Intentional Distractions of a more Pleasurable Quality

Ill post more text later.......im not feeling it yet.......cheerio

One small step for Sam

I've become bored with my recent work and decided to take on a new documentary project. This project will consist of many conceptual portraits, which subject matter will include that of feminine beauty, gesture, and emotion. Through this project I will be examining relationships I myself have had, the out come of these relationships, and how these women within my life have inspired my personal vision of their influential feminine beauty. I will be photographing the majority, if not the entirety of the images using the means and squared style of medium format.

I have found my self becoming very intrigued with the use of the medium format and its great detail within the negative its self. I will continue to work as I have in the past using digital photography as a means of honest documentation but now having the access to a Hasselblad 501 has inspired me to work in a different, more conceptual way to create my photographs.



I have also begin to try incorporate the use of the hasselblad into my everyday work[ex.street, documentary, candid photography] Though I am happy with my results I have found it hard to work in certain lighting situations where the correct exposure/shutter speed is impossible to reach due to the lack of low light lenses that the hasselblad accepts.

Please keep up to date with my posts, as I will try to be more adamant about updating on the progress of my new project and other work.

Best,

Sam Gove

As fall looms overhead and the flu "epidemic" spreads, I've found myself to have come down with just such a bug. Since last Tuesday my body has seemed to be constantly low on energy, no matter how many hours I spent resting the night before. Since then I have been shoveling vitamins of every sort into my mouth hoping to only receive some small repercussions from the sickness. My body is still teetering on the idea of being sick or healthy and still can't seem to settle its mind, which has left me on the couch this entire weekend, hoping to recover before the workload of this up and coming week.

Since I haven't really left the house all that much this weekend, I decided to set up a studio once again in my living room, and practice some lighting arrangements and also tried to play around with some fashion and editorial ideas I had been wanting to create. I really do enjoy working with myself as a subject, especially when I'm just working to gain experience, I become 100% comfortable and engaging in my photographs. I just need to learn how to work better with models in the studio.

Hope all is well for everyone.

Sam Gove

Redo Reuse Refuse Renew

Its been forever and the past month of my life has been a blur. I thought long of what to write and open with on this post, but I just couldn't pick my brain for anything. Just know things are about to be a bit more productive.

Matthew Franklin Jenkins

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Originally uploaded by matty franklin

As I mentioned in my last post, Matthew Franklin Jenkins, a good friend of mine, and a great photographer came into town to stay with me for a few days. Here is a photograph he took of me, right before leaving. Please take a chance to follow the photograph to his flickr and check out his work, its STUNNING!

Thank You.

sam

They Came and Went

A lot has happened since my last post, Luca came into town to visit a week or so back, but ended up getting food poisoning from Jet Blue. Shortly after he returned to New York, Tony Choy decided to visit and came into town late this past Monday night. I really love Tony Choy, every time I see him we always end up doing the same enjoyable things, those being drinking, and watching graffiti and skate videos. To make this past week even more ridiculously amazing, Matthew Franklin called me around 7:00pm to tell me he would be coming to stay with me in Chicago for a few days, and that Tony Katai would be coming along as well, both of which are great friends of mine.

Best,

Sam Gove

Pride and Prejudice

Since Luca moved to New York I hadn't really left the house until last Sunday, being Pride Day. I didn't spend much time at the parade itself, and wandered off with some friends of mine to a small house party with many friendly faces. I'm glad to have met them, they've given me much reason to smile.

Best,

Sam Gove