Sunday afternoon overthinking

[scarlettina]

Overthinking, as usual.

Spent the morning with my friend BC in Ballard: We had a tasty brunch at Vera's and then strolled through the Sunday Market.

Generally speaking, I'm not a terribly shy person. But somehow, if I have my camera with me, I get shy pretty damn quick and I'm not sure why. It might have to do with the fact that I've spent so much time by myself. It might have to do with my often having used my camera as a sort of filter in situations I think are cool but in which I'm uncertain how to interact. Take a look at some of my Flickr sets--I rarely take pictures of people unless they're people I know. Having BC with me for moral support (though I'm not certain he understood that to be part of his role this morning), I managed to unclamp my otherwise usually loose lips, talk to folks and take some pictures of stuff I don't usually shoot: people. There are only a few, though. The doggies were out in the market today--Seattle does love its dogs--and a couple of them had wonderful character. I think the doggie shots are my favorites. Here's the set, including a couple of shots of my friend of years, BC.

Comments

[neutronjockey.livejournal.com]

I like taking pictures of people...but only if they don't notice the camera. Therein for me is the problem, to get far away enough you have to break out the longer lenses... and a big fonkin' lens just gets you noticed quicker.

I like honest pictures, can't do poses. We hates them.

[herself_nyc]

Lovely pictures, all. And that brown dog is a beauty.

[neutronjockey.livejournal.com]

This YouTube documentary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bve1QAve6JU&feature=channel_page) made me think of you today. It's about a photographer who has held a fascination with the Deep Down Dirty South^tm for years now. I like to describe his projects as 'photojourneys.' His photography, while often posed, still tells a story. He talks also about how he has learned to be 'more brave' with his photography by getting lost in a large crowd with his camera.

---that whole channel (The Journeymanpictures Channel, has 3500+ documentaries, most of which are simply poignant and brilliant).