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This whole film looks like it was shot in and around one household. It is also interesting to note that this is the first film I have posted here that wasn’t from a disposable camera. Which is also unusual in the fact that these images look very much like they’re from a disposable camera, with the strange colour effects and light leaks many of the photos have. This is yet another classic example of the snapshot aesthetic: candid photos, strange angles and compositions and fairly random subject matter, but including (presumably) family and friends. These are my picks from this film:

This is probably my favourite photograph on the film, as it would be for anyone who loves snapshot-style photography. All of the elements are there, it’s candid, the colours are strange and there are light leaks all over it. Also, the subject has been caught apparently mid-sentence and she has her eyes half closed against the flash so she is frozen in a really strange facial expression that amuses me no end. It makes me wonder what the purpose was in taking this photograph? The photographer has clearly not given the subject any time to compose herself or pose for the photo, so he/she was clearly trying to catch her unaware, possibly playing on the fact that people will often protest having their photo taken, leaving the person wielding the camera with no choice but to snap them when they’re least expecting it.

Another great candid photograph. Most of the film is comprised of this type of photo. I get a really mischievous vibe from this film, the photographer clearly had a habit of snapping people unaware, which is reflected in the disapproving look the woman on the telephone is giving. These two people appear regularly across the film so I feel comfortable assuming that they live in the house with the photographer, probably as family (although that may be an assumption too far, it’s just the impression I get from the film on the whole)

Similarly to the photographs above, this photograph is candid and the subject looks entirely unready to have their photo taken, in the traditional sense. This person appears only once in the film, so it may be that they are a guest at the house. In which case, the person who took these photos’ mischievous streak extends to taking impromptu photographs of their guests.

This photograph is one of a series of images on the film of empty rooms. Many are taken from strange angles and focusing on details like fireplaces, sinks, windows and other household fittings. The rooms are very bare and show no signs of being inhabited so they suggest to me that they are ‘before’ pictures taken when you’ve just moved in somewhere. Aside from the content, a lot of these photographs have these strange purple glowing areas which are aesthetically quite interesting and make what would otherwise be fairly mundane subject matter more engaging.

You can view the entire set from this film on Flickr. Please feel free to discuss my choices or any others from the set in the comments!