MichaelTapp
Stranger 11/100
I met Mark during his lunch break at the park. He's a retired engineer and today he was volunteering at the Jehovah's Witness headquarters in Brooklyn. Mark told me that he is 66 years old, but I think he is still full of youthful energy. He was happy to pose for a picture and was comfortable staring down a lens.
Mark explained to me the basic beliefs behind Jehoave's Witnesses after I snapped off a few frames. I come from a Methodist upbringing and the JV belief system varies greatly from Methodism. Jehoave's Witnesses do not believe in heaven and hell. From what I understand the chosen spirits will be reincarnated into a future heaven on earth after the apocalypse. Mark's energy was very positive and optimistic. I am thankful that I had the chance to talk with him and learn a little bit.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page.
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Camera Settings
ISO: 800 Shutter: 1/250 Aperture: 5.6 Focal Length: 92mm
I want to reach a point where the photography is pure instinct so I can just focus on getting an authentic expression out of a stranger. That's tough to do with a small depth of field. I am going to try and find backgrounds that are really far away from the subject and stop down on the iris.
Stranger 11/100
I met Mark during his lunch break at the park. He's a retired engineer and today he was volunteering at the Jehovah's Witness headquarters in Brooklyn. Mark told me that he is 66 years old, but I think he is still full of youthful energy. He was happy to pose for a picture and was comfortable staring down a lens.
Mark explained to me the basic beliefs behind Jehoave's Witnesses after I snapped off a few frames. I come from a Methodist upbringing and the JV belief system varies greatly from Methodism. Jehoave's Witnesses do not believe in heaven and hell. From what I understand the chosen spirits will be reincarnated into a future heaven on earth after the apocalypse. Mark's energy was very positive and optimistic. I am thankful that I had the chance to talk with him and learn a little bit.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page.
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Camera Settings
ISO: 800 Shutter: 1/250 Aperture: 5.6 Focal Length: 92mm
I want to reach a point where the photography is pure instinct so I can just focus on getting an authentic expression out of a stranger. That's tough to do with a small depth of field. I am going to try and find backgrounds that are really far away from the subject and stop down on the iris.