For my Homage project, I photographed in the style of Berenice Abbott, American documentary photographer. As a working New York women, I felt inspired by her and her photographs. Berenice’s best-known series titled “Changing New York” documents the architecture and shifting landscape in New York City. With the changing landscape, socially and physically, in Northern Philadelphia and it’s recent gentrification, I thought this was a great time to pay homage to Berenice and her famous series through my take on her photography.
For the last week, I walked around North Philly with my camera and photographed any construction or signs of gentrification I passed. Berenice photographs from all angles so I had a lot of freedom with how I photographed. The most important part was in the editing to give my photographs an old film camera look. To make this possible, I boosted the shadows and decreased the exposure while adding some grain to the overall photograph. I love how the photographs came out and think Berenice would be proud of my series.