{"id":3436,"date":"2013-09-08T13:04:23","date_gmt":"2013-09-08T17:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/callandresponse\/?p=3436"},"modified":"2013-09-08T13:04:23","modified_gmt":"2013-09-08T17:04:23","slug":"story-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sienafallsmedia.com\/callandresponse\/story-2\/","title":{"rendered":"STORY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The First Call: Let’s Play a Game! — Jessica <\/h6>\n

My six year old has reached the stage where he loves to play board games, until, that is, he is about to lose. We were fortunate to have a lazy morning yesterday and plenty of time for a couple of rounds of Dogopoly. <\/p>\n

So that’s the background story of the photograph: young child, practicing counting and turn taking, rolls the dice and moves his game piece around a board. Is that the only story here?<\/p>\n

One of the primary things that I want to do this year is to improve the storytelling aspect of my photography. Rather than simply document a moment in our family life or home, I want to mine the scene a bit deeper. I want to reveal universals of family life, of growing up, of living an examined life in service to the good, the true and the beautiful.<\/p>\n

I want to know how to do that. Beyond mere gesture, or contrast or composition — maybe it’s the unity of all three? What is the secret to unlock the story of our lives?<\/p>\n

That is the primary aspect of story that interests me. But there is a secondary one that I have very much neglected and I think it shows in the creativity of the thought behind my photos.<\/p>\n

That is the aspect of Story as input in the creative process. Twyla Tharp in her book, The Creative Habit<\/a><\/em> talks about how when she is beginning to choreograph a new dance she seeks out all kinds of varied inputs; everything from art, to novels, to science becomes fodder for her to mash into something new.<\/p>\n

How often do I seek inputs away from pictures and other photographers? Lately, not very often. Music, poetry, novels, fairy tales, prayer — all these things offer keys to unlock my mind. I just have to remember to look for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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