Hands

For this project I chose to photograph different peoples hands all doing something different, but common to activities we do everyday. I wanted to show the delicate form of a hand, even when it's doing something common like texting, or creating something beautiful by drawing, or even something simple like holding another hand, resting on a surface, or holding an object. 

To create these images I chose not to instruct anyone. I kept my camera close at home for when people were just doing random things around my house and also took my camera with me to a dinner with friends.I just let the people around me do what ever they were doing and I'd grab my camera and start taking pictures of their hands when I saw an opportunity. A couple of the images are me telling them to just do 'something'  with their hands, but most of them didn't know I was going to start taking the pictures. I did this because I wanted the poses to be as natural as possible and show the simple, natural beauty of their hand. 

I wanted to point out that people often take things for granted and to draw attention to one of these things. This being our own hands and the many things they do everyday, while also showing how beautiful they can be. People don't often look at hands and see beauty because it is something we are used to having around everyday. Each person's hand have a beauty unique to them. The lines, wrinkles, scars, and "imperfections" are all a part of what makes them so beautiful and unique.