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Merlin was making a panorama of the Vale of Avalon. He was kind enough to pause briefly and let me take his photo when I asked. Initially he looked puzzled when I asked him but he agreed when I gave him my card and explained the project. We shook hands and exchanged names. When he mentioned his name, I must have looked a little surprised as he said “Yes, really”.
There was a bitter wind and Merlin looked cold in spite of his hat, hood and scalf. He asked me where I would like to take the photo and I said “right here will be fine”. I took a step back and took a photo. I would normally take more but I could see that Merlin was eager to get on with his project. He told me that he had been doing it for an hour already. I asked if it be alright to take a photo of him with his tripod and he said yes.
Thank you Merlin for agreeing to be in my project today. I hope that your panorama was successful – I would love to see it. Maybe you will post it somewhere? It was good to meet you today. I hope that you like the portrait.
This picture is 42 in my second round of 100 strangers. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Just finished watching Season 1 yesterday with my boi Matt. Enjoyed it a lot. Figured I do a Lego fig barf of most of the important characters.
From L to R:
Bottom Row: Dustin, Mike, Eleven, Lucas, Will
Top Row: Johnathan, Nancy, Chief Hopper, Joyce
So This is stranger #3
[EXPLORED 1. July 2015]
I actually got his name - but I forgot it again - he got my card though - so maybe he'll contact me :)
This picture is #3 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
curious? click the link for blog entry, and lyrics.
-part two
lighting: ab800 at cam left at 1/8 power w/ softbox.
Two Pelicans meet at dawn on a sea wall. While Pelicans are notorious for "dive bombing" while hunting, some Pelicans hunt using the "smarter, not harder" technique; hang around a fishing port during the early mornings and an easy meal is bound to happen
I met this wonderful lady named Sam as part of this project at Sydney CBD near westfield.
Her face was very captivating to my eyes and that's why I approached her while she was standing by the footpath smoking a cigarette. Although she hesitated a bit but as I showed my blog and the flick page she happily came along to join. We talked about her hobbies, her life and tastes in general.
If you are interested about the whole episode, please head over to my website following this link as it contains much more information and many more images.
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(Constructive) Criticism is welcome as usual
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
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Naomi, sitting in one of my favorite portrait settings in town, outside of Lazy Dog Chocolateria.
Someone was already taking her photo and chatting with her, and I didn't want to interrupt. But apologizing for doing just that, I introduced myself, asked her name, and asked if I also could take a shot. She laughed a sweet laugh and said she had just noticed her reflection in the window and thought "I look so cute sitting here!"
Normally that would have struck me as a self-conscious, narcissistic comment. But she seemed simply and genuinely appreciative of the fact - because she *was* so very cute sitting there!
I can't resist that kind of unassuming delight and charm in a woman. My pleasure!
This picture is number #03 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.
A Stranger - 30 Seconds Project
All about the idea of this project can be read here:
Carl Zeiss Interview - English
f4.5 − 1/160 - ISO100 - No Flash - Nikon D800 - Nikon 105mm F2 D DC
I met this friendly young lady at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester New York. While walking with my family I saw her walking in our direction and immediately noticed the sunlight in her hair. I told her that I'd been admiring her hair and asked if I could take her photograph. She agreed without hesitation and posed for a few quick shots.
I wanted to have the sun in her hair as I saw it. This made getting the exposure on her face while managing the blown out highlights to an acceptable level a little tricky . I got this after a few attempts in different spots and camera settings. She was on the job so I did not take too much time. I thanked her and she went on her way.
This picture is #12 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
Sue on the sunny side, when there was a little cloud overhead.
Sue was sitting quietly as I approached her and asked if I might take her photo for my strangers project. At some point near the start of our conversation, I asked if she was OK with me taking a few minutes of her time. She said that she had already been here for 2 hours; she was quite happy to sit and chat. Sue had travelled up from the south coast very early this morning. She had only decided last night to spend the day today in Glastonbury.
Sue, a mother of 3, had last come up the Tor a year ago. At that time she was five months pregnant and huffing and puffing when she reached the top. Today she had been surprised at how easy the ascent was. I still huff and puff, even though I come up the Tor regularly. Sue is a lot fitter than me.
Currently on maternity leave, Sue told me that she works with Yoga, Pilates, Reflexology and Reiki. She looks forward to getting back to working with people, connecting and healing. I think that today Sue was taking a bit of a breather. She told me that she is "releasing the breaks", "traversing the open road" and wants to "allow everything to unfold without limitation".
Sue was sitting on the sunny side of the Tor. I took a few photos as a cloud passed overhead briefly but as soon as it had gone over, the sun was harsh again. We moved to the shade of the tower and Sue sat for a few more portraits before we moved back to the sunny side for a little more conversation.
Sue said that she was pleased that I had chosen her today. I said that I was glad that I had chosen her. We reviewed the photos together and Sue told me which three she liked the best. This photo wasn't one of the three that Sue picked but I have uploaded it because I like it.
Thank you Sue for letting me take your portrait for my project. It was good to meet you today.
So its been a while since I have been shooting street portraits of strangers and I felt very very rusty.
I have already let two potential strangers by, one because I had just arrived in London and wasn't ready and the second due to the fact that she just met up with some friends, and I wasn't quite in 100 strangers social mood yet.
Anyway, good things come to those who wait, although I did begin to wonder as the light was quickly going down.
The reason I was out was because my subject for my portrait52 project had to cancel and therefore I decided to go into stranger mode.
Velards was the perfect stranger, looking sharp and on a break from his job as a restaurant manager at Bob Bob Ricard. He is Originally from Latvia.
In this shot, I got him to hold the reflect to get some light in his face and angled his head for interest. This was then post processed in Capture One which I am still trying to get to grips with.
Thanks very much Velards for saving the day and being a part of two of my projects.
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100 Strangers Flickr Group Page
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Harold (stranger 12)
When they arrive I immediately see who is coming for the wine tasting. How do I see that? Because of the clothes and way of walking, but especially because of the knowledge of people that I have gained over the years. Harold is a porter at the Beur van Berlage, he welcomes the guests and shows them the way into the building. He stands outside the entrance, in front of a glass door that reflects the opposite side of the street.
“You look beautiful in this uniform,” I said. “Shall I take off the uniform so you can take a picture?” , he joked. Thanks for the picture Harold.
This is the 12th photo of my 4th round of the 100strangers project. I like doing it, that's why it's already the 4th round.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the group 100 Strangers | Flickr: www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/
Facebook keeps counting up the days (You haven't posted in 434 days") and seeing the number rising was one of the reasons to continue the project. The urge to go out and photograph strangers grew again more and more. Some things have changed in my life since the last time like graduating from university and going to work every day. But the nervousness and shaking arms when raising the camera in front of the "first" stranger is still there :)
Meet Theresa. She was walking quickly which in my experience is a bad sign because most of those people tend to say no. As she was hesitating and stating that she didn't have time since she was already late for work. But as you can see, I luckily managed to convince her to spend another two minutes and got her portrait.
That's the reason I don't know much about her except that she studies in Bamberg and apparently works in Munich in the evening.
Theresa, thank you very much! It was a pleasure meeting you, even though it was very quick. If you like to have the full versions, just contact me.
This picture is #52 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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Back in July, a friend & I stayed in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare for the famous "Willie Clancy week" of traditional Irish music. After 3 days I needed a break from the music, so I booked a free bus to The Cliffs of Moher www.cliffsofmoher.ie/ What an amazing place that is, full of tourists though unfortunately 😂
The free shuttle bus wound its way through the local villages. There was only me & one other lady aboard so I passed the time of day with the genial bus driver. As we chatted I thought shall I be brave & ask him to take part in my 100 strangers project? And so I did.
Muiris is Irish for Maurice, he said he didn't mind how I spelled it but I thought I'd try & get it right. He was born in Connemara but had lived for 5 years in Australia then 2 in London before returning to his native Lahinch. We chatted about his love of Connemara ponies which he breeds as a hobby. He mainly works for one of the major bus companies but is a relief driver for the Cliff of Moher tours.
I felt this photo really captured his cheeky smile as well as emphasising his role within the Cliffs of Moher experience. I really enjoyed our chat Muiris, thank you for agreeing to take part in my 100 Strangers project. Hope the ponies are behaving for you.
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
(Photos are put in a queue by the group admin, so might not show up in the 100 Strangers group immediately)
Hi I met Jay recently as she was crossing an intersection. Although I was reluctant to approach as she was going home after work, the lights turned red (luckily) which gave me the opportunity to strike up a conversation about the project. It was a brief encounter. It was my third attempt in getting busy people on board. Here are the other ones .
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This picture is #51 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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Meet Danny Carr, on 30th October 2015 he will step from the amateur ranks of boxing into the professional world!
I met 23 year old Danny at a private photo shoot for him. Through a friend I got to hear about him and invited him along for some photos, so the first time he walked through my doors was the first time I'd met him, so I think this warrants him being a 'stranger'.
Holding down a full time job he is pursing his love of boxing into the professional world. He knows it going to be tuff, but he is tuff! Ranked 5th in England and 8th in the U.K (at 9Stone, I think) he is already London Elite A.B.A Champion and a quarter finalist at national level.
Sometimes from the moment you meet someone you get a 'feel' for them and this guy is a genuinely nice guy, in another age, even so young, he would have been called a 'Gentleman'.
A privilege to photograph him, I only hope I've done him justice.
Pop over to my photo-stream to see more photos of Danny, at the same time pop along to the 100 stranger project to see the work of other photographers
AAW September 27 - October 4: Cinematic Photography
WIT: I had this idea to make a dreamscape photo for a cinematic look. It was a dreary day, which helped. I set the camera on a tripod, and put it on a 10-second timer - I ran up ahead, in time for the camera shutter to go off. I had to do it several times, so I got good exercise, lol! I used a Lensbaby, which gave the edgy blurriness, to make it more dreamlike - which could have been done in Photoshop, but I like the idea of it happening organically, in camera. In post, I adjusted the colour and cropped to 16:9 for a more cinematic look.
Two former Central Maine & Quebec SD40-2F's lead two CP units on CSX Q165 at East Chicago IN. crossing the Indiana Harbor Canal on their way to Schiller Park IL.
Canadian Pacific took over the CM&Q recently and is was thought that these former CP units would be stored, instead several are wandering the system.
Explore #314 Gabriel is a fellow traveler with the last stranger, 7-11. He too did not use his real name and wanted to be anonymous. The one thing that he said that still sticks with me is when he said "I wanted to go by a new name to disconnect from my past."
I wanted to hug this boy and tell him, no matter what you call yourself, the past will always be there, it is as much a part of you as the color of your sad but beautiful eyes. I understand though, when you first leave your family to find your "home", you want something drastically different than what you had experienced thus far. At his age, he is still chaos adjacent. In time I hope he finds himself far enough away from the chaos that he can see it with more perspective. To truly disconnect yourself from the past, you have to forgive. To forgive is to let go. To forgive is to be free from it all. As long as you keep yourself at a safe distance. If the chaos invites you back in and you accept, forgiveness is much more difficult. I hope that when he is on a train and looking out on the trees racing by in a green blur, he can find who he is despite how the past treated him. This I know for sure, he is bright and beautiful, he survived the past and that makes him a warrior. May peace truly be with you and you find you don't need to battle anymore.
This picture is #66 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
Strangers he gulls, but friends make fun of him.
Phaedrus
Harbor Park, Grand Marias, MN
By the end of a week in Grand Marias, you actually start to get to know the individual Sea Gulls. This one we named "Stanley" and seemed to be part Captain, and part comedian.
I took this picture only a few hours ago. I spotted this guy in an empty street, and approached him. He agreed to the portrait without caring about what was it for. He said he was going to work, so i tried to hurry and quicly took two pictures, and then he left without telling me his name. So... less than 1 minute, the quickest portrait i've ever made...
Thank you very much, i like your portrait... stranger!
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 from Film & T.V. Theme (Lego Purist Minifigures)
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The Strangers Project or "What's it like being you?"
A fifteen plus years project where anonymous handwritten entries tell the project (and readers) what it is like being them.
Seen hanging on the wall in one of the terminals in JFK.
There were so many things about Stranger #164 that I found photographically desirable that I knew the moment I spotted him that I wanted to include him in my project. However, I must admit I felt a little trepidation at the thought of approaching him. He was standing on the sidewalk clearly promoting a political movement. He had set up signage and literature, but his purpose seemed to be more focused on targeting potential candidates to join the movement rather than indiscriminately campaigning his cause to all passing pedestrians. I parked myself about ten feet away from him in hopes of getting his attention as a way to commence our encounter. This tactic did not appear to be working as he seemed to be entirely disinterested in my presence. My guess is that he had sized me up as someone who was not sympathetic toward his movement… and he would have been correct in that thinking as I do not agree with the ideology that he was representing. In fact, I was a little concerned that a portrait request might be met with a severe rebuff. That said, I was determined and I stood my ground. Finally our eyes met. I jumped right in with a smile and a cheery “Can I take your picture?”
It seemed that I had successfully deflated our stand-off as he returned the smile and replied “Sure.”
So began our encounter. I explained my project to Art as we were setting up the shot. I also used the project as a means to address the obvious political divide between the two of us. I mentioned to him that one year prior I had photographed a political rally/protest/march that was part of his movement, and that I had obtained a few stranger portraits from that event. He expressed interest, so using my phone, I showed him some of the shots from that protest. He immediately recognized the subject of one of my most memorable stranger encounters; Stranger #144- Sergeant-Major Herbert from the Black Man Army (of which I think Art was a member as well). I believe sharing those images served to legitimize my standing as a photojournalist in Art’s mind, and we wound up having a very cordial and successful photo shoot. We wrapped up and wished each other well. I am entirely pleased with how the portrait and the meeting turned out. Once again, a potential stranger encounter that had me full of anxiety and trepidation turned out to be a pleasant experience. It was simply two men, albeit from opposite sides of the spectrum, sharing a few minutes of respect and good will on a cold December day. This project never ceases to amaze me.
Check out the rest of the stranger street portraits in my project at Paco's 100 Strangers Project and find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page.
I was after a photo session with some friends on my way home when i saw Natalie with one hand leaning on the floor behind and with the other smoking a cigarette. I immediately was impressed from the scene, like in a hollywood movie. I approached her and asked for a portrait. She agreed, but the pose i saw we didn't manage anymore. I made some more shots with her friend and her dog and sent it to her. I was at the end happy to get a positive feedback from her.
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Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Lucy was sitting outside the library when I asked if I might take her photo. She agreed and I asked if she was waiting for a bus. She said that she was and that she was a bit early. I was pleased that her bus would not be arriving imminently, as we would be able to chat a little and would not need to rush the portraits.
Lucy is in her third year of college. She has been accepted into Cardiff University and will be starting a degree in english literature and music next year. Lucy sings and plays clarinet and piano. I mentioned that liked those instruments. I had shared a house with musicians during my time at university and had been to a concert where one of my friends had played Mozart's clarinet concerto. I also had fond memories of my dad's god daughter playing the Moonlight sonata. Lucy told me that she could play this, it had been a performance piece for one of her exams.
In her spare time, Lucy also enjoys horse riding. I asked if she knew Sorrel my stranger 274, who also enjoys horse riding but Lucy did not. We then made a few portraits, switched places twice and chatted a little more between shots. I saw Lucy's bus arrive and we exchanged words of thanks and goodbyes.
Thank you Lucy for being part of my project. It was good to meet you today. Best wishes for your studies etc.
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