real estate company in Chicago to photographically document a number of properties they represent.
I was told to be very trigger happy when it came to capturing the condition of the properties. An old two-story structure with a full basement garnered about 250 frames to record the effects of age, use and abuse.
What started as a "just the facts" approach changed about midway through this particular home. As I framed up shot after shot of wear and decay, I began to see stories in the details of the old house.
Perhaps I've found a muse to keep me occupied over the winter months ahead.
And there's no lack of subject matter.
3 comments:
I love old homes and wish the walls could talk. No matter the shape of the home, I envision a once happy family living there.
Great shots, Jim.
We used to have this type of sink in the house where I grew up. The water out of one spigot is too cold and the other is too hot. When I first saw the kind where both hot and cold come out of same spigot and you could adjust the handles, I thought - WOW!
Thanks for the reminiscence tonight.
Sue U
I was in Property Management for 20 years, and this looks like some of the rentals after tenants move out!!!
So glad I'm retired!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving James!
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