Tuesday
Feb102009
Lessons from my past circa 2004
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 6:23PM
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[column]If I had hesitated for one more second, I would have missed this guy.
I was in China Town in LA, for the first time. I needed to get a few good shots for class, so I drove down to LA and walked around in a neighborhood that was like nothing I had ever seen before. I had driven through the area, even had dinner there one night. But walking from the 5 to Union Station, and north a block or so is totally different. It was so comforting to be an invisible minority for one moment, ridiculous I know, I loved it and I charged off of it.
I kept it really simple, one body, one zoom lens, 4-5 rolls of film and I had a flash, but I never used it. I had shot with that body every day for the last 12 months, the film for the last 6. I shot a manual exposure based off of BDE, and I didn't think for but a moment. I stopped, smiled asked if I could take his picture. He looked at me and gently smiled. He stopped, took off his hat, and took a humble but dignified gaze into my camera. I pulled off two frames and new I had it. I shook his hand, I walked away.
I have so much unlearning to do. I have so much to re-learn.
On a side note, this was shot on one of my favorite films- Provia 100f. Nothing looks like it, nothing.[/column][/col-sect]
[/column][column]If I had hesitated for one more second, I would have missed this guy.
I was in China Town in LA, for the first time. I needed to get a few good shots for class, so I drove down to LA and walked around in a neighborhood that was like nothing I had ever seen before. I had driven through the area, even had dinner there one night. But walking from the 5 to Union Station, and north a block or so is totally different. It was so comforting to be an invisible minority for one moment, ridiculous I know, I loved it and I charged off of it.
I kept it really simple, one body, one zoom lens, 4-5 rolls of film and I had a flash, but I never used it. I had shot with that body every day for the last 12 months, the film for the last 6. I shot a manual exposure based off of BDE, and I didn't think for but a moment. I stopped, smiled asked if I could take his picture. He looked at me and gently smiled. He stopped, took off his hat, and took a humble but dignified gaze into my camera. I pulled off two frames and new I had it. I shook his hand, I walked away.
I have so much unlearning to do. I have so much to re-learn.
On a side note, this was shot on one of my favorite films- Provia 100f. Nothing looks like it, nothing.[/column][/col-sect]
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