House Hunting

Hido’s photographs make me think about the loan house in the middle of nowhere that you would typically see in most horror movies. The glowing light in all the houses gives of an eerie feeling that makes me feel a little uncomfortable and spooked. Hido’s photos are taken of more run down areas rather that Owens’ photographs of the upper-class homes in the suburbs. Hido’s photos, being night time exposures, give each house a creepy and dark feeling that Owens may not appreciate. Owens’ work seems to be more lively and spirituous than Hido’s photographs. A sense of community is involved in the main subject in Owens’ photos whereas the subjects in Hido’s photos seem to be just involving the private lives of those in the rooms with the single light on. I do not like this feeling I get when looking at Hido’s photographs because they all seem mundane and boring. The loneliness of Hido’s night time exposure photos of creepy houses give me a sense of loneliness when I look at them, therefore I have little interest for these photos. The majority of Hido's photographs give this lonely feeling when they are observed and i cannot come to find even the smallest amount of desire to continue looking at them because of the mundane subject matter.