Today I had a go at shooting from what I feel, as opposed to what I see, following a lecture last week from renowned photographer Peter Fraser. He asked us to sit somewhere where we feel safe for 30 minutes with our eyes closed and to tune into what we feel. When the alarm went off we had to shoot a few photos instinctively. I’m not sure whether I did this exercise quite right but I did my best. Working at home limited my options somewhat, as did the fact it’s really quite cold and damp outside, so I ended up sitting on the floor in my bedroom. I knew what would probably happen if I sat or lay on the bed. I didn’t have too much trouble with the silence part, having learned to ‘still the chattering monkey’ when I attended meditation classes for a few years.  Unfortnately my cat seemed quite confused by the whole thing and kept pawing me, playing with a pair of shoes and pouncing on a plastic bag on the floor and generally looking for attention. Since I was extremely conscious of her, I ended up photographing her afterwards. The photo is not very exciting but  in some sense I do think it captures the stillness of the room at that point. An interesting exercise which I’d be keen to repeat at a more challenging time, to see what happens and how it affects my images. I look forward to seeing what my classmates come up with. Needless to say the cat went to sleep as soon as this was over.