As the project title suggests, we were supposed to photograph strangers, and I was tempted to play around with that idea, by challenging the brief and photographing friends whom I can 'control' and 'manipulate' to create the sense of perfection and at the same time, not be someone I know, thus making them 'strangers'. I eventually decided against it, and decided that I should just go out there and challenge myself by asking people that I've never met if I can take pictures of them.
I was going to look for people who stood out and/or caught my eye, but because
I have
decided to go with a more ‘professional’ look for my portraiture project
because I wanted to capture the ‘perfection’ element. A close-up shot really shows how
comfortable they are with the situation they’re in, and their expressions often
reflect their mood as well.
I simply
wanted to capture them in their moment, from how relaxed they are to what
they’re doing at the particular time when I asked to photograph them; it is the true reflection of them as a
person, as who they are. I feel that it is more natural capturing them as they
are rather than telling them what to do, like not to smile or to pose a certain way, and I
really like the outcome of my work because I feel like it is a glimpse into
their personality, and because they are strangers, it is much more real to
‘know’ them in their natural 'state'.
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