This is my place for posting portraits of interesting people I meet on the streets of Seattle, and wherever my travels take me. These are portraits of people as they live their lives, and not prepared by me in any way to sit for a portrait. All of the make up, styling, and wardrobe are provided by the subjects, and the lighting, like the faces, is available and unmodified by me -- I don't use flash or any other kind of lighting, except what's provided by the environment. What I will do, is approach interesting people, ask if I can make a portrait, work with the available environment to make the best portrait I can, and post the results here.
I realize this is not the best time of year to start this project, when summer is ending and the days are getting shorter, but this project is about using what's available, and not about creating ideal conditions. In this spirit of making the most of what's available, I'll be using a variety of cameras, both digital and film, in color and in B&W. I'd like to provide high resolution files for download and printing, but I'm not sure that's possible in this venue. Maybe someone can help me with that? Which brings me to my last point -- all of the images posted here will be free to copy, download, and print, by anyone, for any purpose. All I ask in return is an attribution credit.
If I meet you on the street, and ask to make your portrait, I'll give you a card with the URL for this blog, so you can check in and look for your portrait. My sincerest thanks in advance to all of you who agree to have your portraits made.
I realize this is not the best time of year to start this project, when summer is ending and the days are getting shorter, but this project is about using what's available, and not about creating ideal conditions. In this spirit of making the most of what's available, I'll be using a variety of cameras, both digital and film, in color and in B&W. I'd like to provide high resolution files for download and printing, but I'm not sure that's possible in this venue. Maybe someone can help me with that? Which brings me to my last point -- all of the images posted here will be free to copy, download, and print, by anyone, for any purpose. All I ask in return is an attribution credit.
If I meet you on the street, and ask to make your portrait, I'll give you a card with the URL for this blog, so you can check in and look for your portrait. My sincerest thanks in advance to all of you who agree to have your portraits made.
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