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A Place to Bury Strangers pictured at Bodega Social Club in Nottingham, 6th Nov 2009. Photo credit: Leon Ferri
Festival Converse Concepción
Anfiteatro San Pedro De La Paz
8 de Noviembre 2014
Fotógrafo: Esteban Ignacio Paredes Drake
Contacto: eparedesdrake@gmail.com
This picture is #62 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com
This is Willow! When I asked if I could take her picture, she said "Thanks for asking". This leads me to believe people jump for their cameras and shoot because she appears so unusual to them. I could see she had hit a level of frustration with it. At any rate, I asked her what her name was and why Portland was graced with such amazing hair. She said "My name is Willow and I cut and change my hair every time I break up". I said "Does that mean it is a sad time for you?" and she said it wasn't. I asked why she felt the need to do this to her hair, and she put it simply "Hair is a manifestation of time" - I understood and nodded. And, off she went .
I am back in Portland - with the rain and the clouds and the washed out sky - tears, tears.
Meet Eunice, my Flickr Stranger #39. I met Eunice at the Longville Post Office
where I was seeking information about the town of Longville. She was very
helpful answering my questions about the town's history. She is a PSE with
the postal service and a mom of 6 boys!!! The building that now houses the
post office at Longville was built in the 80's. Before that the post office was
housed in a separate small building next to a country store in that was in front
of the current building there also was a feed store and a gas station. The store
and the post office have been torn down but some old gas pumps remain along
with the old frame feed store. The town was established when the Long-Bell
Lumber company built a saw mill in Longville in 1906. The post office was then
housed at the commissary/company store. When the mill burned in 1920 it
was never rebuilt and that is when the small post office was built in town by the
town country store. Thanks so much for the wonderful information and your
lovely smile and friendship... we will see each other again if not in this world
then one day in our heavenly home where I have the assured blessed hope that
we will both meet again!!! May God bless and keep you dear Eunice and thank
you so much for being one of my 100 Strangers on Flickr!!!
Find out more about the Flickr 100 Stranger project and see pictures
taken by other photographers at: www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/
Christopher is one of my favourite strangers so far (if I'm allowed to have favourites)
He stood out quite distinctly in the quaint market town of Morpeth. He was with his mum and (I think) his sister, who laughed when I told them about the strangers project.
'Aye, well there's no-one stranger than our Christopher,' they cackled.
'Tell me about your hair,' I asked.
'I've been through every colour,' he smiled,'red, blue, green...but not pink. Pink's a girl's colour.'
Christopher told me that his uncle was a punk, and he liked the look but hated the music.
'What's the best thing that's ever happened to you?' I asked.
'Getting a job as a chef,' he replied without hesitation. 'I love it.'
Christopher was such a canny young lad, and I'm so glad I stopped him. He works as a chef in a garden centre near to where I work, so you never know, I might just pop in one day and sample his mince and dumplings. :)
Thanks for your time Christopher :)
This picture is #16 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Stranger Things Eleven inspired dress listed. This one is a slightly more babydoll style so it fits Susie Sad Eyes dolls even if the sleeves are a bit long. This is Hopey. #susiesadeyesdoll #susiesadeyes #strangerthingseleven
After a conference I had a full weekend in Rome. A weekend where I planned to start my 100 Strangers project. So exciting. Friday evening I was eating delicious raw chocolate ice cream at Grezzo, in via Urbano.
Chatted with the friendly guy of the shop about healthy food and delicious flavors. Het told me he was vegan for 6 years. For the planet.
Decided this was the moment my project would start. He was really a nice and smiley guy! But I asked him not to smile and just look empty. Took two shots. My neat little, second hand Samsung NX300 camera took care of the lighting. Cropped one. And there we are. Numero uno.
This picture is #1 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Meet this woman. Never got her name. She seemed a bit reluctant for a photo, but she went for it anyways. She definitely would not give me her name though.
I'm always a little nervous shooting women of any ages really. In India it's not really appropriate for guys to even talk to women. Since I'm white I can get away with anything though, even then I'm still a bit reluctant. Went for it though. I wanted to capture the local village feel with this shot. This woman had like 6 cartilage piercings. A lot of the women had several. Right after this shot I found a woman I wanted to shoot that had like 8 cart piercings in each ear. It was insane. I wanted to take her shot, but she said no. hahaha. Super awesome though.
Thanks for the photo! Cheers!
If you want to find out more about what this project is all about check out these two sites -
This morning I went to Ingatestone Station to photograph a steam special which was passing through - the lovely Tornado. There were plenty of other steam heads lurking on the platform - I happened to stand next to Brian and we got chatting while waiting for the train to arrive. He has been chasing steam trains since he was a little lad, and had his first train set when he was 8 - a Hornby Dublo set which he still has (much like my Dad's). His favourite engine is Sir Nigel Gresley, mainly because he has very fond memories of riding behind it nearly 25 years ago on the last railtour he did with his 10 year old son before he died. Today, his wife was keeping him updated of the train's running times by checking the website at home and sending him text messages. He said he preferred Tornado in its new Blue livery rather than the previous BR Green. Thanks for being my 28th Stranger, Brian, it was great to meet you.
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This picture is #28 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Stranger 16/100 - Igor
I met Igor today while on my walk to Lake Washington in Renton. I asked him how the fishing was; he smiled and told me fishing is always good! He reached out a very beefy hand as he introduced himself and I was greeted with a wonderfully firm handshake.
Igor is from the Ukraine and proud of his heritage. He has a good command of English, but his strong accent gave him away. He was a talker! He's been in America for about ten years. I didn't find out what he does for a living, but I could tell by looking at him that he's a hard worker.
He got to go out salmon fishing a couple weeks ago. "Too many fish!", he said. Salmon, bass, cod... he smoked a lot of it and gave a lot to friends and family.
Thank you Igor!
This is Keith.
I'd initially approached Stranger #05 (my next stranger), who said he'd be happy to have his photograph taken, but Keith, 'the man in charge', would have to give his approval. I wandered over to Keith, introduced myself, and told him about the100 Strangers project. Thankfully he approved and also agreed to be photographed, but wasn't too keen to stand up and pose.
Keith has had his plot at the Eden Drive allotments in Headington, Oxford for over 40 years and, I believe, was also the chairman for a number of years. We talked allotments and weather. He was a no nonsense type of bloke. I like that.
This picture is #04 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page.
Taken in Oxford, UK on 03/03/2012
Gil. He's from Pakastan.
Gil sells me a powerball ticket each week fulfilling my hopes of instant retirement. I throw money at him each week, funding his retirement the slow and sure way.
This is slightly soft. I think I moved.
This picture is #2 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
This picture is #2 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at http://www.100strangers.com/
At first he thought that I wanted him to take a picture of me. Thus, he was quite perplexed when I pointed my camera at him. After making my intentions clear, he luckily agreed.
Part of my Portraits of Strangers set.
Meet Cherry.
You probably guessed it but I approached Cherry for my next STYLE-ist piece. I love people who are not afraid of colour and Cherry is certainly one of those people and I just had to use her for both projects. Besides, that is one fabulous hat!
Cherry was working on a market stall in Covent Garden for a friend of hers. When not working on the market stall, Cherry is stylist, mainly for bands and is a dancer amongst a few other things she mentioned. She sounded like she had one busy and colourful life!
I also adore her name! So sweet and suits her perfectly. Thanks for your time Cherry!
Met in Covent Garden, London.
This photo is part of the 100 Strangers project. More strangers here.
Back into Newcastle today for some stranger stalking. I got a touch of panic as I wandered round. I just couldn't bring myself to stop anyone as I felt too scared! I tramped around for a whole hour plucking up courage - and even went to find Guitar Steve as it was such a cold day and thought he would need a coffee - but he wasn't there.
On my way back down Northumberland Street I spotted a cool-looking dude. Simon. :) :) Simon was smoking a rollie outside a coffee shop, and he had such a friendly face. He agreed straight away to have his photo taken.
Simon is a fairly well-known artist and has recently had an 'installation' at Tyneside Cinema. He told me about his work, but I didn't quite 'get' it. I looked him up and his work is described as 'looking to develop playful, politically provocative and challenging ways to play with the power structures that enforce/bind administrative and social identities.'
I'm still not sure I truly 'get it' Simon, but I know you're interested in the role that CCTV cameras play in our lives, so you must have found it quite amusing that here was some random wifey trying to capture your identity in one moment in time.... :)
Simon was a lovely, gentle, laid back kind of guy, who posed patiently for me whilst his coffee went cold back in the shop.
He came out with a line that I loved when I asked him if he was from Newcastle...
'No,' he smiled, 'but I'm kissing someone from here.' Great answer. :)
Thanks for your time Simon :)
You can check Simon out here -
www.thepixelpalace.org/residencies/artists-in-residence-2...
Simon is #13 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Charlie was with Chris (Stranger #112) and also agreed to a quick portrait without hesitation. So while Evan chatted away to Chris I took a few frames of Charlie whilst she tried her hardest not to smile. Charlie was wearing sunglasses when we met and I asked if she could remove them as I suspected she had eyes that would impress. I wasn’t wrong!
Charlie works for an Australian company called Wheels & Dollbaby, a fashion house catering for customers looking for one off fashion pieces. Many celebrities in film & music wear their designs and are often featured in many fashion industry magazines around the world.
I asked her what her aspirations were in life and she said that she really hadn’t any idea at the moment. Although she has BA in Gender Studies she thought that it wouldn’t be something she would pursue in the future.
Thanks for taking the time to be part of my Strangers Project.
This picture is #113 in my 2nd round of The100 Strangers Project.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Last Friday I went to the mall to see my friend who sells pearl-based jewelries. I was hoping she could introduce me to some muslim lady vendor who would be interested in taking part of the “strangers project”. It turns out that Friday is their worship day. But I ran into Giselle who was the new saleslady in the stall where my friend works. I talked to her about the project. She was hesitant but when I showed the photos I have taken, she recognized another saleslady she knew; with that she agreed.
I took a couple of shots. You can see her tentative attitude about the whole thing but I liked her “native” face, devoid of make-up. I wish I coaxed her to smile a bit. But it looks like she had a subtle smile. Giselle hails from Palawan, a province known for it's beaches and other tourist spots. She goes back regularly but prefers to work in the city.
Thanks again Giselle. I will probably give you a print of your photo which I started doing a couple of weeks ago.
This picture is #40 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
hello to you all!
This is my thirty sixth stranger, his name is Bayu.
sorry for being so late in uploading this photo of him and the stranger after him (i got two strangers at once)..
i love taking a walk to take shots around Malioboro on Sunday, particularly, when i see a group of men and women taking pictures together.
when they saw me (holding a DSLR), they suddenly asked me to take the photograph of theirs. of course i didn't refuse their request, as i saw that this would be a good chance to get them as strangers :D
and voila, after i took some shots of them using their cameras, i asked if one or two of them would voluntarily be strangers. Bayu and Icha (stranger 37) voluntarily agreed to be my strangers :)
i asked them where they came from and they replied that they were from Jakarta. well, hope we could see each other again, my friends! :)
This picture is #36 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
This picture is #36 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at http://www.100strangers.com/
I met David while on vacation in Cuba. David was taking care of the flowers and plants at the hotel were I stayed. His big hat, deep gaze and the obvious dedication to his work caught my attention since day 1; I saw him every day but I waited until the end to ask for his picture. I didn't want to get him in any trouble. He was so surprised that I'd asked for his picture that if a flying saucer had landed on his lawn he would have been less confused. I guess that workers are never considered part of any picture; they're the elves that take care of everything in the background, mostly unnoticed, so tourists can enjoy their vacation. It's probably not every day that they're asked for a picture. I caught him very early one morning, it must have been around 6.30 and I was out trying to get some shots of the sunrise. We exchanged a few words and even though we spoke the same language, something tells me that he understood not even half of what I said about the internet, Flickr, or the 100 Strangers group. And something tells me that, sadly, other than on my camera's display, David will probably never see this picture on a screen again.
Thanks David!
This picture is #31 in my 100 Strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
This is Abro.
Abro had a big, grown-up person's camera, so I decided he'd be a good stranger to approach. This was one of those meetings where I wasn't quite sure if it was my strange accent, my rambling introduction, or simply a reluctance to be photographed. Or a mixture of all three. It was a brief encounter. We exchanged a few words, Abro posed for his photograph and then we went our separate ways.
An interesting fact about Abro? As a child, Abro dreamed of working for NASA. Abro told me that NASA only employ U.S. citizens, so his dream will probably never come true.
This picture is #16 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page.
Taken in Sheerness, Kent, UK on 08/04/2012
This past week end was the annual float down, where you take anything that will float and get on it and get into lake huron and float under the blue water bridge and into st. clair river and on down to Marysville. Depending on the wind and water conditions, this can take anywhere from 5 - 8 hours. This week end was perfect....just the right amount of wind blowing in the right direction, sunny skis, the water was a bit cooler than I like it, but not bad on a sunny day. I spent the day wandering around the beach taking photos of the event. I do volunteer work at the ft. gratiot lighthouse, so I was allowed to go to the top and get some shots. While I was up there, I spotted these two young men with big rubber ducks to float down the river on....no paddles, just rubber ducks! While I watched, Kyle (on the right) climbed on his duck with no problem. His friend Shelby, however, was having little luck staying on his rubber duck and fell off it three or four times before he finally won the battle! I went up to them and told them I had been watching from in the lighthouse. They were happy to have their photo taken and shared! Shelby and Kyle....I hope you and your rubber ducks made it to the end safely! Thanks for the entertainment !flickr.com/groups/100strangers www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/rules/
I went to the same park where I found my firefighting strangers #13. I wanted to find a female wildland firefighter, but the sun was fading fast and hidden by thick clouds, so I drove by just to show my son all the tents. When I got there the tents were gone! Luckily there were a few people still there, and I got photos of three female firefighters. :) I'm very glad I drove by!
After I was done with the camera, I asked everyone about their interests. It came as no surprise that Brandalyn is adventurous. Would you expect any different from a wildland firefighter? She threw out a list of fun activities she enjoys, but whitewater rafting is her favorite. Her friend says she's definitely a water rat. :)
Of course I have to tell you what I think I did wrong. :) I think this pose is very awkward. The wall behind her was short so I asked her to crouch down. I was going to take a head shot, but she blended into the background on this overcast day, so I didn't even try. I now regret that. I thought the wildland firefighter theme might suit the down to earth pose... maybe it's the hands, or that I really prefer candids... but this just doesn't look right at all, and it's over-exposed. Despite that, she looks great.
The first shot I took of Brandalyn is posted below. I don't know which one I like better. I think the blue suits her well, but I left my camera on f8 and the background really needed the blurring of a wider aperture. I also don't like the glasses on the shirt. I now wish I would have attempted another shot of her at the place where I got some decent light on one of her friends. I didn't even try because the sun set so quickly that I thought it wasn't worth it. Lesson twice learned here - it doesn't hurt to try. :)
Now on to ramble about my strobist problems. I really want to try a strobist stranger shot, but I keep having horrible luck! First I forgot my flash at home, then the flash was lost under my bed. This time I brought the wrong flash or the wrong trigger - depending on how you look at things. The two don't work together. *sigh*
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And I thought this was going to be a short description... lol!
Kenny is #003 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page.
My sister and I had left Union Square in San Francisco where I met and photographed my first two strangers. We headed to Chinatown to get egg custards at Golden Gate Bakery. On our way we stopped in the first (of three) Vital Leaf tea shops: www.vitaltealeaf.net/
Inside we asked if we could taste some tea and that is how we met Kenny. He poured us Lishan Oolang, Blue People Ooland, Pu-ehr, Iron Godess, roses, jasmine and many other teas. It was fun and Kenny was a cheerful guy that made a lot of jokes and talked about the different teas.
He joked about the leftover tea he poured down the sink that he was really saving to make Snapple. He also joked that Pu-ehr tea tastes like "soiled water", but I like it. Various other people came in and out of the tea shop while we were there and he poured tea for all of them. Kenny and his business partner have three shops right on Grant St. in Chinatown and this is the newest. They have two shops at Pike Place Market in Seattle. Kenny's favorite tea is the Iron Goddess King but he likes one flavored tea, a Lychee flavored tea which he makes into iced tea. Kenny was raised in a tropical town in Malaysia, he is great at smiling, has a good sense of humor and would someday like to open another tea shop in Honolulu.
It was quite a different experience asking Kenny for his photograph for this project since we had already been sitting in his shop for a while, as customers. But it was fun and different and I did want to try to get a photo of someone in their workplace. Again, I could have taken more time to take a better photo, but I also wanted to catch Kenny in a slightly more "candid" setting. I also wanted to have the tea canisters on the shelves behind him and the tea "pot" in his hand, so it told more of the story of his surroundings too.
This is Mark, he is a 57(soon to be 58) year old homeless man living in downtown Portland. His favorite food is shrimp and he says its probably because he doesn't get it very often. He doesn't like Portland because he thinks people are insensitive and don't care about others enough. He has been robbed of 14 backpacks containing all of his belongings this year alone. He plans to move to Seattle sometime, hopefully soon, where he has some friends. He has constant bruises on the tops of his forearms because he sleeps on them at night since he does not have a pillow. One of his hobbies is talking to people - he likes psychology a lot. If he could change one thing about today's world, he would stop the wars(he specifically referenced the wars that America is fighting). A dream he has is to fly a helicopter.
I was originally going to do this project solely on homeless people, but many did not want me to take their picture or talk to me and some were not totally sober, so I decided I would open it up to anybody in Portland.
Enjoy!
Like Stranger #34, Kate is also one of the many Europeans who travel to America during the summer to earn income. Kate (pronounced Cot’ Cha) works at a Calvin Klein Store in Rehoboth, DE. She is from Ukraine and is currently studying Languages – she may want to be an interpreter after she graduates.
This is also Kate’s first time in the United States. We spent some time discussing the differences between America and Europe. One of the topics we talked about was churches. She prefers the churches in her continent because most of the churches there are so majestic in its beauty and size.
You cannot see it in this photo, but Kate has a tattoo just below her neck. Since the words are not in English, I had to ask her what it says. “Enjoy Life”, she replied.
Kate, I hope you are enjoying your summer in America.
This picture is #35 in my 100 Strangers Project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/
This chap was with a friend waiting for their kids to come back from somewhere. I actually wanted to get a photo of his friend at first, who was wearing a bright turban and shirt but I kind of prefer this one. I kept saying "eat more ice cream and smile!" hoping for a giggling face covered in ice cream. I still like this one though.
This picture is 2/100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
My sweet Stranger #63 is Olga who I met at Bevers Kitchen in Chappell Hill, Texas. The
restaurant is owned by her mom who bought it from the Bevers. She works for her mom in
the restaurant and was my server. She was so very nice and a hard worker. Bevers Kitchen
is a small restaurant that is open Monday through Thursday and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. and until 8:00 p.m. Fridays. Menu selections include sandwiches, burgers,
salads, chicken fried steak, grilled rainbow trout, and enchiladas. A lunch special is
available. When you see a roadside sign boasting homemade pies in the Lone Star State,
stop. You'll discover places such as Bevers Kitchen in Chappell Hill, where they have a
neon sign over the pie case challenges you to "Try the Pie." I did and it was yummy!!!
Southern Living rates them at #7 in the Top Ten places for pie in Texas. Chappell Hill
Sawdust Pie - Yes, it's really called Sawdust. It is a popular pie at Bevers Kitchen in
Chappell Hill, ask for this creamy dream of sugar, coconut, pecans, graham crackers, &
egg whites atop a bed of graham crackers and under a canopy of bananas and whipped
cream. Owner Alejandra Ray, her daughter, Olga Kesee, and Staci Edwards make more
than 50 varieties of pie throughout the year, including favorites such as fudge-pecan, white
chocolate-strawberry, and sugar-free apple. For more on the restaurant call (979) 836-4178.
Thanks, Olga, for your wonderful service and lovely smile and for wanting to be one of my
100 Strangers on Flickr!!!
Find out more about the Flickr 100 Stranger project and
see pictures taken by other photographers at: www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/
Heidy was working with Larry (Stranger #3) at Larry's Exotic Treasures. Heidy seemed to have a great personality, and it was really great talking with her. She is pictured holding a couple of the carvings for sale at LET. Thank you, Heidy, for the wonderful smile and the photo.
This picture is #4 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Meet Elvis. Elvis is Rom, or Gypsie, as his people is also known. During the last few years, the seasonal immigration of Roms to Norway, and particularly to the capital Oslo, has increased exponentially. With at best rudimentary knowledge of Norwegian and English, it is very hard for them to find work, and Roms are also known for begging in the streets and they are strongly associated - statistically - with petty crime. Lately police have started to enforce the bans on camping and dwelling in public places, and after beeing chased from parking lots and parks Elvis and a good few hundred other Roms set up camp on the premises of Sofenberg Church in the eastern part of Oslo.
I went over there to have a look for myself, and stopped to watch a young Norwegian-Iranian who had come to get some answers out of the squatters (See 1st photo in comment). I watched them argue for a while, keeping still, but when my compatriot started to be quite agressive I interfered in their quarreling and told him to be more polite. I might actually share some of his views about the problems with immigration of people with little-or-no chance at obtaining paid work, but I also like to think of myself as rather libertarian, and neither of us had specific information about any of these men beeing involved in crime. Anyways. After a while only the Roms and I were left, and we chatted a while about the hardships of having more kids than dollars, and I originally asked Paul (see 4th comment photo) to be in my strangers project. He wanted money for it, and I declined, trying to explain that paying a stranger would be contrary to the rules, idea and spirit of the project, and that I only wanted to do it if he was willing to to it as a favour to me. He declined, but after a short while Elvis here changed his mind and came back to me. I got him to pose in this prison-like corner of the church; in a sense they do live in a prison of stigma. The light was good and I am satisfied with the result. Then, they all wanted to be in my project. I photographed each, and got their names (see comment shots 2--4), but at this stage I did the shots mostly not to insult their initiative, and light got worse as the sun emerged for the first time in weeks and cast hard shaddows, making them all sqiunt.
Anyway, they were all nice guys to talk to, and I wish them all the best, and I hope they stay on the right side of the law. However, they're future does not look good in Norway. As I am writing this, the municiplity has started to put pressure on the church to have them evicted, and they will be asked to leave the church in a matter of days.
Thanks for the shot, Elvis!
This picture is #54 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100strangers.com/
All my strangers can be seen in 100 Strangers set.
My next stranger was shot hurriedly. I didn't have my DSLR in toe because I was looking after my father who suffered a heart attack. He is better now and is about to be discharged after 4 days in the hospital. So I wasn't really in the mood to “shoot” any strangers; besides the nurses were really busy and were changing everyday.
But on our last night, nurse Christy came in, so I grabbed the opportunity. She was hesitant and shy but I explained the project and showed other photos I took. She finally agreed. Thanks for taking care of my father nurse Christy. Good luck with your practice and I hope you get regularized. Christy is on probation for 6-months after passing the 3-month training period. Guess what, it's her birthday today. Happy birthday Christy!
This picture is #15 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
This picture is #82 in my 100 strangers project. See my other stranger portraits at "100 Strangers Album and find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
I enjoyed meeting Charlotte in the middle of Shrewsbury. Charlotte lives locally and from my few brief minutes with her I suspect is great fun to be around.
If you are reading this Charlotte many thanks for your patience and letting me take your portrait. Please get in touch if you want a copy or are not happy with the result and would prefer me to remove it from Flickr.
Yesterday, we had about 34°C, so I didn't really feel like talking to any strangers. But this morning, it was a bit cooler and I headed out to catch some prey :)
This is Jennifer (or just Jenny). She was leaning against a wall and seemed to be waiting for someone. I approached her and asked whether she would like to help me with my project that I do about strangers. She said yes and asked "How?". I explained that I want to shoot a picture of her and she agreed instantly.
Up to now, she is the one I did the most pictures with. Somehow I seemed to have forgotten how to make good looking pictures... Putting your model in the shade in front of a very bright background sounded like a very good idea to me at that point, obviously. You can imagine how the pictures looked on the camera.
I asked if I could try some other settings and luckily, she was incredibly patient with me. She had to wait for her friend anyway, she said.
I don't go into details, but no other setting really helped anything :) This is one of the first shots I took. I am immensely amazed how much you can get out of a RAW-File with Post-Processing.
But hopefully, this is the last time that I do at least this mistake.
I didn't ask any other information except her name, but handed her my card and explained that her picture might be online if I manage to get a viewable result out of it. I think I did and actually really like it. I love her freckles and her eyes.
Thank you, Jenny, for your great patience with me. I hope you like your picture.
This picture is #7 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Stranger #4
Paul
I went to Knockbridge Vintage Festival thinking I might get the opportunity to take a few photos for the 100 Strangers Project.
I spotted Paul sitting at his jewellery stall. Business was quiet so I plucked up the courage to ask him if I could take his photo.
I asked him to stand with the jewellery in the background and shot through some pendants that were hanging at the front. f the stall.
Paul is originally from Derry and now lives in Innishown in Donegal.
He travels the country to various festivals and fairs selling jewellery.
Unfortunately he reported that trade was poor at Vintage Festival.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Jasmine looked like she was taking in the view at the top of the Tor. Standing and gazing out over the Somerset levels. When I asked if I could take her photo she appeared slightly amused but said yes straight away. She thought that the 100 strangers project sounded really good – I talked about some of the folk that I had met since I started doing this in May and Jasmine said that she would check out the project.
Back in London Jasmine is a business analyst. When not working she enjoys Kung Fu and teaches it to kids on a voluntary basis. When I asked how Jasmine got into self defence she told me that it was to defend herself against her brother. In between taking photos she also mentioned that her brother is a photographer.
Like many that I meet in Glastonbury, Jasmine was on a retreat. Jasmine was happy to pose for me in different locations and after I had taken a few photos and had a bit of a chat I left her to get back to her gazing or meditating or taking in the views.
Thank you Jasmine for letting me take photos of you today. It was good to meet you. Please drop me an email if you would like me to send you copies of the other photos that I took. I hope the you enjoy the rest of your holiday and wish you well with all that you do back in London.
This picture is #092 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
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The 7th portrait for the 100 strangers project.
This saturday i visited the imperial castle in Nuremberg - it was crowded by tourists. Unfortunately the castle garden is closed due to construction works (after it was closed in winter anyway). On my way home I had to go to the grocery store to get some drinks and food for sunday. Eventually I stood in line at the tell. Leonora stood two positions in front of me. When she tried to get some coins out of her wallet and looked up to the teller with her dark eyes, I thought "wow... I'd love to catch this look with my cam".
I waited till I could pay my stuff, packed and left the store. There she stood at a corner and took a sip out of a bottle of water, she just purchased. I quickly approached her to not let this opportunity pass and explained who I am, what I do and showed her my latest portraits on my smartphone. She was willing to take part and we crossed the street to find a shady spot with a nicer background. I explained her I wanted to get the first few shots with eye contact and the later shots with some other poses. Look here, look there, tilt the head a bit... stuff like that. Noone ever asked her to model before, but it was fun and she had no issues with the relative near camera (35mm focal length). I thinked her for her time, gave her my card and wished her a nice day.
Later at my computer I noticed, that in the shot I like the most, the sharpness is a little bit off and behind the eyes, not on the eyes. But I hope it's barely noticable in 1080p.
She is an American service member stationed in South Korea at a base distant from Seoul, near the DMZ. She was visiting Seoul for the day with a friend of hers. She explained that life is a lot harder for them as they don't have access to any kinds of relaxing distractions due to the isolation of their assignment. She seemed very happy to be in Seoul for the day.
I talked to 6 people over the couple hours I spent crowd watching on the first day I ventured out to attempt some Stranger portraits. I was pretty nervous and forgot to ask everyone their names.
This picture is #005 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Two strangers today, both children's crossing patrollers. The first one is a very young looking retired person. We chatted a while and he said he was nearly 79 years young and lived locally. He agreed to be in my 100 strangers project.
This picture is # 16 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page