But I'd like to share my Final Project for my Photography Class. It's a portrait of the people in an area called the North Laines in Brighton. In my opinion it's the most exciting place here, since the district is full of hundreds of independent stores and always bustling with the most interesting characters you will ever see. I decided to mainly focus on the store-owners, although there are a couple photos in there of people who just happen to be standing, or sitting right outside the store. We had to choose 6-8 photos for the project, so here is my final 8.
The lady at the second-hand clothing store To Be Worn Again. I feel that I owe her a lot, since after asking her my meek attitude in asking people to pose for me transformed into a more brave one. She acquiesced right away and posed in this incredibly self-confident attitude. I love how her red sweater contrasts with the blue background.
The veteran man who was sitting right outside the tobacco shop. I walked past him and I really wanted to take his photos but was too shy and intimidated to ask. After taking a turn to another street, I decided to go back and ask him.
The guy in front of Amps and Guitars
The owner of the music store Borderline
The pink haired girl in the second-hand store
The guy who works at Dirty Harry
The hair-stylist from Mr. Toppers... Great Haircuts
My buddy from juggling store Oddballs. I call him my buddy because I always stopped by at this store whenever I went to North Laines to take photos. All the people that worked here were incredibly laid-back and quite fun, and would always ask me how my project was going.
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ReplyDeleteBenjamin Charles Harmelin
ReplyDeleteIntro to Photography 336 M,W,F
Professor Lancaster
Due: April 21, 2010
The juxtaposition of the white and black behind the veteran's head creates a fantastic frame that almost looks like a halo. This can be testament to the selfless deeds he performed earlier in his life, and the purity of his soul. Again, this is perfectly dichotomous with the packet of tobacco on his lap bearing the label "smoking kills." He is an angel of salvation, in that his job was to protect the lives of innocents and civilians, but at the same time, he is also an angel of death since he harms the health of himself and those he smokes around.