Led Parting Shots Analysis

led Parting Shots by Mike Smith at the Carroll Reece Museum was the most interesting to me. When I first entered the museum the receptionist gave me an overview of the exhibits they had on display. The Parting Shots exhibit caught my attention the most because the mentioned that all of his photographs had been taken within 30 miles of East Tennessee State University. His photographs were of things that the common student can relate to, especially if they grew up in this region. The content of his photographs was extremely interesting. They were very down to earth and simple. It seemed to me that he just took photos has he experienced things in his life. For example, there were several pictures of cats. A picture of a cat is something everyone
can relate to, unlike some of the other photography that was on displays in other exhibits, which were very abstract and thought provoking. In addition to that cat pictures, he had some photographs of people. In the photographs of people they were not dressed up or posing for the camera or anything like that. These were just natural pictures of people doing what they always do. I think this really captures the culture of the region very well. It allows students who did not grow up here or who have not lived here very long what the culture of our region is.
February 2017