First trip to Rochester was unsuccessful. Weather was very cold and windy, that’s why I couldn’t find any elderly human. Next trip I’ve done in Charles Dickens festival in Rochester center. Lots of various persons were there. First elderly guy I saw sitting on the bench and watching bypasses. To force myself to do it, I needed about ten minutes. What I will say to him? How I will explain that I need to do a portrait of him? But when I walked up and started socialize with him, conversation went very easily. However this person likes street photography and he is doing it already 40 years in his free time with black and white film camera. We chatted more than half an hour, but to do a portrait he disagree. I can understand him, because myself like a photographer I don’t like be photographed. In same day I spoke with two more persons, but these conversations were unsuccessful as well. I had tried my best to speak with them very calm and be polite, but I think it looks suspicious to them to devote their time for unknown person. In the end of day I meet an expressive 40-45 years old women. This time conversation moved straight to my purpose and she was very kind and agrees to do a portrait. We arrange a shoot date and it was good for her, because she had a day off that day. I made a call to her in evening before the shoot day to discuss where I will take her and what style clothes she will have. But her news shocked me. She needs go to work that day. That’s it. I don’t have a model and other plan.
I hardly quit with this trouble and found couple nice students in shooting day. But apart this, failures were leading me further. I don't know how it can be worse: no more space in studios from early morning, burned light head and jammed film in processor. However finally with all the troubles I got some images. I’ve used Rembrandt lighting setup. To be honest I was not really happy with my final pictures, because I didn’t reveal a subject personality and character into the picture. There was not enough time for these unplanned changes.
I’ve received very useful lesson from this task. If project includes more people, you must forecast coming troubles and always to have second plans or changes. Photographer is a director, so everything must be done professional and with a problems.
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