Environmental Portrait- People in their own space

Jacob Graham

Jacob Graham 19, of Sandpoint, Idaho playing the guitar in his duplex home on south campus Western Wasington University on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Some of his favotite artists to play were weezer and the black keys.

Anna Hughes

Anna Hughes of Paulson, Wash. poses on a slow morning Thurs. Oct. 19th in the woods coffee inside the Samish Haggen in Bellingam, Wash. She said she began working there in Febuary 2013.

Jacob and Thomas

Jacob Graham, 19 and Thomas Jones-Moore, 20 look at each other as they try to tune their guitars in South Campus Western Washingon University on Wednesday, Oct. 18.

Assessment: 

This assignment was really interesting for me because I kept wanting to gravitate toward asking people I know which I know would make good photos. However I talked to some friends who introduced me to the boys playing guitar which is something they do a lot apparently. It was hard to get people to pose however. The guitar boys kept paying more attention to their guitars instead of posing how I asked so for my photo of Jacob Graham, I wish he were looking more at me so his face were more lit. As for asking someone who’s working, I had a lot of trouble finding people who weren’t busy. However, I did have one major mishap where it was a beautiful day, I had gone downtown and finally had some time set aside to go take these photos and once I went to adjust my settings I realized my battery was dead and I didn’t bring my spare. #FAIL. Anyways it was nice to talk to Anna as she agreed quickly to let me take her photo as she said she’s had to do things like that however I didn’t get to take any outtake photos with her as a line started to form behind me and she had the general expression on her face that I needed to go. Overall, If I gave myself more time and the weather was better I think I would’ve gotten some really cool photos. However, I’m happy with what I have captured.