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ent with this gentleman and seeing
his tears, hearing the remorse in his
tone I could not help but have a heart
that bleed in compassion towards
him. On occasion I’ll buy a pie, coke
and some treats as a small some-
thing of giving to these men and
woman. It’s not payment for the pho-
tos but rather a small token of love
to go hand in hand with hearing their
stories. Usually at this point I’ll take
a few photos, shake their hand and
wish them all the best for a brighter
and more hopeful future.
My growing efforts in this type of
photography is to capture creative
angles and expressions that capture
something of their story. Every line
and scar tells a story. After mention-
ing that I will start taking photos I usu-
ally carry on talking and asking ques-
tions. Depending on the emotions I
wish to capture I carefully select my
questions (whilst respecting their
dignity of coarse). The manual tog-
gles and dials on the Xpro2 certainly
make the textile experience in those
environments enjoyable. Some as-
pects of shooting a homeless per-
son makes the photography easier
when it comes to expectations as
they not a model that requires you
to take a glamours shot. Having said
that though the challenging part
is you don’t have two hours with a
homeless person and posing them
in multiple different clothing sets
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getting the perfect shot. Often you
only have a few shots you can take
before they get a little agitated be-
cause you taking to many shots.
Fast thinking, assessing the lighting,
composition all keep you on your
toes to get the best shot possible in
the few shots you do take.
From the photography aspect I
love street photography because it
teaches me you can’t always wait
for perfect conditions before getting
out the camera. It gets you shooting
and gets you out.