I feel that we all have missed opportunities in life, especially when it comes to photographs. Every time I go to the city I am not able to take my camera so I missed a lot of exciting things and wonderful people. A few weeks ago I went to the city for my birthday and only had my digital camera not my 35mm. As my friend and I were walking in Manhattan there was a group of kids on a tour or some type of field trip. The kids were about 8-10 and they were so active and colorful. They looked like they were from a different country, so they had really playful clothes.
Although I am doing my project on portraits of my club members and their backgrounds, this missed opportunity would have been a good start to a larger project. I am interested in people’s background and their personal styles. Originally I wanted to work with kids and this would have been a great opportunity. If I was able to capture this moment I would continue to take portraits of the kids, and try to continue with others from different countries or ethnic backgrounds. This would be a longitudinal project and would take a lot of time and extra effort since I would be working with young kids.
What a terrific idea to file away for the future! Thank you Tra'Shon!
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