100 Strangers 58/100 - Laura
I was behind Laura and her girlfriend in the queue at the Nespresso shop and couldn't help overhearing and noticing their Scottish accents. I tapped Laura on the shoulder and asked if I could take her photo. Laura laughed and said yes and we left her girlfriend Tracey to buy the coffee and went outside, on the way I explained the concept of the 100 strangers project. The first location we tried I wasn't quite happy with the light and I was fiddling a fair bit with the controls of my newly acquired Olympus E-M1 feeling very much like a learner. Luckily Laura was very comfortable in front of the lens and happily reminded me that it may help if I took the lens cover off. Tracey joined us and I asked if they were in a hurry, they said they weren't going anywhere special so I asked if they minded if we walked up to Wolf lane, one of my favourite locations for photos. We wandered around admiring the street art and Tracey and Laura weren't aware of it's existence so I was pleased to be able to have shared the location with them. I took a few more photos and found out Tracey is 27 and from Dumfries. She is trying to get her permanent residency and is in the process of jumping through the hoops and having to change job every six months due to her visa restrictions. Laura and Tracey were great fun and great company, I hope our paths cross again as I really enjoyed spending time with them both. Thanks Laura for helping me with my project and for being so patient as I fiddled around trying to work out my new camera. I hope you like the photos, as promised I will send the originals on to Tracey to pass on to you.
100 Strangers 58/100 - Laura
I was behind Laura and her girlfriend in the queue at the Nespresso shop and couldn't help overhearing and noticing their Scottish accents. I tapped Laura on the shoulder and asked if I could take her photo. Laura laughed and said yes and we left her girlfriend Tracey to buy the coffee and went outside, on the way I explained the concept of the 100 strangers project. The first location we tried I wasn't quite happy with the light and I was fiddling a fair bit with the controls of my newly acquired Olympus E-M1 feeling very much like a learner. Luckily Laura was very comfortable in front of the lens and happily reminded me that it may help if I took the lens cover off. Tracey joined us and I asked if they were in a hurry, they said they weren't going anywhere special so I asked if they minded if we walked up to Wolf lane, one of my favourite locations for photos. We wandered around admiring the street art and Tracey and Laura weren't aware of it's existence so I was pleased to be able to have shared the location with them. I took a few more photos and found out Tracey is 27 and from Dumfries. She is trying to get her permanent residency and is in the process of jumping through the hoops and having to change job every six months due to her visa restrictions. Laura and Tracey were great fun and great company, I hope our paths cross again as I really enjoyed spending time with them both. Thanks Laura for helping me with my project and for being so patient as I fiddled around trying to work out my new camera. I hope you like the photos, as promised I will send the originals on to Tracey to pass on to you.