[...] > > I was hoping to get some good and/or artistic shots. I > didn't. A lot of that > was simply because I chickened out. I was also tired from > walking around, > and the areas weren't that easy to reach. If I had someone > with me it would > have been different, but I have found sometimes, as a woman, > I just won't go > some places alone. [...] > > So that's it, and this is just to let people know, yes, there > are tent > cities of NEW homeless in California and the USA. > > http://www.mapphotography.com/TentCity/ > > Sorry, no good shots. But it also lets the rest of you > imagine how much > better you would have done it. > > Marnie ;-) >
My advice is to get closer, literally and metaphorically. It's a subject you feel strongly about, but the pictures look hesitant, diffident and lacking in confidence. To get your message across you need to get right in among the tents, and interacting with more people. It may take quite a long time and many visits to build that level of confidence and trust from the people there, but it's the kind of dedication the people deserve, and probably the best way to get the pictures you want, and to tell us what you want to tell us. You have chosen a difficult subject, but if you want to do it justice that's what you have to do. For inspiration perhaps you could read about other women photographers, such as Mary Ellen Mark and Eve Arnold who have worked under difficult conditions. There's nothing wrong in taking someone with you, if that's what you need. It's certainly what I've done in difficult circumstances. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
