Field Note: Observations from the Streets
These aren’t just snapshots. They’re notes from the field, visual evidence of moments that asked me to pause, reframe, and reflect.
Field Notes is where I document the spaces between. A passerby’s gesture, a forgotten corner of a city, the way light hits a surface at 4:47 PM, each entry holds a trace of motion and memory.
Captured on Leica cameras, these moments are more than photographs. They’re timestamps in a moving world.
I started Field Notes not as a blog, but as a ritual. A place to mark small discoveries. A sketchbook made of shadow, geometry, and instinct.
Each image is paired with a short caption or handwritten thought, part journal, part visual poem.
The goal isn’t perfection. Its presence.
Why Color Still Matters
Yellow Street Photography San Antonio – Color Theory in Urban Light by John Hendrick
Introducing “Color Coded”, A Visual Challenge, A Creative Practice
Color does more than fill the frame. It directs the eye. It shifts the mood. It speaks when words fall short.
Over the years, my photography has shifted between chaos and clarity, capturing moments of motion (utilizing slow shutter speeds), shadows (in monochrome), and sharp edges (with a deep depth of field). However, one thing has remained constant: color has always been a guiding force. Sometimes obvious, sometimes hidden in plain sight. But always saying something.
That’s why I’m introducing a new alternating series called Color Coded, a weekly invitation to see what color is trying to show you.
What Is “Color Coded”?
Color Coded is my way of bringing you into the conversation between light, tone, and emotion.
Every other Monday, I’ll post a featured color, starting with yellow, and explore how it shows up in life and art. I’ll break down what it means, where it hides, and how it can shape a story within a frame.
But it’s more than just a study.
It’s also an invitation:
📸 Seek out this week’s color
🏷️ Tag me and use the hashtag #CCByHendrick
🔁 I’ll be sharing selected submissions on my stories and future FN (blog) post.
Let’s start tuning our eyes to the subtle language of color.
What Happened to Field Notes?
Don’t worry, Field Notes isn’t going anywhere.
That series, which explores the conceptual and emotional side of photography, will now rotate weekly with Color Coded. It gives space for both intuition and instruction, reflection and repetition. Think of it as two parts of the same mission: to look closer, feel deeper, and make work with intention.
Field Notes → Thought-provoking insights, voice-led stories, quiet questions.
Color Coded → Visual language, color theory, weekly photo prompts.
Each series will alternate, giving you something new to chew on every Monday.
Closing Thoughts
I’m building something that balances education and emotion, presence and practice.
If Field Notes is the journal, then Color Coded is the lesson.
And when you put them together, you start to see the work a little clearer, frame by frame, week by week.
Thanks for being here.
Let’s see what yellow brings.
- JH
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