Todd Hido Lecture

I was inspired by Todd Hido's lecture because of the formal and systematic approach to his images. He talked a lot about his images needing to stand on their own when taken out of context with the rest of the series. Though my body of work is much different, I would like to strive towards that for my series because I think it will help me chose the best image for each idea i am trying to communicate. I also appreciated Hido's consideration for the way in which the house series was displayed. Each photo was placed on the wall like a grid, similar to way real houses are placed on lots in neighborhoods.
I also liked that Hido showed his contact sheets. Generally in a lecture, the artists talk about their process, but they never show their contact sheets, either because they don't feel it is necessary, or they don't want people to see all their mistakes. I loved that Hido felt confident enough about his work to reveal that preliminary process with us, and show the slight difference between each exposure.
When talking about the way in which he works, Hido said he shoots like a documentarian and prints like a painter. His images appear to be very traditional in their compositions and in his use of film, but I think his ability to manipulate the color of the images in the darkroom allow him to evoke more emotion into the photo, and create a mood that would normally not be captured straight on.