Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Shylia Fletcher- Photo Essay #2 Final

            In this photo essay, I allowed Kitra Cahana and Thomas Leuthard, who also inspired my street photography, inspire the way I photographed for this assignment. I literally wanted candid photos of couples. I wanted to get a variety of familiar faces to me with a hint of street photographing of couples as well because I enjoyed it so much. I wasn’t subjected to follow a specific couple and learn how they react with each other I was able to capture moments and people doing things on the streets. I used the photo from my street photography assignment because I plan on going to the same location and taking photos there again and wanted to incorporate my favorite of this couple who had no idea I was snapping photos of them. I was hoping to get more PDA from people in homosexual relationships, but they weren’t as touching feely as straight couples. I wanted to capture love and companionship; they looked more like friends than people who are dating. I only knew they were dating because they were verbal about it. If I would have taking a photo of them then it would have been confusing, so I didn’t. I am very aware of ups and down in relationships, but I like to focus on the good instead of the bad. This is just me as a photographer. I like that there is that makeup in relationship after a fight so that is what this essay consist of: a hug, kiss and a simple holding of hands.
            The people I photographed was my best friend who is more like sister to me, her best friend and (our) mom and papa Randy. We were at a festival and there was this older couple sitting there with their grandchildren. I also got pictures of strangers.

While I was taking photos for my street photography assignment I was keeping in mind the photos I wanted to visit again and take photos of. I know this essay was to go revisit places which I did but I feel pretty god about this work. I capture what I wanted and it turned out like I wanted. The really dark photo was taken in the dark of course but I like that it was dark and her blonde her popped in the picture. The picture is sort of mysterious because I didn’t know the couple, but as they were walking by they were being so cute and I had to add them in this essay. 








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