The Runcible Blog

I never mentioned my first day of the people photography workshop. It looks like a good class. The teacher is a magazine photographer, and there is a wide variety of students (young, old, fat, skinny, amateur, professional) who will bring their unique experiences to the discussion every week. We're allowed to use whatever film we want. I'll probably go with slide for quick color shots and B&W whenever possible. But man, when am I going to have time for this stuff? Tomorrow I'll try to get myself to NESOP and develop some film (I still haven't developed the stuff from my trip in February!). That leaves two days for finding a victim "subject", spending 2 hours shooting, having the film developed (if color) or printing (if B&W), and hoping for something better than crap. Piece of cake. I'm having trouble getting back into right-brain mode after switching it off for a while. I'm optimistic though; Boston brings out the best in me.

I got my first burn of the season at Hampton Beach today. I basically just wandered around the sand, the water, and the strip for a few hours, looking for photo inspiration. I didn't find much, and it's kind of awkward going to the beach alone, especially with a camera. I felt like such a voyeur. But hey, it's for my class! I swear!

Friday night I was in Hampton seeing what I could see, and I got pulled over by the fuzz. A cop was stopped in the right lane on the strip because a pedestrian was crossing. I didn't see the ped x-ing until I had already driven past. Oops. Cue the blinken lights and Hampton's finest surround my car. They must've thought I was dangerous since there were four cops around my car. But since it was the first time I'd been stopped by a pig, all I got was a written warning. I was actually waiting for the cop to give me something, but I guess they don't hand out written warnings. Too bad -- I would've framed it.

I'm beginning to worry about how I'm going to get this photo assignment done and what future assignments will entail. I'm really lacking in the guinea pig/model/subject department. I can't find anyone to sit in front of my camera for two hours. Isn't that sad? My classmates will likely have significant others and family members to shoot. I don't want to show up empty handed. And if all the assignments will require a willing model, I could be in trouble. Hmm. what to do. what to do.