where do you stand?


In the 1940's my father used to get his shoes at the Converse rubber factory in the town where he grew up. I think of this tidbit every now and then when I slide off my kicks at the end of the day.
Our shoes tell us where we've been. Where we're going and {quite literally} where we stand at the moment. Everything tells a story {shoes included}. Maybe this is why I find myself photographing them so often.
Aside from being cute or practical, shoes share a story of environment and surroundings. Relaxed, dressed up, muddy... hey, even the whimsical photos with the cotton candy clouds and gigantic turquoise cowboy boot tells a story. {Texas is big baby. Big sky. Big boots.}
Can you feel the mood with the late evening sun shining in through the window at the end of a long day? So, where do you stand? What do your shoes speak of you? Try a different angle today, get down on the ground or shoot from above. Look and see if you can find a story of where you've been or where you hope to be going. I'd love to see where you stand!
Reader Comments (38)
http://marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=1100
I agree shoes can tell a story. This image is of the rainboots I got last fall is important to me. Not only are they cute, but they are an external expression of my blossoming creativity at the time, and my willingness to share it more publicly. Before this, I would have been too self-conscious to wear something like this in public. Now I can't wait for it to rain!!
http://www.kateyeview.com/2009/11/where-is-rain.html
http://instamaticgratification.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/172365/
http://instamaticgratification.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/177365/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedivinemissm/5000317805/
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zqqb5WTqcpIsaF2pnoyu9w?feat=directlink
http://www.flickr.com/photos/katyharmer/4988955026/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sidewalkshoes/4652923439/in/set-72157623117334376/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23113159@N03/5000552039/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurohunt/5001267514/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rslaflam/5000676247/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6riddles/4998711306/
This one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6riddles/4480722810/in/set-72157623146656980/
And another:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6riddles/4993403012/in/photostream/
Great post today! Thanks Meredith :)
http://www.vintagejonesphotography.com/?p=151
http://www.wishfulthinkingblog.com/wishful-thinking/2010/9/18/alright-shoes.html
i will set at a table outside and just point my camera to the ground!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bettina2/4884687736/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bettina2/4884036667/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/a-la-mosey/4495412743/
i LOVE shoes & feet shots, i'm always capturing them.
these shoes are full of love http://www.flickr.com/photos/xantheberkeley/5001656482/
I'm a novice with photgraphy and with my Nikon D50 - but excited to experiment and play.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32092371@N08/5001122777/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32092371@N08/5001119005/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32092371@N08/5001112825/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lillianclaire/5000215926/
Outside. Finding bits of fall. Playing. Laughing. Enjoying the last weeks of permanent flip flop wearing!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/onemoreplease/5001841184/
http://www.jmbbnv.com/wordpress/?p=2067
http://lastpictureshowphotography.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-flickr-stream-attended-my-cousins.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/junebugphotography/5001956550/
Here is one i took this week where i found autumn.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smallroots/4997218671/
my project dedicated to where I stand: =)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smallroots/sets/72157623331620810/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deniselivingston/5001456269/
And just for fun...TOES!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/deniselivingston/5002073560/
http://www.shirleybehindthelens.com/2010/05/sooc-saturday-my-running-future.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonpiepuck/5002193397/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonpiepuck/5002187743/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonpiepuck/5002188157/
but i kind of like this one, too ... and would exhibit it as a triptych with companion images in B & W & sepia.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonpiepuck/5002189885/
if anyone likes one over another, PLEASE let me know ... i need to finalize that submission pronto! THANKS!
so here is one of mine.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/htekmo/4446414409/in/set-72157605108082204/
http://journeyleaf.typepad.com/journeyleaf/2009/10/rain-.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/reportererin/4934122906/
Thanks for this loveliness. Its inspired me.
This is a picture that one of my friends took of me and my boyfriend with his football uniform on. I wasn't even aware of her taking it! But I love it more and more every time i see it:)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54037404@N02/5000910797/
At my mother-in-laws birthday over the summer, a sudden shower caused the adults to stick to the deck to avoid dirtying their shoes...the little ones didn't care much at all and had a field day running through the puddles and mud. =)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23758891@N05/4909711866/
I've been standing outside a lot... and I'm ok with that...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/teaandbrie/5009786068/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkleinrn/5029657680/
Kristin