We Live Here


A little noontime sip.

I

wasn’t sure what to say about these pictures because many of them are commercial but a portrait is a portrait and as a photographer I’ve never been “slick.” I generally make pictures “my way.” That is not to say that I don’t listen to clients, creatives and editors. I reckon that you hire me because of what I do, not in spite of it.

All of that said, there are a lot of genres within photography. I work within many of them but my favorite genre is people. People are who we are. It makes sense that I like working with all sorts of people. I’m lucky because I can. I’m not fearful. I talk to everybody. See that woman on the top left? She’s an example. She was sitting outside singing with a friend who was playing guitar. I walked up to them and asked if I could take their picture. They nodded and I did.

It’s better that way. Sneaking around and shooting from behind something with a long lens just doesn’t work for me. That’s why I dislike so much of what passes for street photography theses days. The pictures often look like the photographer was scared of the person he or she was photographing. Why should that be?

Or, is that the answer?

Maybe that explains the surge in mass shootings. Nobody wants to get to know nobody else so they are afraid them. It may be easier to kill them rather than actually talk to them.

Sick, I know.

It’s just a thought.

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6 responses to “We Live Here”

  1. allentimphotos2 Avatar

    A Little Noontime Sip is a wonderful expressive image. Nicely captured. You’d not gotten this without asking. Plusses and Minuses in asking. Posed vs. Spontaneous.

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    1. Ray Laskowitz Avatar

      I didn’t ask. That picture was made on Lundi Gras (Monday before Mardi Gras Day) I was standing right in front of her and I made a drinking motion with my hand and she did. Then we talked. I gave her my card.

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      1. allentimphotos2 Avatar

        Thank you for the explanation.

        Like

  2. tanzilabhtt Avatar

    Amazing pictures!! 😍

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      1. Tanzila Avatar

        You’re welcome

        Like

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