Encounters
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
A very subtle alternate shot from a brief but memorable 'stranger portrait' session on the streets of Glasgow, Scotland.
My favourite black and white portrait and one of my favourite street photography memories - here's why:
I captured this shot as part of my '100 Strangers' project here on Flickr in November 2017. My encounter with Ian first stemmed from a candid shot that I took of him in the city. He was flattered by me choosing to photograph him on the street and this lead to a conversation where I offered some portrait shots for him as a part of that project. I quickly selected a sandstone alcove that was bathed in the last remnants of sunlight in the built-up street.
Ian was a genuine pleasure to talk with and photograph and he was thrilled with the resulting images that I emailed to him.
Ian, an actor, was interviewing for a role in Outlander at the time having recently played the role of a Monk in a movie about Robert the Bruce starring Chris Pine. I was out on a street photography shoot a few months later and Ian and his wife ran across the busy road to greet me. Ian thanked me profusely for the portrait and told me that it was the black and white portrait, which he had shared with his agent, that had been a factor in him getting a role in the hit series Outlander. Both Ian and his wife hugged me and thanked me some more. I have since bumped into Ian in the city again and although we haven't really been in touch, chatted with each other as if friends.
This was a street photography encounter that will stay with me forever and it is a privilege that I was able to give something special to a random encounter on the street.
Stay safe everyone. I'll look forward to making more street photography memories if or when this pandemic ever winds down.
Encounters
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
A very subtle alternate shot from a brief but memorable 'stranger portrait' session on the streets of Glasgow, Scotland.
My favourite black and white portrait and one of my favourite street photography memories - here's why:
I captured this shot as part of my '100 Strangers' project here on Flickr in November 2017. My encounter with Ian first stemmed from a candid shot that I took of him in the city. He was flattered by me choosing to photograph him on the street and this lead to a conversation where I offered some portrait shots for him as a part of that project. I quickly selected a sandstone alcove that was bathed in the last remnants of sunlight in the built-up street.
Ian was a genuine pleasure to talk with and photograph and he was thrilled with the resulting images that I emailed to him.
Ian, an actor, was interviewing for a role in Outlander at the time having recently played the role of a Monk in a movie about Robert the Bruce starring Chris Pine. I was out on a street photography shoot a few months later and Ian and his wife ran across the busy road to greet me. Ian thanked me profusely for the portrait and told me that it was the black and white portrait, which he had shared with his agent, that had been a factor in him getting a role in the hit series Outlander. Both Ian and his wife hugged me and thanked me some more. I have since bumped into Ian in the city again and although we haven't really been in touch, chatted with each other as if friends.
This was a street photography encounter that will stay with me forever and it is a privilege that I was able to give something special to a random encounter on the street.
Stay safe everyone. I'll look forward to making more street photography memories if or when this pandemic ever winds down.