Escape
WHY WAS THIS PHOTO IN MY PERSONAL TOP 20 ALBUM?
I am a member of the Photingo group on Flickr, which operates like a bingo for street photographers - you're given 30 subjects and three months to take them. I'd been struggling with 'Magazine' - I found it really difficult, partly because I've realised just how rare it is to see people reading paper magazines anymore. They're one of the victims of the smartphone revolution I suppose.
I walk through the Perth Cultural Centre a lot - every day on the way to and from work, and often on lunch breaks as well. I see this woman there at least a couple of times a week. I don't think she's homeless - I think she just likes hanging around the area. She's got such an interesting face, but I'd never had the opportunity to photograph her before.
I took a chance with the way I framed this photo. I liked the idea of a lot of negative space - she was sitting in a pool of light, but her posture was almost sinking in on itself. She looked as though she was making herself as small as possible, and I figured that putting her in the bottom corner of the frame would accentuate that. It got awarded 'photo of the week' at Photingo against some really good shots, so it was nice to know that the risk paid off.
A few people have commented on the pigeon, and I agree that it adds to the picture. But I had no idea it was there until I downloaded the photo - it was a piece of luck getting that extra element in the shot that I hadn't planned.
Escape
WHY WAS THIS PHOTO IN MY PERSONAL TOP 20 ALBUM?
I am a member of the Photingo group on Flickr, which operates like a bingo for street photographers - you're given 30 subjects and three months to take them. I'd been struggling with 'Magazine' - I found it really difficult, partly because I've realised just how rare it is to see people reading paper magazines anymore. They're one of the victims of the smartphone revolution I suppose.
I walk through the Perth Cultural Centre a lot - every day on the way to and from work, and often on lunch breaks as well. I see this woman there at least a couple of times a week. I don't think she's homeless - I think she just likes hanging around the area. She's got such an interesting face, but I'd never had the opportunity to photograph her before.
I took a chance with the way I framed this photo. I liked the idea of a lot of negative space - she was sitting in a pool of light, but her posture was almost sinking in on itself. She looked as though she was making herself as small as possible, and I figured that putting her in the bottom corner of the frame would accentuate that. It got awarded 'photo of the week' at Photingo against some really good shots, so it was nice to know that the risk paid off.
A few people have commented on the pigeon, and I agree that it adds to the picture. But I had no idea it was there until I downloaded the photo - it was a piece of luck getting that extra element in the shot that I hadn't planned.