Missed Opportunity

As I attempted to take pictures for my final project at the nursing home I found that working and taking pictures is not as easy as I had anticipated. I would be doing my job and before I knew it I had to leave and I hadn't taken one picture. I thought to myself all of the pictures I had missed, such as the residents exercising, laughing together, wandering the halls, relaxing in their room, are missed opportunities. I realized early on I was confined to the dining room where the residents stay for most of the day, but in order for me to get the residents to interact with me I have to interact and show them what I wanted them to do.
As I begun to pull out my camera the residents never minded they just never stopped moving, making it hard to get a clear shot or even the image I was looking to get. The easiest time to photograph them was while they napped, but the most interesting residents are the ones who are awake and helping you out and participating. The most frustrating times were when I was so involved in the activity, that lasts about 30 minutes, and by the time it ended I realized I had forgotten to take pictures. So while I missed the daily activities such as drinking coffee, exercising, coloring, or making a craft. I did get those photographs of the residents doing activities less common like bowling or with an entertainer. In the end I found myself assisting residents then taking a few shots, helping a resident to participate, then taking a few shots, and again assisting a resident then taking a few shots.