Photographing Strangers

Hatch1921 · May 30, 2011

A group of us got together this evening to photograph anyone who would let us... on Mill Ave in Tempe AZ... we had a blast.

The idea behind the shoot was this video...
Street photography in Tempe Arizona -Video by Clay Enos

Something I had wanted to try for a long time now.

We setup a piece of white seamless.... asked people if they would come over for a couple of shots.

It was a great exercise for us all... how to bring people in for one... then capture a decent shot in 30-45 sec and then move on. Most people we asked were kind enough to pose.

We had a blast to say the least. Some people were nervous and needed coaching... others just flat out went crazy in front of the camera.

A fun night out.... round up some friends and go do something like this if you haven't... it's a blast... and it really helps you communicate with complete strangers.

FUN!
Hatch
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tirediron · May 30, 2011

Very nice set. Well executed.

MWG · May 31, 2011

agreed with tirediron

Hatch1921 · May 31, 2011

tirediron said:
Very nice set. Well executed.

MWG said:
agreed with tirediron

Thank you both very much... was a fun day out.
Hatch

UUilliam · May 31, 2011

wow.

Wish I had seen these before I started my graded unit.
The graded unit was also based on Street photography and I researched Clay enos but my images are more like that of michael itkoff's.

Great work!

NessaNessa · May 31, 2011

Oh my!! This seems like so much fun!

Kiwi_gav · Jun 1, 2011

I love this idea and love the pics, thanks for sharing!

The_Traveler · Jun 1, 2011

Great idea and nice results.
Do you have a photo of the setup in the street?

Lew

Davor · Jun 1, 2011

These turned out quite well! kudos on a job well done

DiskoJoe · Jun 1, 2011

next time do it with no back drop.

Hatch1921 · Jun 1, 2011

UUilliam said:
wow.

Wish I had seen these before I started my graded unit.
The graded unit was also based on Street photography and I researched Clay enos but my images are more like that of michael itkoff's.

Great work!

Thank you very much

NessaNessa said:
Oh my!! This seems like so much fun!

we had a lot of fun

Kiwi_gav said:
I love this idea and love the pics, thanks for sharing!

Thank you very much.

The_Traveler said:
Great idea and nice results.
Do you have a photo of the setup in the street?

Lew

Hi Lew, all we did was find some covered shade and we taped a small square of white seamless paper to the brick wall. Very simple setup.

Davor said:
These turned out quite well! kudos on a job well done

Thank you very much,

DiskoJoe said:
next time do it with no back drop.

Then there would have been bricks... didn't want that look.

Thanks for the comments all.
Hatch

Scarlet Siren · Jul 11, 2011

I watched that YT video last weekend and clicked 'favourite'. I would absolutely LOVE to do that one day it looks like so much fun and personally, I love talking to strangers! lol! i wish I knew people who were interested in doing the same project.

Great job, OP! I think they're brilliant.

Would you mind sharing which camera, lens and settings you used?