Jason Tag Photography

As I’ve been going through some of my past shoots, I’ve been seeing how much I’ve learned in the past eight months. But what I find interesting is how my ideas about the work have changed. When I first started I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do or how to really do it. By the time I did the shoot with Ella I was convinced that I had a good idea of what an artistic nude image was. Yet when I look at the images with her they all came out as glamour nudes.  I guess what I’m trying to say is that my concept of the artistic nude has changed. and my concept of my work has changed.  Of course it’s still not easy to define.

But what I have found is that I now feel like I’m starting to understand my voice in this medium and I’m starting get a clearer picture of where this is going. It seems that the work is shaping up to be about the connection between the natural world and ourselves. I think it’s happened this way because of my need to connect with nature. I spend 99.99999% of my life in the city, surrounded by concrete and tall buildings.  I sit at a desk for 8 hours a day in a humidty controlled box.  So it’s nice to go out into woods every once in a while.  Breathe the air, hearing the birds in the trees, and just walking among the trees and the grass.  It gives me a nice re-charge that I find I need every once in a while.

It’s not to say that I’m anti-technology or anti civilized society or anything like that.  Or that I’m going to start living in the woods, away from society.  The idea is that we as a society have lost our connection to the natural world and we need to re-connect with it.  to understand our place in the world and to understand that life is not just about making enough money to pay for gas so we can get to work so we can pay for gas to go to work.  That life is about more than that.  It’s about friends and family.  It about enjoying the world around us, to smile and laugh and be happy.

So that’s what I’d like to aspire to in my work.  Showcasing the nude in a natural setting and show that the connection between ourselves and nature is a beautiful thing.

I’d love to hear what you’re thoughts are on this subject

Aloha,
Jason Tag