leah . 29 years old / somerville . massachusetts
the sun has been making repeat performances here in boston. unfortunately it is not having much of an effect on the temperature. something about the sun, though, really puts me in the right kind of mood.
i took a 2-mile stroll up to davis square where i had some prints waiting for me. after picking them up, i took to the streets to make some photographs of a stranger. i walked by this little alley barricaded by a chain-link fence door and thought the light would suit me just fine for today. then i took up post a few steps away near a crosswalk.
i almost asked a pretty cool looking guy if he'd be today's stranger, but hesitated a few seconds too long. then i waited. i feel weird when i wait in populated places. why do i have such a guilt complex? it wasn't long before leah came my way.
i really liked her hat, which is mostly why i went for the ask. she was in a hurry. it was obvious by her trying to rush away and then again when she said, "ok, as long as it only take 3 minutes." 3 minutes is how i tell everyone this takes and i guess it is pretty close to accurate. well, i promised her it would take no more, but maybe i should have just let leah go.
you see (again some confusion), i just don't know what i am going for. the project is about the interaction. but! it is also a photo project and i want to take beautiful pictures. i am really struggling with the balance.
leah was in a rush. she was nice to let me take her photo. but i did not get the cozy feeling that accompanies a great interaction with a stranger.
the sun has been making repeat performances here in boston. unfortunately it is not having much of an effect on the temperature. something about the sun, though, really puts me in the right kind of mood.
i took a 2-mile stroll up to davis square where i had some prints waiting for me. after picking them up, i took to the streets to make some photographs of a stranger. i walked by this little alley barricaded by a chain-link fence door and thought the light would suit me just fine for today. then i took up post a few steps away near a crosswalk.
i almost asked a pretty cool looking guy if he'd be today's stranger, but hesitated a few seconds too long. then i waited. i feel weird when i wait in populated places. why do i have such a guilt complex? it wasn't long before leah came my way.
i really liked her hat, which is mostly why i went for the ask. she was in a hurry. it was obvious by her trying to rush away and then again when she said, "ok, as long as it only take 3 minutes." 3 minutes is how i tell everyone this takes and i guess it is pretty close to accurate. well, i promised her it would take no more, but maybe i should have just let leah go.
you see (again some confusion), i just don't know what i am going for. the project is about the interaction. but! it is also a photo project and i want to take beautiful pictures. i am really struggling with the balance.
leah was in a rush. she was nice to let me take her photo. but i did not get the cozy feeling that accompanies a great interaction with a stranger.
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