52 Dresses - Week 21

August 08, 2015  •  Leave a Comment

I was out photographing city scenes the other day and at the corner, waiting for the light, I saw these two people walk up, first her and then him.  I thought, what are the chances of two complete strangers walking up to a corner, and cross into a striped crosswalk wearing stripes?  I took the shot.

Photographing the city is mostly about waiting for the right moment to present itself—the right background with just the right body type walking into it, finding filtered light or night light from a street lamp falling on a subject, maybe it’s about scale, or interesting poses—so many ways to approach.  I like taking one idea and concentrating on it for weeks until I feel comfortable.

 


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