kdthomas
No longer a newbie, moving up!
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I am thinking about a series doing high-key shots of the dirtiest, sweatiest, grubbiest possible workers. Plumbers, house framers, concrete guys, sheet rock, painters, etc. I want them exhausted and worn out. Thing is ... how to find them. I've thought about simply touring construction sites, but that would probably get weird quick.
Anyone ever do this kind of thing? Any ideas? I think probably craigslist, and hanging some fliers around town. I'll need them for about 1 hr, and was thinking I'd pay them $40. I'd really like to approach this intelligently.
Also many of these workers don't speak english, or don't speak it very well. And many of them (justifiably?) are suspicious of dudes with cameras. I want to reassure them that it's just art ...
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In the same vein (haha) I want to do a series with heroin addicts, macro-shooting their needle marks (no faces). Where the hell do you go to find heroin addicts?
Anyone ever do this kind of thing? Any ideas? I think probably craigslist, and hanging some fliers around town. I'll need them for about 1 hr, and was thinking I'd pay them $40. I'd really like to approach this intelligently.
Also many of these workers don't speak english, or don't speak it very well. And many of them (justifiably?) are suspicious of dudes with cameras. I want to reassure them that it's just art ...
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In the same vein (haha) I want to do a series with heroin addicts, macro-shooting their needle marks (no faces). Where the hell do you go to find heroin addicts?