For my photo blog I decided I gained inspiration for a theme from all of the pre-Easter candy that can be found at every store in town. For my first two picture, the child (little cousin) eating a chocolate rabbit, required breaking into the Easter candy a little early. I let him go to town and eat it however he wanted and simply took pictures of the results. After his mother complained about his messy hands he divined a novel solution, eat only with his face.
This image of my cousin gorging himself on a chocolate rabbit inspired me to dedicate my photo journal to our culture of our overindulgence in food. I wanted to make a visual train of thought that led from moment in time snap shots to a larger explanation of where the problem comes from. I started with a very personal moment and ended with something that we can all relate to, fast food restaurants and the kinds of food they serve.
My third photo is of a stranger at the local restaurant O’Hungrys, he and his friend had each ordered to whole breakfast plates and a side of toast. The second man was in the bathroom when the food was delivered so it appears that all the food is for the one gentleman. I took a few covert pictures of the man with the food but I think the one of him actually taking a bite is the most telling. Despite the fact that it is slightly deceptive to insinuate that all the food was for him, I still think the photo fits well into my theme.
I tried to show my feelings for fast food restaurants like McDonalds by placing it last in a photo series about gluttony of food. Everyone can remember going to get fast food as a child and ordering everything you parents would let you get. That is the culture I wanted to show.
